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35-705: State Route 255 ( SR 255 ) is a south–north road in Davidson County, Tennessee that connects U.S. Route 31 (US 31) with US 70 . SR 255 begins by heading east from Franklin Pike as Harding Place to cross I-65 , US 31A / US 41A (Nolensville Pike/ SR 11 ), and I-24 . After I-24, the route curves north as Donelson Pike to reach US 41 / US 70S (Murfreesboro Pike/ SR 1 ). SR 255 provides access to Nashville International Airport . It crosses I-40 and ends in Donelson at US 70 (Lebanon Pike/ SR 24 ) in

70-599: A North Carolina general who was killed opposing the crossing of the Catawba River by General Cornwallis 's British forces on February 1, 1781. The county seat, Nashville, is the oldest permanent European settlement in Middle Tennessee, founded by James Robertson and John Donelson during the winter of 1779–80 and the waning days of the Revolutionary War. The first white settlers established

105-478: A commercial area. The entire route is in Davidson County . Davidson County, Tennessee Davidson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee . It is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee . As of the 2020 census , the population was 715,884, making it the 2nd most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville , the state capital and most populous city . Since 1963,

140-426: A household in the county was $ 39,797, and the median income for a family was $ 49,317. Males had a median income of $ 33,844 versus $ 27,770 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 23,069. About 10.0% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. Davidson County is a Democratic stronghold, due to it comprising

175-442: A large number of buffalo and deer using a salt lick . The spring is a natural source of sulfurated water, and eventually became known as Sulphur Dell . He lived in a cave there for several months until he could build a cabin near the river to use as his home base for fur trapping . Demonbreun made frequent trips to the early Nashville settlement to engage in fur trading with local Native Americans . When James Robertson and

210-465: A new map for Tennessee's congressional districts to account for the new 2020 census data. The Republican Party had total control of the Tennessee government at the time, giving it full control of the redistricting process. The new map that was passed gerrymandered Davidson County into three congressional districts, resulting in Republicans winning them all in 2022 . All of Davidson County

245-456: Is Timothy Demonbreun , though the first name is sometimes rendered in the French as Timothé , Timothée or Timothe . As for the last name, it derives from the French words, de (of) mont (mount) bruen (brown) for of mount brown , and is also rendered variously as Demontbrun , de Montbrun , Demontbreun , de Montbreun , De Mont-Breun , De Monbrun , and others. Descendants of Demonbreun (it

280-415: Is encompassed under the consolidated Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. However, several municipalities that were incorporated before consolidation retain some autonomy as independent municipalities. These are: For U.S. Census purposes, the portions of Davidson County that lie outside the boundaries of the six independently incorporated municipalities are collectively treated as

315-399: Is known to be the first White (i.e. Euro-American) child born in what is now Nashville. . In his will, he mentions three of his legal children by name: Agnes Doza, Julia Johnson, and Timothy DeMonbreun. He specifically lists children William, John, and Polly as illegitimate (or natural). He does not mention the mother of either family of children, nor his son Felix, though Felix Demonbreun

350-627: Is well documented through census and other records. According to Felix's grandson, Samuel, Felix was removed from Timothy's will because he elected to become a Baptist minister against the wishes of his father who was French Catholic. Eventually, Demonbreun developed a thriving mercantile and fur trading business in the Nashville area with seventeen employees. By 1800 his mercantile business on Nashville's Public Square advertised such items as window glass , paper , cured deer hides, and buffalo tongues. An 1809 newspaper advertisement announced that he

385-527: The Cumberland Compact to establish a basic rule of law and to protect their land titles. Through much of the early 1780s, the settlers also faced a hostile response from Native American tribes such as the Cherokee , Muscogee (Creek), and Shawnee who used the area as a hunting ground; they resented the newcomers moving into the area in violation of treaties and competing for its resources. As

