Clifton, Tennessee

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Clifton, Tennessee
City
USPS - Clifton, TN.jpg
Post office in Clifton
Motto: 
"Working for you!"
Wayne County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Clifton Highlighted 4715480.svg
Location of Clifton in Wayne County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°22′58″N87°59′31″W / 35.38278°N 87.99194°W / 35.38278; -87.99194
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Wayne
Area
[1]
 • Total6.13 sq mi (15.88 km2)
 • Land5.56 sq mi (14.41 km2)
 • Water0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,651
 • Density476.63/sq mi (184.02/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38425
Area code 931
FIPS code 47-15480 [3]
GNIS feature ID1305972 [4]
Website http://www.cityofclifton.com/

Clifton is a city in Wayne County, Tennessee, on the state's south central border with Alabama. It developed as a river port along the Tennessee River in the 19th century. Its historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places are associated with this period. The population was 2,694 at the 2010 census. [5]

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Overview

The city operates the T. S. Stribling Museum in honor of its most famous resident, T. S. Stribling. Highly popular in the 1920s and 1930s, this author won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1933 for The Store, his second work of the Vaiden trilogy. The house is located in the Water Street Historic District, associated with the port past, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6]

The state's South Central Correctional Facility is located in Clifton. A privately run medium-security prison, it has capacity for 1700 adult male offenders. [7]

Geography

Clifton is located at 35°22′58″N87°59′31″W / 35.38278°N 87.99194°W / 35.38278; -87.99194 (35.382777, -87.992060). [8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), of which 6.4 square miles (17 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (7.75%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 300—
1890 52976.3%
1900 63920.8%
1910 71111.3%
1950 818—
1960 708−13.4%
1970 7374.1%
1980 7734.9%
1990 620−19.8%
2000 2,699335.3%
2010 2,694−0.2%
2020 2,651−1.6%
Sources: [9] [10] [2]

2020 census

Clifton racial composition [11]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)1,74765.9%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)77129.08%
Native American 10.04%
Other/Mixed 371.4%
Hispanic or Latino 953.58%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,651 people, 450 households, and 268 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 2,699 people, 353 households, and 223 families residing in the city. The population density was 420.1 inhabitants per square mile (162.2/km2). There were 392 housing units at an average density of 61.0 per square mile (23.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 59.69% White, 39.42% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 353 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 7.0% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 56.2% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 561.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 684.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,500, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $36,848 versus $19,318 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,780. About 15.4% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Radio station

There is one radio station located in Clifton (106.5 FM, "Sunny 106.5") WLVS-FM. The station is owned by the Gold Coast Broadcasting Company and airs an Adult Contemporary music format.

Notable people

Manufacturing

Transportation

Highways

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  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  5. ↑ Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties Archived June 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , State of Tennessee official website, July 14, 2011. Retrieved: December 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ William E. Smith, Jr., "T. S. Stribling: Southern Literary Maverick", University of North Alabama Collier Library website
  7. ↑ South Central Correctional Facility, 2011-2022], PrisonPro.com
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