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La Vergne, Tennessee

La Vergne (/ləˈvɜːrn/ lə-VURN) is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 38,719 at the 2020 census.[4] La Vergne lies within the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

La Vergne, Tennessee

United States

1852

Jason Cole

Steve Noe

List
  • Carol Haas
  • Kara Hobbs
  • Dennis Waldron

24.95 sq mi (64.63 km2)

24.71 sq mi (64.01 km2)

0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)  1.20%

584 ft (178 m)

38,719

1,566.62/sq mi (604.88/km2)

UTC-5 (CDT)

37086

615

47-41200

1290433[1]

History[edit]

La Vergne was incorporated in 1861.[5] Historical variant names include Laveren and Lavergne.[1]

Geography[edit]

La Vergne is located in northern Rutherford County southeast of Nashville. It directly borders the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville on the northwest, Smyrna on the southeast, and Percy Priest Lake on the northeast. Interstate 24 and U.S. routes 41 and 70S pass through the community.[6] The Percy Priest Reservoir on the Stones River lies to the north of the community.[7]


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.1 square miles (65 km2), of which 24.8 square miles (64 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (1.20%) is water.

: 1,500

Ingram Book Company

: 900

Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.

: 800

Venture Express

: 500

Quality Industries

: 454

Saks Fifth Avenue Distribution Center

: 300

Cardinal Health

: 250

Ajax Turner Co Inc

: 200

ICEE

The top employers in the city are:[12]


La Vergne hosts one of two United States printing plants for the multinational publishing company Lightning Source[13] and serves as the company's headquarters.


In November 2015, Hong Kong based Sinomax announced they would be investing $28 million into making the defunct Whirlpool plant into their North American manufacturing headquarters, creating 350 jobs. This investment is the largest by a Chinese company in Tennessee's history.[14][15]

La Vergne Primary School

Roy Waldron School

La Vergne Lake Elementary School

Rock Springs Elementary School

La Vergne Middle School

La Vergne High School

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