Culleoka, Tennessee

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Culleoka, Tennessee
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Downtown Culleoka
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Culleoka, Tennessee
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Culleoka, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°28′46″N86°58′59″W / 35.47944°N 86.98306°W / 35.47944; -86.98306
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Maury
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38451 [1]
Area code 931
GNIS feature ID1306220 [2]

Culleoka is an unincorporated community in the southeastern corner of Maury County, Tennessee, United States. located southeast of Columbia. The population was 4,964 in 2010 and in 2016, the estimated population was 5,078.

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Culleoka is a Native American word meaning. 'Sweet Water'. Culleoka was established in 1857 in anticipation of the construction of the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, which reached the site in 1859. [3] Culleoka was the original site of Webb School, which is now located in the historic town of Bell Buckle. [4]

Demographics

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Culleoka Memorial Garden
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Culleoka Public School in 2022

Culleoka's population is 94.6% white, 2.6% African-American, and 1.2% Latino.

Politics

The Culleoka area has voted consistently Republican since the 2004 United States presidential election.[ citation needed ]

Religion statistics for Culleoka (based on Maury County data)

References

  1. "Culleoka ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. "Culleoka, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. Evins Brothers Store Account Books, 1847-1947 Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Tennessee State Library and Archives
  4. "History". mauryk12.org. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.