Big Sandy, Tennessee
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Big Sandy
| settlement_type = Town
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_skyline = Lossy-page1-607px-Big Sandy Creek ,Tennessee, Business District - NARA - 279785 CROPPED.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Downtown Big Sandy, 1936
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_map = File:Benton County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Big Sandy Highlighted 4705860.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Big Sandy in Benton County, Tennessee.
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| map_caption1 =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Benton
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Autumn Ratliff
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1861
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 1.63
| area_land_km2 = 1.63
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.63
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.63
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 486
| population_density_km2 = 298.90
| population_density_sq_mi = 773.89
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 113
| elevation_ft = 371
| coordinates = {{coord|36|14|3|N|88|5|9|W|region:US-TN|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 38221
| area_code = 731
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 47-05860{{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 = 1277379{{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}}
| website = {{URL|www.bigsandytn.com/}}
| footnotes =
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| population_est =
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1 = 1903
}}
Big Sandy is a town in Benton County, Tennessee. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, [https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630192652/https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf |date=June 30, 2014 }}, State of Tennessee official website, July 14, 2011. Retrieved: December 6, 2013.
History
In the late 1850s the Memphis & Ohio Railroad constructed a line south of what is now Kentucky Lake. A community formed around a water tank and fuel yard. By 1903, the town of Big Sandy was incorporated.{{Cite web |title=Early Benton County Settlements |url=https://www.tngenweb.org/benton/settlements.html |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=www.tngenweb.org}}
Geography
Big Sandy is located at {{coord|36|14|3|N|88|5|9|W|type:city}} (36.234203, -88.085869).{{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}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Big Sandy is concentrated around the intersection of State Route 69A and State Route 147.
=Climate=
{{Weather box
| single line = Y
| location = Big Sandy, Tennessee, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present
|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 78
|Jan avg record high F = 68.5
|Feb avg record high F = 72.7
|Mar avg record high F = 81.3
|Apr avg record high F = 86.8
|May avg record high F = 89.6
|Jun avg record high F = 94.5
|Jul avg record high F = 95.6
|Aug avg record high F = 96.8
|Sep avg record high F = 93.5
|Oct avg record high F = 87.1
|Nov avg record high F = 77.1
|Dec avg record high F = 70.9
|year avg record high F = 97.7
| Jan high F =47.0
| Feb high F =52.0
| Mar high F =61.8
| Apr high F =71.5
| May high F =78.6
| Jun high F =85.5
| Jul high F =88.4
| Aug high F =88.0
| Sep high F =82.3
| Oct high F =71.7
| Nov high F =60.3
| Dec high F =49.9
| Jan mean F =38.1
| Feb mean F =42.3
| Mar mean F =50.4
| Apr mean F =59.3
| May mean F =68.0
| Jun mean F =75.7
| Jul mean F =78.9
| Aug mean F =77.8
| Sep mean F =71.4
| Oct mean F =60.0
| Nov mean F =49.3
| Dec mean F =40.8
| Jan low F =29.2
| Feb low F =32.5
| Mar low F =38.9
| Apr low F =47.1
| May low F =57.4
| Jun low F =65.8
| Jul low F =69.3
| Aug low F =67.6
| Sep low F =60.4
| Oct low F =48.3
| Nov low F =38.4
| Dec low F =31.8
|Jan avg record low F = 9.3
|Feb avg record low F = 13.3
|Mar avg record low F = 21.2
|Apr avg record low F = 29.9
|May avg record low F = 40.6
|Jun avg record low F = 52.7
|Jul avg record low F = 58.6
|Aug avg record low F = 55.5
|Sep avg record low F = 45.9
|Oct avg record low F = 30.2
|Nov avg record low F = 20.5
|Dec avg record low F = 15.2
|year avg record low F = 7.4
|Jan record low F = -3
|Feb record low F = 0
|Mar record low F = 8
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 34
|Jun record low F = 44
|Jul record low F = 53
|Aug record low F = 49
|Sep record low F = 34
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 13
|Dec record low F = -3
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch =3.98
| Feb precipitation inch =4.65
| Mar precipitation inch =4.64
| Apr precipitation inch =5.06
| May precipitation inch =5.32
| Jun precipitation inch =3.76
| Jul precipitation inch =4.14
| Aug precipitation inch =3.11
| Sep precipitation inch =3.30
| Oct precipitation inch =3.86
| Nov precipitation inch =4.75
| Dec precipitation inch =5.22
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.6
|Feb precipitation days = 11.1
|Mar precipitation days = 12.2
|Apr precipitation days = 11.6
|May precipitation days = 11.1
|Jun precipitation days = 9.1
|Jul precipitation days = 9.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.1
|Sep precipitation days = 6.9
|Oct precipitation days = 8.5
|Nov precipitation days = 9.8
|Dec precipitation days = 11.7
| Jan snow inch =1.8
| Feb snow inch =1.0
| Mar snow inch =0.4
| Apr snow inch =0.3
| May snow inch =0.0
| Jun snow inch =0.0
| Jul snow inch =0.0
| Aug snow inch =0.0
| Sep snow inch =0.0
| Oct snow inch =0.0
| Nov snow inch =0.0
| Dec snow inch =0.6
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.8
|Feb snow days = 0.6
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.2
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00400705&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Big Sandy, TN
|access-date = February 27, 2023
}}
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=meg
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Memphis
|access-date = February 27, 2023
}}
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1890= 273
|1910= 380
|1920= 603
|1930= 603
|1940= 601
|1950= 621
|1960= 492
|1970= 539
|1980= 650
|1990= 505
|2000= 518
|2010= 557
|2020= 486
|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}}
}}
As of the census of 2000, there were 518 people, 241 households, and 145 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|728.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|418.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.23% White, 0.19% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 241 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town, the population age spread was 21.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,917, and the median income for a family was $26,354. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $17,596 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,688. About 13.8% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.9% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
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External links
- [http://www.bigsandytn.com/ Official site]
- [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/480542A172EFD0C5852568CC0061DACA/$File/bigsandy.cht.pdf?OpenElement Town charter]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100113044905/http://ontheballmag.com/wtn/school/big-sandy-red-devils/ On The Ball Magazine - Big Sandy Red Devils Sports]
{{Coord|display=title|36.234203|-88.085869}}
{{Benton County, Tennessee}}
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