Lynnville, Tennessee

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Lynnville is a town in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 345 at the 2000 census. The name is from a local creek.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Lynnville was established in 1809 when the first settlements were made on Lynn Creek and Robertson Fork Creek. "Old Lynnville" was destroyed during the Civil War, while it was an encampment for Union forces ("Yankees"), but the town had already begun to relocate at a railroad line a mile to the east.

Lynnville was incorporated in 1907.

The town has the Lynnville Railroad Museum.

[edit] Geography

Lynnville is located at 35°22′38″N, 87°0′19″W (35.377313, -87.005306)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

Lynnville is in the south-central part of Tennessee. It is located on Route 129, east of US Route 31.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 345 people, 150 households, and 96 families residing in the town. The population density was 403.7/km² (1,060.2/mi²). There were 161 housing units at an average density of 188.4/km² (494.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.83% White, 9.57% African American, 1.16% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, and 0.87% from two or more races.

There were 150 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $18,854 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,147. About 9.8% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.