Country United States County Carroll FIPS code 47-36580 Elevation 125 m Population 3,981 (2013) Area code 731 | State Tennessee Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1288761 Zip code 38344 Local time Thursday 8:19 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 34% Humidity Area 30.82 km² (30.82 km² Land / 10 ha Water) | ||
Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,349 at the 2000 census and 3,985 in 2010. It is the county seat of Carroll County.
Contents
- Map of Huntingdon TN 38344 USA
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Media
- Recreation sports and entertainment
- Notable people
- References
Map of Huntingdon, TN 38344, USA
History
Huntingdon was named for Memucan Hunt, the original owner of the town site.
Geography
Huntingdon is located slightly east of the center of Carroll County at 36°0′26″N 88°25′14″W (36.007154, -88.420683).
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.
Demographics
As of the census of July 2010, there were 3,985 people residing in the town.
As of the census 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.
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Recreation, sports, and entertainment
It is the home to the Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center 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