McEwen is a city in
Humphreys County,
Tennessee
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, United States. The population was 1,750 at the 2010 census.
Geography
McEwen is located in eastern Humphreys County at (36.108810, -87.634974).
U.S. Route 70 passes through the center of the city, leading east to
Dickson and west to
Waverly, the Humphreys
county seat
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.
Tennessee State Route 231
State Route 231 (SR 231) is a north-south state highway in the hills of western Middle Tennessee. It serves to connect the towns of McEwen and Erin.
Route description
SR 231 begins in Humphreys County in downtown McEwen at an intersection with ...
(Main Street) leads north to
Erin
Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, McEwen has a total area of , of which , or 0.03%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 1,643 people, 605 households, and 405 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,702 people, 725 households, and 476 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 892.1 people per square mile (344.1/km
2). There were 775 housing units at an average density of 406.2 per square mile (156.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.65%
White
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, 0.35%
African American
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, 0.18%
Native American, 0.06%
Asian
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, 0.06%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.12% from
other races
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, and 0.59% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 725 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were
married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,682, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $22,109 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $17,375. About 11.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
Culture
McEwen is the home of the Irish Picnic, a fundraiser for the local St. Patrick Church and School. It was established in 1854 and was recognised in 1988 by the
Guinness Book of World Records as "The World's Largest Outdoor Barbecue". The event is held annually on the last Friday and Saturday in July.
Notable residents
*
Russ Craft, NFL player
*
Ralph Emery
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Emery promoted numerous stars on his radio and TV shows, and was called the Dick Clark o ...
, country music disc jockey and television host
*
Daryl Mosley, bluegrass musician
*
Beasley Smith
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, composer and big-band musician
References
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Cities in Tennessee
Cities in Humphreys County, Tennessee