Everything about Tiptonville Tennessee totally explained
Tiptonville is a town in and the
county seat of
Lake County,
Tennessee,
United States. Its population was 2,439 as of the
2000 census.
According to the
Tennessee Historical Society, Tiptonville was established in 1857 but wasn't incorporated until 1900.
Tiptonville is the birthplace of musician
Carl Perkins and
Clifton B. Cates, a former
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Geography
Tiptonville is located at (36.377610, -89.476022), on a small rise known as the Tiptonville Dome
and within the
New Madrid Seismic Zone. The
Mississippi River is to the west and north, the
Kentucky Bend is to the north, and
Reelfoot Lake is to the east.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4
square miles (3.7
km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,439 people, 918 households, and 570 families residing in the town. The
population density was 1,704.0 people per square mile (658.5/km²). There were 992 housing units at an average density of 693.1/sq mi (267.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 62.57%
White, 36.16%
African American, 0.33%
Native American, 0.08%
Asian, 0.12% from
other races, and 0.74% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 918 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were
married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,475, and the median income for a family was $24,929. Males had a median income of $25,089 versus $18,333 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $11,843. About 21.1% of families and 26.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 43.0% of those under age 18 and 28.7% of those age 65 or over.
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