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Union City is a city in and the
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of
Obion County, Tennessee Obion County is a County (United States), county located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 30,787. The county seat is Union City, Tennessee, Union City. ...
, United States. 11,170 people were living in the town as of the 2020 census. It is the principal urban settlement of the surrounding micropolitan area, which includes Obion County and
Fulton County, Kentucky Fulton County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Kentucky, with the Mississippi River forming its western boundary. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,515. Its county seat is Hickman and its largest city is Fulton. The ...
. Union City is home to Discovery Park of America which is a museum with many exhibits pertaining to local history, as well as state, national, and world history, science, technology, and art.


Etymology

In 1852, General George Gibbs gave Union City its name because of its location at the junction or "union" of two railroads, the Nashville/Northwestern Railroad (Hickman, KY) and the Mobile, Alabama/Ohio Railroad.


Geography

Union City is located at (36.424395, −89.050850). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land. The mayor, appointed by his fellow city councilors since 1988, is Terry Hailey.


Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification system, Union City has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'').


Demographics


2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,170 people, 4,461 households, and 2,617 families residing in the city.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, the population density was . There were 5,013 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 75.44%
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, 21.29%
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, 0.22% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.13%
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, 1.59% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 3.41% of the population. There were 4,568 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were
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living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every hundred females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,399, and the median income for a family was $40,737. Males had a median income of $35,801 versus $19,694 for females. The
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for the city was $18,787. About 12.5% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the
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, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.


Economy

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company operated a plant in the city from 1969 to 2011. On February 10, 2011, Goodyear announced that the Union City plant would shut down by the end of the year. On June 11, 2011, production ceased at the plant. Darling International operates a rendering plant.


Cultural


Museums

Union City is home to Discovery Park of America, a 50-acre museum and heritage park with exhibits pertaining to local and national history, nature, military history, art and science. Discovery Park was founded by local businessman Robert Kirkland in order to give back to his home community.


Sports

Union City was home to a
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team known as the Union City Greyhounds from 1935 to 1942 and 1946 to 1952 and as the Union City Dodgers from 1953 to 1955. They played in the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League and won three league championships (1936, 1948, and 1954). Over their 19-year run, the team had affiliations with the
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,
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,
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, and
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.


Media

Union City is served by the newspaper ''The Messenger'' (Union City Daily Messenger). Union City is in the southernmost portion of the PaducahCape Girardeau
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television market. Locally based Low-Power Class A
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WUWT-CD (channel 26) is licensed to Union City and serves Union City, Obion County, and immediate surrounding areas with programming from
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, with programming from The Family Channel airing on its second
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. The main television broadcast stations serving extreme northwest Tennessee are: *
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3 Harrisburg ( ABC) *
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6 Paducah (
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) * WLJT 11 Lexington, TN (
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) *
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12 Cape Girardeau (
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23 Cape Girardeau ( Fox) * WUWT-CD 26 Union City ( RTV) * WKPD 29 Paducah (
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) * WDKA 49 Paducah ( MNTV)


Historic landmarks

*Masquerade Theatre - located in the former Capital Theater on South First Street. The theatre is a historic landmark and has been standing since the early 1900s. * Confederate Monument


Education

Almost all of the city limits is in the Union City Schools. Very small portions extend into the Obion County School District.
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Notable people

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Russell Dickerson Russell Edward Dickerson (born May 7, 1987) is an American country pop singer-songwriter from Union City, Tennessee. Dickerson has released three albums through Triple Tigers, and has had four number one singles on the ''Billboard'' Country Ai ...
– country music singer * Steve Finley – MLB outfielder, World Series champion with
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* Bruce Fleisher (1948–2021) – professional golfer * Milton H. Hamilton Jr. – served in the
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; was majority leader of the Tennessee State Senate * Andrieus A. Jones – US Senator of
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1917–1927, born in Union City * Jovante Moffatt – NFL Player * Jon Robinson – General Manager,
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* Derrick Turnbow
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pitcher * Koko B. Ware – professional wrestler * Zach Underwood – professional fighter


References


Further reading

* ''History of Obion County'', assembled and edited by E.H. Marshall, 1941


External links


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