Pikeville (Tennessee)

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Pikeville
Pikeville city center
Pikeville city center
Location in Tennessee
Pikeville (Tennessee)
Pikeville
Pikeville
Basic data
Foundation : 1911 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Tennessee
County : Bledsoe County
Coordinates : 35 ° 36 ′  N , 85 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 36 ′  N , 85 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,608 (as of 2010)
Population density : 255.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.3 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 )
Height : 262 m
Postal code : 37367
Area code : +1 423
FIPS : 47-58120
GNIS ID : 1297464
Bledsoe County Courthouse, Pikeville, TN.jpg
The Bledsoe County Courthouse in Pikeville, listed on the NRHP since 1995

Pikeville is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Bledsoe County in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 Pikeville had 1608 inhabitants, the number of which increased slightly to 1612 by 2013.

geography

Pikeville with the Cumberland Plateau in the background

Pikeville is located in east Tennessee on the edge of the Cumberland Plateau . The city is located in the valley of the Sequatchie River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Tennessee River and the Ohio .

The geographical coordinates of Pikeville are 35 ° 36'20 "north latitude and 85 ° 11'12" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​6.3 km².

Pikeville's neighbors are Cold Spring (7.8 km northeast) and Dayton (28.3 km southeast).

The closest major cities are Lexington , Kentucky (334 km north-northeast), Knoxville (149 km east-northeast), Chattanooga (78 km south), Tennessee's capital Nashville (195 km west-northwest), Bowling Green in Kentucky (251 km northwest) and Kentucky's largest city Louisville (233 miles north).

traffic

The US Highway 127 leads in northeast-southwest direction along the Sequatchie River through the city. In addition, the Tennessee State Routes 28 , 30 , 209 and 213 meet in the urban area of ​​Pikeville. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The nearest airport is Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, 93 km south .

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1920 488 -
1930 551 12.9%
1940 759 37.7%
1950 882 16.2%
1960 951 7.8%
1970 1454 52.9%
1980 2085 43.4%
1990 1771 -15.1%
2000 1785 0.8%
2010 1608 -9.9%
2013 estimate 1612 0.2%
1920-2000 2010-2013

According to the 2010 census , Pikeville had 1,608 people in 665 households. The population density was 255.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.31 people lived in each of the 665 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.6 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.1 percent (one person) Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 2.0 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.6 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.9 percent were 65 years or older. 53.7 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 26,205  USD . The per capita income was $ 15,313. 29.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 95000346.Retrieved December 17, 2014
  2. ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 17, 2014
  3. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on December 17, 2014
  4. ↑ United States Census Buero - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved December 17, 2014

Web links

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