Eastview is a town in

McNairy County McNairy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,075. Its county seat is Selmer. McNairy County is located along Tennessee's border with the state of Mississippi. Sheriff Buford ...

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. The population was 705 at the 2010 census.

History

Eastview is rooted in a three-room house and filling station established by the Littlejohn family in 1927. These buildings both faced east, giving the town its name. Eastview incorporated in the late 1960s.Larry Miller,
Tennessee Place Names
' (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 68.

Geography

Eastview is located at (35.081209, -88.550886). The town is concentrated around the intersection of

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and

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, a few miles north of the Tennessee-

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state line. The town's municipal boundaries stretch along US 45 to Selmer to the north and Guys to the south. Michie and

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lie along SR 57 to the east and west, respectively. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 618 people, 277 households, and 186 families residing in the town. The

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was 123.2 people per square mile (47.6/km²). There were 302 housing units at an average density of 60.2 per square mile (23.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.34%

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, 3.56%

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, 0.81% Native American, 0.16% from

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, and 1.13% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.16% of the population. There were 277 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.68. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,766, and the median income for a family was $35,938. Males had a median income of $28,173 versus $21,625 for females. The

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for the town was $17,094. About 8.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the

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, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

Newspaper

Eastview's newspaper is the ''Independent Appeal'', which serves all of McNairy County. It was founded in 1902.

References

External links

*
Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Eastview
— information on local government, elections, and link to charter {{authority control Towns in McNairy County, Tennessee Towns in Tennessee