Whiteville is a town in Hardeman County,

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, United States. The population was 2,606 at the 2020 census and 4,638 at the 2010 census, Whiteville is the location of two privately owned prisons,

Whiteville Correctional Facility Whiteville Correctional Facility is a privately operated prison for men located in Whiteville, Tennessee, Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tennessee. The facility opened in 2002 and has a capacity of 1536 medium-security inmates. As of 2016, Tenness ...

and

Hardeman County Correctional Center Hardeman County Correctional Facility is a privately operated prison for men located in Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tennessee. The facility opened in 1997 and has a capacity of 1,976 medium-security inmates. As of 2016, Tennessee houses state ...

Geography

Whiteville is located in northwestern Hardeman County at (35.324496, −89.145721).

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runs through the southern part of the town, leading southeast to Bolivar, the

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, and southwest to Somerville.

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runs east from Whiteville to

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. State Route 179 runs north from the center of Whiteville to

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at Willis. According to the

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, Whiteville has a total area of , all land. The town is drained by the headwaters of Hickory Creek, which flows north to the

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 2,606 people, 289 households, and 203 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,148 people, 457 households, and 308 families residing in the town. The

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was 1,317.7 people per square mile (508.6/km²). There were 510 housing units at an average density of 213.5 per square mile (82.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 38.02%

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, 60.93%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.06%

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, 0.13% from

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, and 0.76% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.76% of the population. There were 457 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. Of all households 29.3% were made up of individuals, and 16.0% 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 3.12. In the town, the population was spread out, with 10.5% under the age of 18, 16.9% from 18 to 24, 51.4% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 387.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 483.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $22,368, and the median income for a family was $28,603. Males had a median income of $22,050 versus $19,013 for females. The

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for the town was $11,310. About 21.0% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the

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, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The

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have a location in Whiteville.

Notable people

Calvin Newborn Edwin Calvin Newborn (April 27, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American jazz guitarist. Career He was the brother of pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. (1931–89), with whom he recorded between 1953 and 1958. They also formed an R&B band, with the ...

, jazz guitarist * Phineas Newborn Jr., jazz pianist

References

External links

* {{Authority control Towns in Hardeman County, Tennessee Majority-minority cities and towns in Tennessee