South Fulton, Tennessee
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South Fulton is a city in Obion County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 2,517 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
South Fulton is located at (36.496716, -88.879193)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,517 people, 1,081 households, and 729 families residing in the city. The population density was 314.5/km² (814.4/mi²). There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of 149.8/km² (388.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.98% White, 19.47% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 1,081 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% 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 2.83.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,462, and the median income for a family was $35,608. Males had a median income of $27,458 versus $20,212 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,983. About 15.0% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] Media
Radio Stations
- WENK-AM 1240 - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
- WWKF-FM 99.3 - "Today's Best Music with Ace & TJ in the Morning"
[edit] Interesting Facts
South Fulton is considered a twin city with Fulton, Kentucky. Together, they use to host and the International Banana Festival in celebration of the fact that the twin cities railroad maintained an icing station for a large percentage of bananas en route to northern destinations arriving from Florida. A two ton banana pudding was marched through a parade and served at the end of the parade route.