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420-699: The French , and his wife lived in a small cave (now known as Demonbreun's Cave) on the south side of the Cumberland River near present-day downtown Nashville. They were the parents of the first white child to be born in Middle Tennessee. A number of the settlers came from Kentucky and the Upper South. Since the land was fertile, they cultivated hemp and tobacco , using the labor of enslaved African Americans, and also raised blooded livestock of high quality, including horses. Generally holding less land than

455-672: The George Rogers Clark expedition and received an appointment as lieutenant governor in command of the Northwest Territory . He settled at Fort Kaskaskia in the Illinois Country , where he served as lieutenant governor from 1783 to 1786. In 1786 he resigned from military service and soon thereafter moved permanently to Nashville. Demonbreun traveled extensively, and managed two careers and two families. He fulfilled his duties as lieutenant governor of

490-485: The Nashville-Davidson balance . Before consolidation occurred, there were several other communities that were previously unincorporated, while others relinquished their municipal charters . Now neighborhoods of Nashville, they maintain historical identities to varying degrees. These include: Metropolitan Nashville Public School District is the school district of the entire county. Tennessee School for

525-699: The United States Army Corps of Engineers . Important tributaries of the Cumberland in Davidson County include Whites Creek, Manskers Creek, Stones River , Mill Creek, and the Harpeth River . As of the 2020 United States census , there were 715,884 people, 289,427 households, and 152,833 families residing in the county. As of the census of 2000, there were 569,891 people, 237,405 households, and 138,169 families residing in

560-589: The Watauga settlers established Fort Nashborough in 1778, they were surprised and relieved to find that Demonbreun, a white man, was thriving there. The cave that he lived in is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee in July 1979. It was first explored between 1750 and 1799. The cave has been named after him: " Demonbreun's Cave " Demonbreun joined

595-523: The Blind is a state-operated school in Nashville. According to a history published in 1884, when the area was first colonized in the 1770s, "Bears, deer, buflaloes and other wild animals, now extinct in this part of the country, were plentiful, and furnished food for the settlers. Wild cats, wolves and snakes were also numerous, and had their haunts where now stand stately mansions." Timothy Demonbreun Demonbreun's great-grandfather, Pierre Boucher ,

630-593: The Illinois Territory and maintained a family in Kaskaskia. Demonbreun had five children by his wife, Therese Archange Gibault, in Illinois. During his time in Nashville, he took a common-law wife named Elizabeth Bennett and had three children by her: Polly (Cagle); William; and John Baptiste Demonbreun, who was born in a cave on the banks of the Cumberland River. Known as the “cave baby”, John Baptiste

665-568: The United States, and got into the fur trade . Preferring the simple life of a trapper and hunter, he dropped the noble title, adapting it in an anglicization as his new surname, Demonbreun. He had begun traveling to the Middle Tennessee area in the 1760s while in his 30s. In 1766, while hunting near the muddy water at the mouth of a small creek entering the Cumberland River in the region called French Lick, Demonbreun noticed

700-593: The beginning" However, four more counties were carved out of Davidson County's territory between 1786 and 1856. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the voters of Davidson County voted narrowly in favor of seceding from the United States : 5,635 in favor, 5,572 against. However, the Union Army occupied the county in February 1862, which caused widespread social disruption as

735-614: The best Democratic performance in the county since Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victories. In local elections, the county is equally Democratic. Since the end of the Civil War , Nashville has mostly been in the 5th district, however, between 1875 and 1933, and 1943 and 1953, it was located in the 6th district. Before 2023 no Republican had represented Nashville in the US House of Representatives since Horace Harrison left office in 1875. In 2022, Tennessee's Legislature passed

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770-710: The burial site of Nashville's "First Citizen" survived. He was most likely buried at Nashville City Cemetery but early records no longer exist. A historical marker at the northwest corner of Third Avenue North and Broadway, in the city, marks the site of his home. In 1996 a monument sculpted by Alan LeQuire to honor Demonbreun was erected near Fort Nashborough , overlooking the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. Demonbreun Street, named for him, crosses Interstate 40 in downtown Nashville. A monument has been erected in honor of Timothy Demonbreun at Carney Cemetery in Ashland City, Tennessee, but historians do not believe he

