Atwood, Tennessee
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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Atwood, Tennessee
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = USA Tennessee
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Atwood, Tennessee
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Carroll
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Fridie Algee Jr
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| established_title = Incorporated
| established_date = 1941
| unit_pref = Imperial
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| area_total_sq_mi = 1.73
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.73
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 1008
| population_density_sq_mi = 542.10
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_ft = 443
| coordinates = {{coord|35|58|47|N|88|40|3|W|region:US-TN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 38220
| area_code = 731
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 47-02380{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 1275974{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
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| image_map = File:Carroll County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Atwood Highlighted 4702380.svg
| map_caption = Location of Atwood in Carroll County, Tennessee.
| area_total_km2 = 4.49
| area_land_km2 = 4.49
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| population_density_km2 = 209.31
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Atwood is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,008 at the 2020 census.
Atwood was incorporated as a town in 1941.{{cite book|last=Miller|first=Larry L.|title=Tennessee Place-names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zOzPQYkkbaAC&pg=PA10|year=2001|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-21478-5|page=10}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1960= 461
|1970= 937
|1980= 1143
|1990= 1066
|2000= 1000
|2010= 938
|2020= 940
|footnote=Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}
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At the 2000 census, there were 1,000 people, 430 households and 304 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|525.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 460 housing units at an average density of {{convert|241.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 83.00% White, 15.90% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 430 households, of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82.
20.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.
The median household income was $30,000 and the median family income was $39,464. Males had a median income of $29,375 compared with $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,354. About 13.4% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.
Media
=Radio stations=
- WTPR-AM 710 "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
=Newspapers=
- Carroll County News-Leader
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151216153024/http://www.carrollcounty-tn-chamber.com/atwood-1.htm Atwood] — Carroll County Chamber of Commerce page
{{Carroll County, Tennessee}}
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