Tiptonville
| Tiptonville | |||
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 Lake County Courthouse in Tiptonville |
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| Location in Tennessee | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1857 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Tennessee | ||
| County : | Lake County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 23 ′ N , 89 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,439 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 659.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 91 m | ||
| Postal code : | 38079 | ||
| Area code : | +1 731 | ||
| FIPS : | 47-74540 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1272690 | ||
| Website : | www.tiptonville.org | ||
| Mayor : | Danny Cook | ||
Tiptonville is the administrative seat of Lake County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Tennessee . The city of 2,439 residents is located between the Mississippi and Reelfoot Lake . The city was founded in 1857.
Tiptonville is the birthplace of musician Carl Perkins and former Commandant of the Marine Corps Clifton B. Cates .
During the American Civil War , the city was the site of the defeat of Confederate troops in the Battle of Island Number Ten in 1862 . Three miles north of Tiptonville, on State Route 22 , there is now a memorial to that battle, while the then contested island has now completely disappeared due to the erosion of the Mississippi.
geography
Tiptonville is located at latitude 36 ° 22 ′ 39 ″ north and longitude 89 ° 28 ′ 34 ″ west on a small elevation known as the Tiptonville Dome . This is in the middle of the New Madrid Seismic Zone , which was made famous by the New Madrid earthquake of 1811 . The city area is 3.7 km².
Demographics
In the 2000 census, the population was 2,439. These were distributed over 918 households in 570 families. The population density was 658.5 // km². There were 992 buildings, which corresponds to a density of 267.8 / km².
The population in 2000 was 62.57% white , 36.16% African American , 0.33% Native American , 0.08% Asian and 0.12% other. 0.74% said they came from at least two of these groups. 0.82% of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.
20.7% were under 18 years of age, 9.4% between 18 and 24, 28.3% between 25 and 44, 23.2% between 45 and 64 and 18.4% 65 and older. The average age was 40 years. Statistically, there were 102.7 men for every 100 women, 103.9 for those over 18 years of age.
The median income was $ 19,475 and the median family income was $ 24,929. The average income for men was $ 25,089 and that for women was $ 18,333. The per capita income was $ 11,843. Around 21.1% of families and 26.5% of the total population had their income below the poverty line.
Web links
- Official website
- Reelfoot Lake Area Chamber of Commerce ( January 1, 2006 memento in the Internet Archive )
- Lake County Banner , local newspaper since 1922
- Lake County School System website
- Lake County Schools Alumni Association - serving THS RHS LCHS and Lincoln
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TN Encyclopedia: Lake County
- ^ Find a County
- ^ New Madrid Seismic Zone ( Memento of February 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) New Madrid Seismic Zone
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated January 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ? US census bureau
