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White Bluff, Tennessee
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Location of White Bluff in Dickson County, Tennessee.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Dickson |
| Settled | 1806 |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Named for | Bluffs overlooking Turnbull Creek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.39 sq mi (16.56 km2) |
| • Land | 6.39 sq mi (16.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 3,862 |
| • Density | 604.19/sq mi (233.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
37187
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| Area code(s) | 615 |
| FIPS code | 47-79980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1304517 |
White Bluff is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,862 at the 2020 census and 3,206 at the 2010 census. The community name derives from the White Bluff Iron Forge.
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History
A fort was constructed at White Bluff in 1806, and an iron forge shortly afterward. The current town, which grew out of a Civil War-era Union Army encampment, was platted in 1867, and within a few years had grown to include several mercantile businesses and a planing mill.
Geography
White Bluff is located in eastern Dickson County at 36°6′29″N 87°13′13″W / 36.10806°N 87.22028°W (36.107971, -87.220300). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.4 km2), all land.
White Bluff is located on U.S. Route 70 at its junction with State Route 47. US 70 leads east 30 miles (48 km) to Nashville and west 10 miles (16 km) to Dickson. TN 47 leads southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Burns before continuing to Dickson, and northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Charlotte, the Dickson County seat.
White Bluff is east of Montgomery Bell State Park.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 419 | — | |
| 1920 | 449 | 7.2% | |
| 1930 | 464 | 3.3% | |
| 1940 | 522 | 12.5% | |
| 1950 | 506 | −3.1% | |
| 1960 | 486 | −4.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,163 | 139.3% | |
| 1980 | 2,055 | 76.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,988 | −3.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,142 | 7.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,206 | 49.7% | |
| 2020 | 3,862 | 20.5% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,485 | 90.24% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 24 | 0.62% |
| Native American | 20 | 0.52% |
| Asian | 15 | 0.39% |
| Other/Mixed | 184 | 4.76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 3.47% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,862 people, 1,306 households, and 832 families residing in the town.
Education
There have been several public and private schools in the area. The first public school was destroyed by fire in 1879. White Bluff now has White Bluff Elementary School and Williams James School. The original William James was built in 1923 on land donated by Colonel William James, a Spanish–American War officer from whom it gets its team sports name, the Colonels, and who is entombed within the current building. (The 1923 building was demolished after the 1971–1972 school year.) It was a high school (for many years all twelve grades were on the site) until 1972 when it became a junior high school (grades 7–9). In the 1999–2000 school year, the school was changed to a middle school (grades 6–8) as part of a district-wide realignment, hence its current name, William James Middle School.
Area attractions
- Interstate Packaging Arboretum
- Montgomery Bell State Park
Notable people
- Larry Fleet, singer-songwriter
Radio
- WYCZ 1030 AM
See also
In Spanish: White Bluff (Tennessee) para niños
