Dickson, TN Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
215.3 mi
Spring Hill, TN
Quickest Drive
3h 59m
Brentwood, TN
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Dickson, TN by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
16,246
Median Income
$69,074
Median Home Value
$263,100
Median Age
35.7
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Dickson, TN
A sampling of people born in Dickson, TN.
Sunita Mani
1986
American actress
Frank G. Clement
1920–1969
American politician (1920–1969)
JeQuan Lewis
1994
American basketball player (born 1994)
City data from Wikidata (Q2354539), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Dickson, TN
For the Dickson in Canberra, see Canberra/North Canberra Dickson is a city in Central Tennessee and can be both parts sleepy and busy far-flung exurb of Nashville.
1 Clement Railroad Hotel Museum (Hotel Halbrook State Historic Site), 100 Frank Clement Pl, ☏ +1 615 446-0500. Historic railroad hotel with a museum and local history programming. On the National Register of Historic places. $2-4. (updated Aug 2015)
1 Montgomery Bell State Park, 1020 Jackson Hill Rd (about 6 miles east of Dickson on US 70), ☏ +1 615-797-9052. 7am-5pm. A 3850 acre park with swimming and boating on Lake Acorn, a replica of a church/log cabin where the Cumberland Presbyterian Church originated, a golf course, and a lodge and restaurant. Prior to becoming a park, the area was once rich in iron production and is named after the owner. He became impressively rich and decided to emancipate many of his slaves and put them on ships to Liberia. For trivia lovers, Ernest Goes To Camp was filmed here. 2 GreyStone Golf Club, 2555 Highway 70 E., ☏ +1 615 446-0044. 7am-5pm. Home of the Men and Women State Open Championship $35-$55. 3 Renaissance Center, 855 Highway 46 South., ☏ +1 615 740-5600. Various activities such as laser light shows with music, dinner theater shows and an art museum. The museum is free. Light shows are usually $6.00, while a dinner theater show is roughly $35.00. The Renaissance Center also acts as a campus for two colleges: Austin Peay State University and Nashville State Community College.
Captain D's, 307 Highway 70 East, ☏ +1 615 441-1782. Seafood Kitchen 1 Back Alley BBQ, 105 E College St, ☏ +1 615 306-5577. (updated Aug 2015)
1 House Blend, 124 N Main St, ☏ +1 615 446-3311. Coffeehouse and cafe. (updated Aug 2015)
Quality Inn & Suites, 1055 E. Christi Drive, ☏ +1 615 740-0074. Check-in: 2pm, check-out: 11am. Pet-friendly hotel which includes free continental breakfast. Econo Lodge Inn & Suites, 1025 E Christi Dr, ☏ +1 615-441-5252. Indoor pool and breakfast and crackling fireplace.
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