Grimsley, Tennessee

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Grimsley, Tennessee
Census-designated place
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Post office and Beaty General Store in Grimsley
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Grimsley
Coordinates: 36°16′01″N84°59′04″W / 36.26694°N 84.98444°W / 36.26694; -84.98444
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Fentress
Area
[1]
 • Total10.89 sq mi (28.20 km2)
 • Land10.89 sq mi (28.20 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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1,749 ft (533 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total1,219
 • Density111.98/sq mi (43.23/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (CST)
ZIP code
38565
Area code 931
GNIS feature ID1286299 [2]
FIPS code 47-31420

Grimsley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States. [2] Its population was 1,167 as of the 2010 census. [4] Its ZIP code is 38565. [5]

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Geography

The community is located in southern Fentress County on the Cumberland Plateau. The settled part is located on high ground in the center of the CDP, with elevations ranging from 1,700 to 1,800 feet (520 to 550 m). The west side of the CDP drops into the gorge of the East Fork of the Obey River, with a bottom elevation of 800 to 900 feet (240 to 270 m), and the east side follows the valley of the North Prong of Clear Fork, with an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m). Both rivers are part of the Cumberland River watershed.

U.S. Route 127 is the main road through the community, leading north 12 miles (19 km) to Jamestown, the Fentress County seat, and south 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to Clarkrange. Tennessee State Route 85 forms the southwestern edge of the CDP, dropping by switchbacks into the gorge of the East Fork of the Obey and leading 33 miles (53 km) to Livingston.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Grimsley CDP has an area of 10.9 square miles (28.2 km2), all of it land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 1,219—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

2020 census

Grimsley racial composition [7]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)1,17095.98%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)30.25%
Native American 20.16%
Asian 20.16%
Other/Mixed 312.54%
Hispanic or Latino 110.9%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,219 people, 357 households, and 252 families residing in the CDP.

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grimsley, Tennessee
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grimsley CDP, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 17, 2016.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2021.


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