Tennille, Georgia

Tennille is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,469 in 2020. It is considered a suburb of Sandersville.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tennille in 1875.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community was named after Francis Tennille, an early settler.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Tennille is located at Template:Coord (32.938174, -82.810582).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and 0.58% is water.

**Tennille city, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	519	421	33.72%	28.66%
Black or African American alone (NH)	966	987	62.77%	67.19%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	6	0.13%	0.41%
Asian alone (NH)	9	3	0.58%	0.20%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	4	0.00%	0.27%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	24	30	1.56%	2.04%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	18	1.23%	1.23%
Total	1,539	1,469	100.00%	100.00%

Charles E. Choate, an architect whose works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, resided at Tennille.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Jack Carroll Massey (June 15, 1904 – February 15, 1990) was an American venture capitalist and entrepreneur who owned Kentucky Fried Chicken, co-founded the Hospital Corporation of America, and owned one of the largest franchisees of Wendy's.<ref name="fowler">Glenn Fowler, Jack C. Massey, an Entrepreneur In Hospitals and Food, Dies at 85, The New York Times, February 16, 1990</ref><ref name="belmont">Belmont University biography Archived copy</ref> He was the first American businessman to take three different companies public. Born in Tennille.