Huntingdon, Tennessee facts for kids
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Huntingdon, Tennessee
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Huntingdon Court Square as seen from Main Street
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"Honoring Our Heritage
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Location of Huntingdon in Carroll County, Tennessee.
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 Huntingdon, Tennessee
Location in Tennessee
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Carroll |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.89 sq mi (30.79 km2) |
| • Land | 11.84 sq mi (30.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 410 ft (120 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 4,439 |
| • Density | 374.95/sq mi (144.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
38344
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| Area code(s) | 731 |
| FIPS code | 47-36580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1288761 |
Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,439 at the 2020 census and 3,985 in 2010. It is the county seat of Carroll County.
Contents
History
European-American settlers named Huntingdon for Memucan Hunt, who first owned the town site in western Tennessee. Huntingdon was home to many prominent farming families.
Geography
Huntingdon is located slightly east of the center of Carroll County at 36°0′26″N 88°25′14″W / 36.00722°N 88.42056°W (36.007154, -88.420683).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.9 square miles (30.9 km2), of which 11.9 square miles (30.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.42%, is water.
Climate
| Climate data for Huntingdon Water Plant, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) |
83 (28) |
88 (31) |
92 (33) |
94 (34) |
106 (41) |
104 (40) |
105 (41) |
101 (38) |
96 (36) |
86 (30) |
85 (29) |
106 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 47.0 (8.3) |
51.8 (11.0) |
61.1 (16.2) |
71.3 (21.8) |
79.1 (26.2) |
86.3 (30.2) |
89.2 (31.8) |
88.8 (31.6) |
83.1 (28.4) |
72.2 (22.3) |
59.8 (15.4) |
50.1 (10.1) |
70.0 (21.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 37.6 (3.1) |
41.2 (5.1) |
49.7 (9.8) |
59.2 (15.1) |
68.2 (20.1) |
76.0 (24.4) |
79.3 (26.3) |
78.1 (25.6) |
71.2 (21.8) |
59.8 (15.4) |
48.5 (9.2) |
40.6 (4.8) |
59.1 (15.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 28.2 (−2.1) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
38.4 (3.6) |
47.1 (8.4) |
57.3 (14.1) |
65.8 (18.8) |
69.3 (20.7) |
67.4 (19.7) |
59.4 (15.2) |
47.3 (8.5) |
37.2 (2.9) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
48.2 (9.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −23 (−31) |
−2 (−19) |
5 (−15) |
22 (−6) |
32 (0) |
41 (5) |
44 (7) |
47 (8) |
32 (0) |
24 (−4) |
10 (−12) |
−11 (−24) |
−23 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.18 (106) |
4.58 (116) |
5.45 (138) |
5.25 (133) |
5.91 (150) |
4.66 (118) |
4.74 (120) |
3.60 (91) |
3.49 (89) |
3.99 (101) |
4.72 (120) |
5.35 (136) |
55.92 (1,420) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.6 (4.1) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.2 (0.51) |
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) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.4 (1.0) |
3.3 (8.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.9 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 108.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 245 | — | |
| 1870 | 609 | — | |
| 1880 | 646 | 6.1% | |
| 1890 | 707 | 9.4% | |
| 1900 | 1,332 | 88.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,112 | −16.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,121 | 0.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,286 | 14.7% | |
| 1940 | 1,432 | 11.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,043 | 42.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,119 | 3.7% | |
| 1970 | 3,661 | 72.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,962 | 8.2% | |
| 1990 | 4,180 | 5.5% | |
| 2000 | 4,349 | 4.0% | |
| 2010 | 3,985 | −8.4% | |
| 2020 | 4,439 | 11.4% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,394 | 76.46% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 673 | 15.16% |
| Native American | 12 | 0.27% |
| Asian | 27 | 0.61% |
| Other/Mixed | 241 | 5.43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 2.07% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 4,439 people, 1,492 households, and 947 families residing in the town.
2010 census
As of the census of July 2010, there were 3,985 people living in the town.
Media
Radio stations:
- WRQR-FM 105.5 "Today's Best Music with Ace & TJ in the Morning"
- WTPR-AM 710 "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
- WEIO 100.9 The Farm Home of the Country hits of Today and Yesterday
Newspapers:
- Carroll County News-Leader
- The McKenzie Banner
- Tennessee Magnet Publications
Recreation, sports, and entertainment
The town is the site of the Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center, which serves as a premiere venue for the performing, literary, visual and media arts. It is named for Carroll County native Dixie Carter.
The New Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake is located on Hwy 70 West out of Huntingdon.
Notable people
- Jessica Andrews, country music singer
- Gordon Browning, governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939
- Dixie Carter, film, television, and stage actress, best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women (Born in Neighboring McLemoresville)
- Carl Mann, rockabilly singer
- George W. Murphy, governor of Arkansas
- Tim Priest, former Tennessee football player and Vol Network color commentator
- Timothy Tucker, former president of the American Pharmacists Association
See also
In Spanish: Huntingdon (Tennessee) para niños
