Parkers Crossroads is a city in Henderson County,

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, United States. The population was 330 as of the 2010 census, up from 241 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Parkers Crossroads is located in northern Henderson County at (35.781655, -88.389434). It is bordered to the north by the town of Clarksburg in Carroll County.

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crosses

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at Exit 108 just south of the original crossroads. I-40 leads east to

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and west to

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, while SR 22 leads north to

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and south to Lexington, the Henderson

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. According to the

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, Parkers Crossroads has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 241 people, 107 households, and 80 families residing in the city. The

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was 164.8 people per square mile (63.7/km²). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 75.9 per square mile (29.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.91%

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, 14.52%

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, 3.32% from

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, and 1.24% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.24% of the population. There were 107 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were

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living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.61. In the city, the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,792, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the city was $17,303. About 19.0% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the

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, including 12.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.6% of those 65 or over.

Transportation

Parkers Crossroads is located off

exit 108.

is the main road through the city.

Notable person

Steve McDaniel Steve K. McDaniel is a former Republican Party Representative from the US state of Tennessee, having represented all of Henderson, Chester, Decatur and Perry Counties. Biography Early life and family Steve K. McDaniel was born on October 20 ...

, former member of the

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