Medon, Tennessee
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| official_name = Medon, Tennessee
| settlement_type = City
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| map_caption = Location of Medon in Madison County, Tennessee.
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Madison, Hardeman
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| area_total_km2 = 2.58
| area_land_km2 = 2.57
| area_water_km2 = 0.01
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.00
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.99
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 189
| population_density_km2 = 73.49
| population_density_sq_mi = 190.33
| timezone = Central (CST)
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| timezone_DST = CDT
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| elevation_m = 142
| elevation_ft = 466
| coordinates = {{coord|35|27|31|N|88|52|2|W|region:US-TN|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 38356
| area_code = 731
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| blank_info = 47-47020{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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Medon is a city in Madison County and Hardeman County. It is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 178 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Medon is located on State Route 18 between Jackson and Bolivar, north of Chickasaw State Park and north-northwest of Deanburg, at {{coord|35.458622|-88.867284|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.{{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}}
History
By 1886, about three hundred people were living in the area of Medon, which was formed along the Illinois Central Railroad ten miles south of Jackson; a high school had been incorporated there in 1881 and the area was surrounded by a rich agricultural community.{{cite book|title=History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present|year=1886|publisher=Goodspeed Publishing}} The school was incorporated into South Side High School in 1956.{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/life/style/jackson-life/2016/08/27/school-records-show-rich-county-history/89440770/|title=School records show rich county history|website=The Jackson Sun|date=August 27, 2016|accessdate=August 11, 2020}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 153
|1920= 114
|1930= 117
|1940= 97
|1950= 115
|1960= 97
|1970= 136
|1980= 169
|1990= 137
|2000= 191
|2010= 178
|2020= 189
|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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|+Medon, Tennessee – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Medon city, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US4747020|website=United States Census Bureau}} !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Medon city, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4747020&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Medon city, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4747020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 20010 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|175 |166 |style='background: #ffffe6; |167 |91.62% |93.26% |style='background: #ffffe6; |88.36% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|11 |9 |style='background: #ffffe6; |12 |5.76% |5.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |6.35% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.52% |1.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|1 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.52% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.06% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)
|3 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5 |1.57% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.65% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|0 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |0.00% |0.56% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.59% |
| Total
|191 |178 |style='background: #ffffe6; |189 |100.00% |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 191 people, 78 households, and 60 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|196.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 83 housing units at an average density of {{convert|85.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.62% White, 5.76% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.52% Asian, and 1.57% from two or more races.
There were 78 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,750, and the median income for a family was $27,813. Males had a median income of $30,208 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,313. About 15.2% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.