Seinknecht General Store
Long before the age of big box stores such as Wal-Mart and Target, Oliver Springs had its own one stop shop in the Sienknecht’s General Merchandise Store. Sienknecht’s was considered the place to shop and find whatever it was you needed. Whether nails, a bolt of fine clothing, a hat custom made in the latest style, meats and groceries or maybe even a chicken from the pen outside the store, Sienknecht’s was sure to have exactly what you were looking for. More »
Oliver Springs Library
If you come into Oliver Springs today and ask for directions to the town library you will be directed towards one of the town’s crown jewels when it comes to its history. Anyone in town will tell you head down to the old train depot which now houses the Oliver Springs Public Library and the Oliver Springs Historical Society’s Museum and Preservation rooms. More »
Official City Throw On Sale
Attention: If you placed an order for the Oliver Springs Commemoration Afghan but have not paid yet, you have until Friday afternoon do so or your afghan will not be ordered. Please Contact Pat Crowe (435.0384 or p.crowe435@comcast.net) of the Oliver Springs Historical Society about making payment or by visiting the library and making your payment there. The library is open Monday - Friday 10am to 6pm.. More »
Colonial Hall
In a town as old as Oliver Springs it’s easy to inquire about its history but where do you start. The best place to start may be with talking about what is the oldest surviving structure in town; Colonial Hall. More »
Oliver Springs Hotel
The year is 1895 and Oliver Springs has become a growing boomtown. The old 35 room Oliver Springs Hotel, or ‘Richards House’ as it was known had been torn down in 1894 to make way for the new hotel, which promised to surpass anything that the town had yet seen. And as first the mansions, then the carpenters did their magic, what came into being was indeed a magnificent edifice which promised grander times to come. More »
Census Information
OliverSpringsis located at 36°2′17″N 84°20′13″W
OliverSprings is a town in Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties in the U.S. State of Tennessee. Its population was 3,303 at the 2000 census. It is included in the “Harriman Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area”, which consists ofRoaneCounty.
OliverSpringshas a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.3 km²), all of it land. The town lies at the northwestern boundary between the Ridge-and-Valley physiographic province and the Cumberland Plateauphysiographic province. Walden Ridge, which marks the boundary between these two physiographic provinces, is visible just beyond the immediate hill tops. The CrabOrchardMountains, which comprise the southern extreme of the Cumberland Mountains, rise atop theCumberland Plateaujust west ofOliverSprings.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,303 people, 1,369 households, and 958 families residing in the town. The population density was 642.0 people per square mile (247.6/km²). There were 1,459 housing units at an average density of 283.6 per square mile (109.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.85% White, 3.48% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.03%Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.36% of the population.
There were 1,369 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,620, and the median income for a family was $39,066. Males had a median income of $28,233 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,818. About 10.9% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of that age 65 or over.