| Official Name: | Tennille, Georgia |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.62 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.59 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.77 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Total: | 1469 |
| Population Density Km2: | 320.29 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 829.47 |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.9381°N -82.8106°W |
| Elevation M: | 142 |
| Elevation Ft: | 466 |
| Postal Code: | 31089 |
| Blank Info: | 13-75888[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0324005[3] |
| Website: | https://www.tennille-ga.gov/ |
Tennille is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,469 in 2020.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tennille in 1875.[4] The community was named after Francis Tennille, an early settler.[5]
Tennille is located at (32.938174, -82.810582).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7sqmi, of which 1.7sqmi is land and 0.58% is water.
| 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.[9]
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.[10] [11] He was the first American businessman to take three different companies public. Born in Tennille.