Hohenwald is famed for several items. Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, died and was interred 7 miles east of the town at Grinder's Stand in 1809. Rod Brasfield, an old Grand Ol' Opry comedy star, made his zero in Hohenwald. Office ballpayer, deason "Decon" Loveless came from Hohenwald. David Sisco, world health organization within 1974 placed ninth in points in the Winston Cup Series, is a indigene of Hohenwald. A third big fauna trophy mount collection withwithin Northward United states is placed at a Lewis County Museum of Local & Natural History in downtown Hohenwald. Hohenwald is too a personal of the Elephant Sanctuary, the largest natural-habitat sanctuary for elephants in the United States.

Geography
Hohenwald is placed at 35°32'Lx" North, 87°33'19" West (35.549947, -87.555142).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the aggregate front yard of Xi.Triad square kilometers (4.Quaternion square miles), of which all is dry land.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 3,754 people, 1,534 family, & 989 families living in the city. A population density is 332.4/km² (861.4/mi²). There are 1,708 housing units at an typical density of 151.3/km² (391.9/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 96.59% White, 2.08% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Ace.12% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,534 house away from which Xxviii.4% own toddlers under a age of Eighteen accept the babies, 48.2% come married couples living together, 13.1% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no hubby present, & 35.5% come non-families. 32.6% of completely home come manufactured higher of souls & Xvii.3% use somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.Xxx & a typical personal size is Ii.89.

In a city the people is spread retired sustaining Twenty-four.6% under a age of Xviii, Sevener.7% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxiv.6% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-two.8% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty.3% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 39 years. For each Century females there are 86.Nina from carolina males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & terminated, there are Lxxx.Two males.

the median income for a house in the city is $24,676, & the median income for a personal is $37,609. Males have a median income of $25,863 versus $23,056 for females. A per capita income for the city is $16,665. Seventeen.6% of the people & Xi.1% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Eighteen.0% of people under a age of 18 & 17.3% of people 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.