THE HENDERSONVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Outer Nashville Basin setting.
Hendersonville city has 31.7 square miles of land in Sumner County. Its Census reference point is in Outer Nashville Basin, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hendersonville and Sumner County
Hendersonville is associated with Sumner County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hendersonville by land and water
The Census records 5.57 square miles of water within Hendersonville, or 15% of its total area. It is 12.4 percentage points higher than the 2.5% recorded for Sumner County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hendersonville city has 5.7 times the land area of nearby Shackle Island CDP (5.54 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

