Friendship, Tennessee

The city of Friendship was founded in 1853, though there was a post office in operation in the area as early as 1844. The city was plotted out in 1858, and incorporated the following year with W.P. Rice serving as the first mayor.{{Cite book |title=History of Tennessee from the earliest time to the present, together with an historical and biographical sketch of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties |publisher=Goodspeed publishing co. |year=1887 |location=Nashville}}

According to local lore, when the post office was established in 1884, there were two major stores that were doing business in the area, each about a mile from the site of the post office. By mutual consent, they split the distance and moved their stores to the site of today's downtown. This act of friendship inspired the town's name.{{Cite web |title=Community History |url=http://www.crockettchamber.com/community-history.html |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=Crockett County Chamber of Commerce |language=en}}

By the 1920s the Birmingham and Northwestern Railroad had laid track on the east side of town and constructed a depot.{{Cite book |last=Strouse |first=L.K. |title=Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States |year=1925 |volume=84}}

Friendship is located at {{coord|35|54|37|N|89|14|31|W|type:city}} (35.910370, -89.241827).{{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 city has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

{{US Census population

|1880= 243

|1890= 255

|1920= 487

|1930= 487

|1940= 451

|1950= 452

|1960= 399

|1970= 441

|1980= 763

|1990= 467

|2000= 608

|2010= 668

|2020= 613

|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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As of the census of 2000, there were 608 people, 246 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|466.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 264 housing units at an average density of {{convert|202.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.36% White, 11.68% African American, 0.33% Native American, 2.14% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.

There were 246 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $35,909. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $19,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,641. About 16.1% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 27.5% of those age 65 or over.

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• William Fones, jurist who served on the Tennessee Supreme Court, was born in Friendship

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• [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/80B1657ED9234DD5852568CC0061DA4D/$File/Friendship.cht.pdf?OpenElement City charter]

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