Minor Hill is a city in Giles County,

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, United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census.

History

Minor Hill is named for Joseph Minor, an early settler in the area. A later owner of the Minor tract donated part of it for the establishment of a school, church, and cemetery in the mid-19th century. A post office was established in 1870, and the city incorporated that same year.Community History
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On November 19, 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate scout

Sam Davis Sam Davis (October 6, 1842 – November 27, 1863) was a Confederate soldier executed by Union forces in Pulaski, Tennessee as a spy, during the American Civil War. He is popularly known as the ''Boy Hero of the Confederacy'', although he was 21 ...

was captured on Minor Hill. He was taken to Pulaski, where he was executed eight days later. A monument to Davis now stands in Minor Hill at the site where he was captured. Noted gospel song book publisher

James David Vaughan James David Vaughan (December 14, 1864 – February 9, 1941) was an American music teacher, composer, song book publisher, the founder of the Vaughan Conservatory of Music and the James D. Vaughan Publishing Company. Biography Vaughan was ...

published his first song book in Minor Hill in 1900. Vaughan and three of his brothers performed as a gospel quartet throughout the region.

Geography

Minor Hill is located at (35.038466, -87.171135). The city is situated atop a hill that rises nearly above the West Fork Shoal Creek Valley, which passes just to the east, in southwestern Giles County. State Route 11 passes through the city, connecting it to Pulaski to the northeast and

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, to the southwest (the road becomes

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at the state line). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 437 people, 181 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 200 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.63%

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, 0.46%

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, 0.23% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. Minor-Hill-City-Park-tn1

There were 181 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were

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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $30,714. Males had a median income of $26,645 versus $23,250 for females. The

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for the city was $13,373. About 14.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the

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, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

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References

External links

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Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Minor Hill
— information on local government, elections, and link to charter {{authority control Cities in Tennessee Cities in Giles County, Tennessee 1870 establishments in Tennessee