Huntingdon, Tennessee

European-American settlers named Huntingdon for Memucan Hunt, who first owned the town site in western Tennessee.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n162 163]}} Huntingdon was home to many prominent farming families.{{Cite web |title=Historical Huntingdon {{!}} Welcome to Our Town - Huntingdon, TN |url=https://www.huntingdontn.com/our-town/historical-huntingdon/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |language=en-US}}

Huntingdon is located slightly east of the center of Carroll County at {{coord|36|0|26|N|88|25|14|W|type:city}} (36.007154, -88.420683).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=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|30.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|30.8|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.42%, is water.

{{Weather box

|location = Huntingdon Water Plant, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present)

|single line = Y

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|Jan record high F = 77

|Feb record high F = 83

|Mar record high F = 88

|Apr record high F = 92

|May record high F = 94

|Jun record high F = 106

|Jul record high F = 104

|Aug record high F = 105

|Sep record high F = 101

|Oct record high F = 96

|Nov record high F = 86

|Dec record high F = 85

|year record high F = 106

|Jan high F = 47.0

|Feb high F = 51.8

|Mar high F = 61.1

|Apr high F = 71.3

|May high F = 79.1

|Jun high F = 86.3

|Jul high F = 89.2

|Aug high F = 88.8

|Sep high F = 83.1

|Oct high F = 72.2

|Nov high F = 59.8

|Dec high F = 50.1

|year high F = 70.0

|Jan mean F = 37.6

|Feb mean F = 41.2

|Mar mean F = 49.7

|Apr mean F = 59.2

|May mean F = 68.2

|Jun mean F = 76.0

|Jul mean F = 79.3

|Aug mean F = 78.1

|Sep mean F = 71.2

|Oct mean F = 59.8

|Nov mean F = 48.5

|Dec mean F = 40.6

|year mean F = 59.1

|Jan low F = 28.2

|Feb low F = 30.6

|Mar low F = 38.4

|Apr low F = 47.1

|May low F = 57.3

|Jun low F = 65.8

|Jul low F = 69.3

|Aug low F = 67.4

|Sep low F = 59.4

|Oct low F = 47.3

|Nov low F = 37.2

|Dec low F = 31.0

|year low F = 48.2

|Jan record low F = -23

|Feb record low F = −2

|Mar record low F = 5

|Apr record low F = 22

|May record low F = 32

|Jun record low F = 41

|Jul record low F = 44

|Aug record low F = 47

|Sep record low F = 32

|Oct record low F = 24

|Nov record low F = 10

|Dec record low F = −11

|year record low F = -23

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 4.18

|Feb precipitation inch = 4.58

|Mar precipitation inch = 5.45

|Apr precipitation inch = 5.25

|May precipitation inch = 5.91

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.66

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.74

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.60

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.49

|Oct precipitation inch = 3.99

|Nov precipitation inch = 4.72

|Dec precipitation inch = 5.35

|year precipitation inch = 55.92

|Jan snow inch = 1.6

|Feb snow inch = 1.0

|Mar snow inch = 0.2

|Apr snow inch = 0.0

|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 = 0.1

|Dec snow inch = 0.4

|year snow inch = 3.3

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 9.9

|Feb precipitation days = 9.1

|Mar precipitation days = 11.4

|Apr precipitation days = 9.9

|May precipitation days = 10.5

|Jun precipitation days = 9.3

|Jul precipitation days = 8.5

|Aug precipitation days = 7.1

|Sep precipitation days = 6.4

|Oct precipitation days = 7.7

|Nov precipitation days = 8.9

|Dec precipitation days = 10.0

|year precipitation days = 108.7

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 1.0

|Feb snow days = 0.7

|Mar snow days = 0.2

|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

|year snow days = 2.1

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=meg

| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = September 25, 2021}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00404417&format=pdf

| title = Station: Huntingdon WTP, TN

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = September 25, 2021}}

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{{US Census population

|1850= 245

|1870= 609

|1880= 646

|1890= 707

|1900= 1332

|1910= 1112

|1920= 1121

|1930= 1286

|1940= 1432

|1950= 2043

|1960= 2119

|1970= 3661

|1980= 3962

|1990= 4180

|2000= 4349

|2010= 3985

|2020= 4439

|footnote=Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=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|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=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 2020 United States Census, there were 4,439 people, 1,492 households, and 947 families residing in the town.

As of the census of July 2010, there were 3,985 people living in the town.

As of the census of 2000, the population density was {{convert|387.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,950 housing units at an average density of {{convert|173.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 80.52% White, 17.87% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 1,752 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $41,438. Males had a median income of $31,506 versus $20,081 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,296. About 9.3% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

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{{cite web |url=http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=343 |title=Carroll County News-Leader |access-date=September 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612214019/http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=343 |archive-date=June 12, 2010 }}
• The McKenzie Banner{{Cite web|url=https://www.mckenziebanner.com/|title=The Mckenzie Banner|website=www.mckenziebanner.com}}
• Tennessee Magnet Publications

Online News Publications:

• [https://carrollobserver.com Carroll County Observer]

The town is the site of the Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dixiepac.net/|title=The Dixie|website=The Dixie}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.huntingdontn.com/our-town/attractions/1000-acre-lake/|title=100 Acre Lake - Welcome to Our Town|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

• 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

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.huntingdontn.com Town of Huntingdon official website]
• [http://www.city-data.com/city/Huntingdon-Tennessee.html Huntingdon page] at City-Data.com

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Category:Towns in Carroll County, Tennessee

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