Huntingdon, Tennessee

Huntingdon, Tennessee
Town

Huntingdon Court Square as seen from Main Street
Motto: "Honoring Our Heritage – Shaping Our Future"
Huntingdon, Tennessee

Location of Huntingdon, Tennessee

Coordinates: 36°0′26″N 88°25′14″W / 36.00722°N 88.42056°W / 36.00722; -88.42056Coordinates: 36°0′26″N 88°25′14″W / 36.00722°N 88.42056°W / 36.00722; -88.42056
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Carroll
Area
  Total 11.9 sq mi (30.9 km2)
  Land 11.9 sq mi (30.8 km2)
  Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 410 ft (120 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 3,985
  Density 335/sq mi (129.4/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38344
Area code(s) 731
FIPS code 47-36580[1]
GNIS feature ID 1288761[2]
Website www.huntingdontn.com

Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,349 at the 2000 census and 3,985 in 2010.[3] It is the county seat of Carroll County.[4]

History

Huntingdon was named for Memucan Hunt, the original owner of the town site.[5]

Geography

Huntingdon is located slightly east of the center of Carroll County at 36°0′26″N 88°25′14″W / 36.00722°N 88.42056°W / 36.00722; -88.42056 (36.007154, -88.420683).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.9 square miles (30.9 km2), of which 11.9 square miles (30.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.42%, is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850245
1870609
18806466.1%
18907079.4%
19001,33288.4%
19101,112−16.5%
19201,1210.8%
19301,28614.7%
19401,43211.4%
19502,04342.7%
19602,1193.7%
19703,66172.8%
19803,9628.2%
19904,1805.5%
20004,3494.0%
20103,985−8.4%
Est. 20143,970[7]−0.4%
Sources:[8][9]

As of the census [1] of July 2010, there were 3,985 people residing in the town.

As of the census [1] of 2000, the population density was 387.8 people per square mile (149.7/km²). There were 1,950 housing units at an average density of 173.9 per square mile (67.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.52% White, 17.87% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 1,752 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $41,438. Males had a median income of $31,506 versus $20,081 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,296. About 9.3% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

Media

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Newspapers:

Recreation, sports, and entertainment

It is the home to the Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center[12] which serves as a premiere venue for the performing, literary, visual and media arts and named for Carroll County native Dixie Carter.

It is the home of the New Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake located on Hwy 70 West out of Huntingdon [13]

Notable people

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