805-557: The city of Nashville and Davidson County have had a consolidated government called the "Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County", commonly referred to as "Metro Nashville" or "Metro". This is distinct from the larger metropolitan area. Davidson County has the largest population in the 13-county Nashville-Davidson– Murfreesboro – Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area , the state's most populous metropolitan area . Nashville has always been one of

840-510: The county's many known archaeological sites attest, Native American cultures had occupied areas of Davidson County for thousands of years. The first white Americans to enter the area were fur traders . Long hunters came next, having heard about a large salt lick , known as French Lick, where they hunted game and traded with the Native Americans. In 1765, Timothy Demonbreun , a hunter, trapper, and former Governor of Illinois under

875-409: The county. The population density was 1,135 people per square mile (438 people/km ). There were 252,977 housing units at an average density of 504 units per square mile (195/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 67.0% White , 26.0% Black or African American , 0.3% Native American , 2.3% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 2.4% from other races , and 2.0% from two or more races. 4.6% of

910-425: The liberal bastion of Nashville. It last went Republican when George H. W. Bush won the county in 1988 , and Democratic presidential candidates have handily won the county by double-digit margins since. However, Davidson County has trended even more Democratic in recent years while most of the state has shifted Republican. In 2020, Joe Biden won Davidson county with 64.5% of the vote and a 32.1% margin of victory,

945-492: The plantations of Western Tennessee , many Middle Tennessee planters nevertheless became wealthy during this period. Davidson County was much larger when it was created in 1783. Its initial boundaries were defined as follows: - "[A]ll that part of this State lying west of the Cumberland mountain and south of the Virginia line, beginning on the top of Cumberland mountain where the Virginia line crosses, extending westward along

980-510: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2005 the racial makeup of the county was 61.7% non-Hispanic white, 27.5% African-American, 6.6% Latino and 2.8% Asian. In 2000 there were 237,405 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who

1015-580: The region's centers of commerce, industry, transportation, and culture, but it did not become the capital of Tennessee until 1827 and did not gain permanent capital status until 1843. Davidson County is the oldest county in the 41-county region of Middle Tennessee . It dates to 1783, shortly after the end of the American Revolution , when the North Carolina legislature created the county and named it in honor of William Lee Davidson ,

1050-498: The said line to Tennessee River, thence up said river to the mouth of Duck River, then up Duck River to where the line of marked trees run by the commissioners for laying off land granted the Continental line of this State intersects said river (which said line is supposed to be in thirty-five degrees fifty minutes north latitude) thence east along said line to the top of Cumberland mountain, thence northwardly along said mountain to

1085-436: The state's governing institutions broke down. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 526 square miles (1,360 km ), of which 504 square miles (1,310 km ) is land and 22 square miles (57 km ) (4.2%) is water. The Cumberland River flows from east to west through the middle of the county. Two dams within the county are Old Hickory Lock and Dam and J. Percy Priest Dam , operated by

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1120-454: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males. The median income for

1155-453: Was buried there. At the time of his death, this was the farm of his past mistress Elizabeth Bennett, and her husband Joseph DuRard. Elizabeth Bennett DuRard's grave is beside the monument. Because French orthography was so fluid at the time, and because of widespread variations in English orthography , the spelling and version of Demonbreun's name is of some debate. The preferred use today

1190-659: Was opening a tavern, also on the Public Square. The Revolutionary French hero, Marquis de Lafayette , visited Nashville on May 4, 1825, during his farewell tour of the United States. Andrew Jackson presided over a banquet in his honor at the Nashville Inn . Jacques-Timothée, or Timothy Demonbreun, by then very elderly, conversed with the Marquis in their native French. When he died in 1826, Demonbreun divided his substantial fortune among his children. No record of

1225-737: Was the first Canadian to be raised to the rank of nobility . His father, Etienne, served in the French army in Canada during the French and Indian War , the North American front of the Seven Years' War . After his country, France, was beaten in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Canada in 1759, Jacques-Timothee Boucher at the age of 28 migrated south to the British colonies, what became

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