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Parsons is a city in
Decatur County Decatur County is the name of various past and present counties in the United States, all named for Stephen Decatur Commodore (United States), Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. (; January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was a United States Navy of ...
,
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 2,373 at the 2010 census. Parsons is the largest city by population in Decatur County.


History

Created around 1889 by the Tennessee Midland Railroad Company (TMRC), the city of Parsons was founded by Henry Myracle as he deeded 143 acres to the TMRC to start a town on his land. The railroad established Parsons Improvement Co. and Myracle maintained the town. The rail depot was located where the present day BP One Stop is located. A commercial lot, which was used as a tie yard was at present location of CB&S Bank. A storage lot and livestock pens were located where Townsend Chevrolet is presently located. There was a large water tank beside the depot and two packing houses nearby for farmers' produce. There was also a town pump and a small park near the water tank. The Perryville branch of the railroad (TMRC) was known as the "Pea Vine". The train itself was known as the "Hot Shot" or "Cannonball".


Geography

Parsons is located in central Decatur County at (35.648780, -88.123386). U.S. Routes 412 and
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cross in the center of town. US 412 leads east to Columbia and west to
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, while US 641 leads north to Camden and south to Clifton. Decaturville, the
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, is south on US 641. According to the
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, Parsons has a total area of , all land. The unincorporated community of Perryville, the oldest settlement in Decatur County, is east of Parsons, along the
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. Tennessee's highest recorded temperature at 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded there on August 9, 1930.


Climate

According to the
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system, Parsons has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Parsons was on August 16, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was on December 23–24, 2022.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,100 people, 870 households, and 527 families residing in the city.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 2,452 people, 1,063 households, and 646 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,205 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 87.97%
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, 8.16%
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, 0.16% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 2.45% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.57% of the population. There were 1,063 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were
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living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.81. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,688, and the median income for a family was $35,764. Males had a median income of $27,326 versus $17,326 for females. The
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for the city was $18,077. About 15.6% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the
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, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 28.5% of those age 65 or over.


Notable people

* Calvin Garrett, basketball player *
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, singer and pianist


References


External links


City of Parsons official website
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