Collinwood is a city in
Wayne County,
Tennessee
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, United States. The population was 982 at the
2010 census, down from 1,024 in 2000.
History
Collinwood was established in 1913 as a stop on the Tennessee Western Railroad, a rail line constructed to serve the area iron industry. The city was named for W.W. Collins, president of the Collinwood Land Company, which platted the city. While the railroad, which intersected the
L&N system at
Iron City, was originally to extend northward to
Hohenwald, plans for extension beyond Collinwood never materialized, and the city became the railroad's western terminus.
[Richard Quin and Miranda Roche]
National Register of Historic Places Inventory Form for Collinwood Railroad Station
September 1987, Sec. 8, pp. 1-4.
The Collinwood Land Company advertised lots for the new city in June 1913, and by the following year, about 300 people were living in the city. Most of the residents worked for the railroad or in the local lumber industry. During
World War I
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, Collinwood's economy boomed, and its population swelled to over 2,000. A wood alcohol (
methanol
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) distillation plant and
blast furnace
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were constructed in the years following the war, but as demand for these products fell, the economy collapsed and the city began to decline. The tracks connecting Collinwood with the L&N system were abandoned in the late 1930s.
The Collinwood Railroad Station, built in 1916, still stands near the city of the city, and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. The station, which mostly follows design patterns typical of L&N depots of the period, is the last major remnant of the area's railroad history.
The station now serves as a library and museum.
Geography
Collinwood is located at (35.170153, -87.742731).
The city is situated on a relatively broad plain surrounded by low hills and hollows. Streams in the eastern part of the city are part of the
Shoal Creek watershed, while streams in the western part are tributaries of Indian Creek (both Shoal Creek and Indian Creek empty into the
Tennessee River
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).
Collinwood is concentrated along a stretch of
State Route 13, roughly halfway between
Waynesboro to the north and the Tennessee-
Alabama
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state line to the south.
State Route 203 intersects SR 13 at the southern tip of Collinwood, connecting the city with
Savannah
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to the west. The
Natchez Trace Parkway
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traverses Collinwood from northeast to southwest.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 898 people, 426 households, and 298 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,024 people, 428 households, and 297 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 365.9 people per square mile (141.2/km
2). There were 473 housing units at an average density of 169.0 per square mile (65.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.24%
White
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, 0.20%
Native American, 0.10%
Asian
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, 0.88% from
other races
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, and 0.59% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.56% of the population.
There were 428 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were
married couples
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living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,305, and the median income for a family was $31,296. Males had a median income of $30,052 versus $18,269 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $13,716. About 10.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.
Businesses/places of interest
*Ralph M. Hughes Memorial Park
*Collinwood City Park—Also known as Dixie Youth Park (Swimming, Tennis, and Baseball)
*Wayne County Welcome Center
*Collinwood Depot Library/Museum
*The
Natchez Trace Parkway
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a national parkway in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Natchez Trace and preserves sections of that original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane road that extends 444 miles (715  ...
*Hasti-Mart
*Roadhouse Express
*
Dollar General
Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of April 11, 2022, Dollar General operates 18,216 stores in the continental United States.
The company began in 1939 as a family-own ...
*
Piggly Wiggly
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*The Dragonfly Emporium
*Andy’s Barbershop
Churches
''This is an incomplete list of churches located in the city of Collinwood.''
*Cornerstone Church of Collinwood
*Collinwood Church of God
*Collinwood Church of Christ
*Collinwood United Methodist Church
*Collinwood Free Will Baptist Church
Education
*
Collinwood High
*Collinwood Middle
*Collinwood Elementary
*Bevis Education Center
Manufacturing
*Hassell and Hughes
Hassell and Hughes
official website. Accessed 9 November 2016.
*Dixie Handle Company
Highways and parkways
*Natchez Trace Parkway
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a national parkway in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Natchez Trace and preserves sections of that original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane road that extends 444 miles (715  ...
* Tennessee State Route 13
State Route 13 (SR 13), in the United States, is a south–north route from the Alabama border in Wayne County, Tennessee, Wayne County to the Kentucky border in Montgomery County, Tennessee, Montgomery County. The entire route is located in wes ...
* Tennessee State Route 203
State Route 203 (SR 203) is a state highway in Tennessee that runs in an east-to-west direction from the city of Collinwood, Tennessee, Collinwood, in Wayne County to the city of Savannah, Tennessee, Savannah in Hardin County. The highway lies bot ...
Radio station
*FM 94.9 WMSR-FM
WMSR-FM (94.9 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Collinwood, Tennessee. It is part of the Florence/ Muscle Shoals, Alabama, radio market and is owned by Mike Self and Parker Griffith through licensee Singing River Media Group, LLC.
History
WMS ...
References
External links
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Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Collinwood
– information on local government, elections, and link to charter
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Cities in Tennessee
Cities in Wayne County, Tennessee