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  County Seat: Lebanon    Year Incorporated: 1801
  Latitude: N36◦ 12.49'    Longitude: W86◦ 17.47'
Communications
  Post Office Class:First        
           
  Newspapers: Frequency      
  The Lebanon Democrat Mon-Sat      
  The Wilson Post Weds & Fri      
  The Tennessean Daily      
           
  Telephone Companies: AT&T      
  Radio Stations:        
  Cable Companies:  Charter Communications      
Tax Structure
  LOCAL        
  Property Taxes:        
  Rate per $100 value $0.34 $2.43    
  (Inventory Tax) Raw Materials Only        
  Sales 2.25% 2.25%    
  Hotel-Motel Tax 2.00% 5.00%    
  STATE        
  Sales Tax: 5.5% tax on food and food ingredients; 7% on all other tangible personal property unless specifically ex-empted       
Demographics
  Climate        
  Annual Average Temperature:57.2◦         
           
  Location        
  County: Square Miles 583      
  Proximity: Nashville, 30 miles west      
  Region: Middle, 550' Elevation      
           
  2000 Median Household Income        
  $50,140, second highest of the 95 counties in the state of Tennessee      
Education
    Local Schools Enrollment Pupil/ Teachers Ratio  
  Elementary: 14 8,716 22:01  
  Middle: 4 3,443 22:01  
  High School: 4 5,231 25:01:00  
  Vocational 1      
  Private: 3 1,476    
           
  Colleges: Cumberland University      
Medical Facitlities
  Hospitals: 1 with 257 beds      
Transportation
           
  Nearest General Aviation: Lebanon Municipal Airport      
  Nearest Commercial Service: Nashville International Airport    
Community Facilities
  Hotels & Motels: 16   Rooms: 1,001
  Bed & Breakfasts: 2      
  Largest Meeting Room Capacity 1,000      
  Restaurants: 87      
Utilities
  GAS     WATER  
  Local Distributor: City of Lebanon   Water Supplier: City of Lebanon
  Voice: (615) 443-2835   Voice: (615) 444-0825
           
  SEWER     WATER  
  Sewer Supplier: City of Lebanon   Water Supplier: West Main Utility District
  Voice: (615) 444- 0825   Voice: (615) 758-5682
           
  ELECTRICITY        
  Source Company: Tennesse Valley Authority      
           
    Local Distributor:      
  Electric Power Systems        
  Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp.        
  Voice: (615) 890-9762