Yorkville, Tennessee

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Yorkville, Tennessee
City
Gibson County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Yorkville Highlighted 4782360.svg
Location of Yorkville in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 36°5′55″N89°7′8″W / 36.09861°N 89.11889°W / 36.09861; -89.11889
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Gibson
Established1830 [1]
Incorporated1848 [2]
Named for Yorkville, South Carolina [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total1.30 sq mi (3.37 km2)
 • Land1.30 sq mi (3.37 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
381 ft (116 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total236
 • Density181.68/sq mi (70.13/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38389
Area code 731
FIPS code 47-82360 [5]
GNIS feature ID1304709 [6]

Yorkville is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee. The population was 286 at the 2010 census.

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Geography

Yorkville is located at 36°5′55″N89°7′8″W / 36.09861°N 89.11889°W / 36.09861; -89.11889 (36.098738, -89.119021). [7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 99—
1970 243—
1980 27211.9%
1990 34727.6%
2000 293−15.6%
2010 286−2.4%
2020 236−17.5%
Sources: [8] [9] [4]

As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 293 people, 116 households, and 88 families residing in the city. The population density was 206.4 inhabitants per square mile (79.7/km2). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 88.1 per square mile (34.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.66% White and 0.34% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 116 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,111, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,805. About 3.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.1% of those 65 or over.

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History

John C. Kuykendall, from York District, South Carolina, first settled on the site in 1830, building a home and a store. Other settlers arrived shortly thereafter. By 1850 Yorkville was incorporated, with W.H. Miller as its first mayor. [10]

The Yorkville Hotel opened in 1840, and a flour mill and cotton gin were operating in Yorkville by 1870. [1]

Churches

The town has three churches: Yorkville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bethel Baptist Church and the Yorkville Church of Christ.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gibson County: Past and Present (Turner Publishing Company, 1961), p. 247.
  2. ↑ Tennessee Blue Book , 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ Goodspeed's History of Tennessee; Gibson County Past and Present, by Frederick M. Culp and Mrs. Robert E. Ross;
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