Baileyton is a town in northern

Greene County, Tennessee Greene County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,152. Its county seat is Greeneville. Greene County comprises the Greeneville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Ar ...

, United States. The population was 431 at the 2010 census, down from 504 at the 2000 census. Baileyton is located north of Greeneville and southeast of Rogersville.

History

Originally called "Laurel Gap", the area was first settled in 1776. Many Families lived in Laurel Gap mostly farmers. Then a name change came about and it was called Bailey Town from 1892 until 1915. When the town became incorporated in 1915, the ''w'' was dropped and the name changed to "Baileyton", which stems from Claudius and Thomas P. Bailey, two brothers who lived there.

Geography

Baileyton is located the base of a rugged area of northern Greene County, just south of the Hawkins County line. Bays Mountain, part of the greater

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, rises prominently to the north. The town is drained primarily by Gardner Creek and Hughes Branch, both tributaries of Lick Creek (which is in turn a tributary of the

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). According to the

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

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 436 people, 193 households, and 105 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 504 people, 237 households, and 138 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 275 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.21%

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, 0.99%

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, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. There were 237 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were

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living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.77. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $20,139, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $26,389 versus $18,056 for females. The

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for the town was $12,410. About 13.1% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the

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, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 25.9% of those age 65 or over.

Postal service

Baileyton does not have a post office. The closest post office is in Greeneville. Baileyton along with Greeneville and

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share the ZIP code 37745.

Education

Schools in Baileyton are operated by the Greene County Schools, which covers Baileyton:
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/ref> *Baileyton Elementary School – serves grades PK–4 * North Greene High School – serves grades 9–12. North Greene Middle School, formerly Ottway Elementary located in nearby Ottway now serves students in grades 5 to 8.

Economy

Most residents in Baileyton work in Greeneville or other nearby cities. There are several restaurants and gas stations off

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exit 36. Several stores are also located in Baileyton.

Transportation

Baileyton is located off

exit 36, north of Greeneville. I-81 leads northeast to

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and southwest to

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(via

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). State Route 172 connects Greeneville to Interstate 81 in Baileyton. Van Hill Road (a former alignment of State Route 172) connects to State Route 347 which leads west to Rogersville and northeast to Kingsport. Horton Highway is the main west-east road through Baileyton. It connects Baileyton with

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west of town near

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and Tennessee State Route 93 east of Baileyton, north of Fall Branch.

References

External links

Town charter
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