Sewanee () is a

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(CDP) in Franklin County,

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, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. Sewanee is best known as the home of

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, commonly known as "Sewanee". Sewanee-Hwy-41-tn1

Geography

Sewanee lies on the western edge of the

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in the southeastern part of

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. It is located at (35.201232, -85.921524). It is at an elevation of . The primary road in Sewanee is a merged section of U.S. Route 41A and Tennessee State Route 56, which connects the community with Monteagle to the east. In the western part of Sewanee, the two highways diverge, with US 41A descending the Plateau to the west and continuing toward Cowan and

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, and SR 56 descending the Plateau to the south and continuing toward Sherwood and

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. The University of the South campus occupies most of the northern portion of Sewanee, with several small neighborhoods scattered around it. A small commercial district is concentrated around the intersection of US 41A and University Avenue, the latter being a wide road that connects the highway with the university campus. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.49%) is water.

Climate

The climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The

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subtype for this climate is " Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).Climate Summary for Sewanee, Tennessee
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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,535 people, 469 households, and 249 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,361 people, 494 households, and 302 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 554 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.10%

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, 5.42%

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, 0.04% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.08% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.65% of the population. Sewanee-houses-houses-tn1

There were 494 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.76. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 9.5% under the age of 18, 56.9% from 18 to 24, 11.3% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,625, and the median income for a family was $75,681. Males had a median income of $51,125 versus $41,518 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,484. About 3.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the

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, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Walter Nance (1933–2021), geneticist, retired to Sewanee.

Healthcare

Sewanee has one hospital, Southern Tennessee Regional Health Care - Sewanee (formerly known as Emerald-Hodgson Hospital).

Education and culture

Sewanee is the home of

, founded and owned by the southern dioceses of the Episcopal Church, and generally known as "Sewanee". Sewanee Elementary School serves Sewanee and nearby communities. The university hosts the Sewanee Writers' Conference each summer. The Sewanee Summer Music Festival is an annual, month-long music camp for young orchestral musicians under the tutelage of accomplished teachers and conductors. Nearby St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, one of the oldest boarding-day schools in the South, is a

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for grades 6 through 12 with a student population of 100 boarding and 150 day students. The '' Sewanee Review'', a literary magazine, has been published in Sewanee continuously since 1892. The Templeton Library, which was to be the repository of the papers of financier Sir John Templeton, a native of the area, sits prominently on a bluff of the plateau, overlooking the valley below. No longer a library, it now houses several private apartments.

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* * {{authority control Census-designated places in Franklin County, Tennessee Census-designated places in Tennessee Tullahoma, Tennessee micropolitan area