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Gainesboro, Tennessee
Downtown Gainesboro
Downtown Gainesboro
Location of Gainesboro in Jackson County and Tennessee.
Location of Gainesboro in Jackson County and Tennessee.
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Jackson
Settled 1790s
Established 1817
Incorporated 1905
Named for Edmund P. Gaines
Area
 • Total 1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2)
 • Land 1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2)
 • Water 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation
574 ft (175 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 920
 • Density 590.88/sq mi (228.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38562
Area code(s) 931
FIPS code 47-28420
GNIS feature ID 1285070

Gainesboro (/ˈɡnzbʌrə/) is a town in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 920 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County.

Gainesboro is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Gainesboro vicinity was a popular destination for long hunters as early as the 1770s, as natural salt licks drew rich game to the area. In the 1790s, Avery's Trace passed nearby, with travellers along the road lodging at Fort Blount about 10 miles to the west. Gainesboro was named after U.S. Army Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines (1777–1849). It has been the seat of Jackson County since 1820. The 1970 John Frankenheimer Movie I Walk the Line starring Gregory Peck and featuring Johnny Cash's song I Walk the Line was filmed in Gainesboro.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Gainesboro is located approximately 15 miles northwest of Cookeville and has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) are land and 0.3-square-mile (0.78 km2) (14.29%) is water.

Climate

Climate data for Gainesboro, Tennessee, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 78
(26)
84
(29)
87
(31)
90
(32)
95
(35)
105
(41)
108
(42)
103
(39)
100
(38)
97
(36)
88
(31)
77
(25)
108
(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 67.9
(19.9)
72.9
(22.7)
79.8
(26.6)
86.2
(30.1)
90.3
(32.4)
95.1
(35.1)
96.1
(35.6)
96.0
(35.6)
93.1
(33.9)
86.9
(30.5)
77.1
(25.1)
70.7
(21.5)
97.8
(36.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 47.3
(8.5)
53.3
(11.8)
62.1
(16.7)
72.7
(22.6)
80.5
(26.9)
87.3
(30.7)
89.9
(32.2)
89.5
(31.9)
83.8
(28.8)
73.6
(23.1)
61.1
(16.2)
51.3
(10.7)
71.0
(21.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 35.4
(1.9)
40.0
(4.4)
47.7
(8.7)
57.1
(13.9)
66.1
(18.9)
73.8
(23.2)
77.4
(25.2)
76.4
(24.7)
69.8
(21.0)
58.4
(14.7)
46.9
(8.3)
38.9
(3.8)
57.3
(14.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 23.6
(−4.7)
26.8
(−2.9)
33.3
(0.7)
41.4
(5.2)
51.7
(10.9)
60.4
(15.8)
64.9
(18.3)
63.3
(17.4)
55.7
(13.2)
43.3
(6.3)
32.8
(0.4)
26.5
(−3.1)
43.6
(6.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 5.3
(−14.8)
10.1
(−12.2)
16.7
(−8.5)
26.7
(−2.9)
36.7
(2.6)
50.9
(10.5)
56.5
(13.6)
55.6
(13.1)
44.0
(6.7)
28.4
(−2.0)
17.7
(−7.9)
13.1
(−10.5)
3.8
(−15.7)
Record low °F (°C) −13
(−25)
−6
(−21)
5
(−15)
17
(−8)
29
(−2)
34
(1)
50
(10)
48
(9)
35
(2)
21
(−6)
9
(−13)
−8
(−22)
−13
(−25)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.79
(122)
4.95
(126)
5.27
(134)
4.74
(120)
5.46
(139)
5.52
(140)
4.95
(126)
4.07
(103)
3.43
(87)
3.67
(93)
3.88
(99)
5.77
(147)
56.50
(1,435)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 2.5
(6.4)
0.8
(2.0)
0.7
(1.8)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.6
(1.5)
4.6
(11.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 11.0 10.5 12.1 11.1 11.7 10.5 9.1 7.3 8.0 8.5 9.6 10.9 120.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.3
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 352
1890 462 31.3%
1910 408
1920 351 −14.0%
1930 556 58.4%
1940 671 20.7%
1950 992 47.8%
1960 1,021 2.9%
1970 1,101 7.8%
1980 1,119 1.6%
1990 1,002 −10.5%
2000 879 −12.3%
2010 962 9.4%
2020 920 −4.4%
Sources:

2020 census

Gainesboro racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 848 92.17%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 8 0.87%
Other/Mixed 33 3.59%
Hispanic or Latino 31 3.37%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 920 people, 347 households, and 152 families residing in the town.

Notable people

See also

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