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Cornersville is a town in Marshall County,
Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2020 census. The town is home to Cornersville high school.


History

Before becoming incorporated the town's name was Marathon. When it was first incorporated as a municipality on January 7, 1830, Cornersville was named for its location near the corner where Giles, Maury,
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counties came together. It was part of Giles County at the time of incorporation, but county boundaries have changed, and since 1870 it has been in
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County.Cornersville History
Town of Cornersville official website, accessed March 19, 2019.


Geography

Cornersville is located at (35.358152, -86.841681). The town is concentrated around the intersection of
U.S. Route 31 U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. I ...
and State Route 129 southwest of Lewisburg and northeast of Pulaski.
Interstate 65 Interstate 65 (I-65) is a major north–south Interstate Highway System, interstate highway in the central United States. As with most primary interstates ending in 5, it is a major crosscountry, north–south route, connecting between th ...
passes just to the west. 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 1,228 people, 496 households, and 354 families residing in the town.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 962 people, 371 households, and 251 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 393 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.74%
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, 3.64%
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, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population. There were 371 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were
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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.17. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,577, and the median income for a family was $45,313. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $21,875 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $15,810. About 7.2% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the
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, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.


Media


Radio stations

* WZTN 89.9 FM


References


External links


Cornersville
— Marshall County website
Town charter
{{authority control Towns in Marshall County, Tennessee Towns in Tennessee