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Country
  
United States

County
  
Gibson

FIPS code
  
47-47000

Elevation
  
150 m

Zip code
  
38355

Local time
  
Friday 9:08 AM

State
  
Tennessee

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1293529

Area
  
8.21 km²

Population
  
3,955 (2013)

Area code
  
731

Weather
  
10°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 72% Humidity

Medina is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,479 at the 2010 census, up from 969 at the 2000 census.

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Map of Medina, TN, USA

Geography

Medina is located in southern Gibson County at 35°48′19″N 88°46′51″W (35.805376, -88.780904). The southern border of the city follows the Madison County line.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Medina has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.70%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 969 people, 414 households, and 279 families residing in the city. The population density was 385.3 people per square mile (149.1/km²). There were 459 housing units at an average density of 182.5 per square mile (70.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.73% White, 1.34% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 414 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% 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 city, the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,382, and the median income for a family was $40,804. Males had a median income of $33,958 versus $22,059 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,445. About 8.4% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

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  • References

    Medina, Tennessee Wikipedia