During the 1790s, Judge John Overton established a horse-breeding farm at Oak Hill known as Travellers Rest. After World War II Oak Hill, like other Nashville neighborhoods, saw an increase of new residents and homes being built. Oak Hill incorporated as a city in 1952, just before the governments of Davidson County and Nashville merged.
Geography
Oak Hill is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which is land and, or 1.50%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,493 people, 1,816 households, and 1,367 families residing in the city. The population density was 570.4 people per square mile. There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of 240.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 96.26% White, 0.98% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population. There were 1,816 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couplesliving together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $90,174, and the median income for a family was $104,952. Males had a median income of $70,963 versus $42,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $58,932, the fourth highest in the state. None of the families and 1.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 1.8% of those over 64.
