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Benton, Tennessee

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{{Distinguish|Benton County, Tennessee}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Benton, Tennessee
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| nickname =
| motto = 
| image_skyline = Wiggins-House-Benton-tn.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = The Drug Store (left) and ''Polk County News'' block in Benton
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| image_map = File:Polk County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Benton Highlighted 4705040.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Benton in Polk County, Tennessee.
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Polk County, Tennessee|Polk]]


| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 =
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1840
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 = 1915<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
| named_for = [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas Hart Benton]]


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| area_total_km2 = 7.85
| area_land_km2 = 7.85
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 3.03
| area_land_sq_mi = 3.03
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total = 1523
| population_density_km2 = 193.90
| population_density_sq_mi = 502.14

| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 226
| elevation_ft = 741
| coordinates = {{coord|35|10|27|N|84|39|13|W|type:city_region:US-TN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|1327567|Benton}}</ref>
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 37307
| area_code = [[Area code 423|423]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 47-05040<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Benton''' is a town in [[Polk County, Tennessee]], United States. The population was 1,532 at the 2020 census.<ref>Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, [https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630192652/https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf |date=June 30, 2014 }}, State of Tennessee official website, July 14, 2011. Retrieved: December 6, 2013.</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Polk County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>

Benton is included in the [[Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Benton was founded in 1840 as a county seat for Polk County, which had been established the previous year. The town, originally a trading post known as McKamy's stock stand, was named in honor of politician and US Senator from Missouri, [[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]].<ref>Marian Bailey Presswood, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=1066 Polk County]." ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2002. Retrieved: March 31, 2008.</ref>

[[Nancy Ward]], a [[Cherokee]] known as ''Nanyehi,'' was a Beloved Woman, a leader among her people. For many years, she participated in negotiations with the British and Americans. After the American Revolution, she had an inn here and was finally buried here. The Nancy Ward Chapter of the [[Daughters of the American Revolution|DAR]], named in her honor, has marked the graves of her and her son Fivekiller.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}


On May 27, 1983, the [[Benton fireworks disaster]] occurred on a farm southeast of the city. An explosion at a secret [[fireworks]] operation killed eleven, injured one, and caused damage within a radius of several miles, revealing the illegal business.<ref>{{cite news|author=|title=Fireworks suspect charged with deaths|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19830530&id=5O0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6978,8211234|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|location=Spokane, Washington|date=May 30, 1983|access-date=April 19, 2014|via=Google News}}</ref> This was by far the largest and most successful known illegal fireworks operation. The blast was heard more than {{cvt|20|mi}} away.

==Geography==
Benton is located at {{coord|35|10|27|N|84|39|13|W|type:city_region:US-TN}} (35.1742411, -84.6535468).<ref name=GNIS/> The town is situated just southeast of the confluence of the [[Ocoee River]] and the [[Hiwassee River]], roughly {{convert|34|mi|km}} upstream from the latter's mouth along the [[Chickamauga Lake]] impoundment of the [[Tennessee River]]. The [[Unicoi Range|Unicoi Mountains]] rise prominently to the east of Benton.

Benton is centered on the junction of [[U.S. Route 411]], which connects the town to [[Etowah, Tennessee|Etowah]] to the north and [[Tennga, Georgia]] to the south, and [[Tennessee State Route 314]], which connects Benton to [[Parksville, Tennessee|Parksville]], [[Cherokee National Forest]], and the [[Ocoee Dam No. 1|Ocoee Dam]] area to the southeast. Benton is located approximately {{convert|20|mi|km}} east of [[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|Interstate 75]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

One of the scenic areas around Benton is Lake McCamy, where a hiking trail leads to the Benton Falls.<ref>Hiking Tennessee: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures Kelley Roark, Stuart Carroll - 2015 1493023934 " In fact, a good portion of the Benton Falls Trail is used by mountain bikers, who start at Lake McCamy and bike through past the falls on Clemmer Trail to US 64 where it intersects with TN 30 at the bottom of the mountain. "</ref><ref>Hiking Waterfalls in Tennessee: A Guide to the State's Best 1493014447 Johnny Molloy - 2015 Page 135 " Benton Falls This popular waterfall starts at a popular Chilhowee Campground, a top a mountain in the Cherokee National Forest. The wide trail first takes you by a lake, then intertwines with bike trails before descending to upper Rock ..."</ref><ref>Longstreet Highroad Guide to the Tennessee Mountains -H. Lea Lawrence, Vernon Summerlin, Cathy Summerlin 1563524759- 2001 Page 227 "Benton Falls is fan shaped and tumbles from a rock ledge down the face of the rock onto another rock face."</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 250
|1880= 183
|1890= 165
|1960= 638
|1970= 749
|1980= 1115
|1990= 992
|2000= 1138
|2010= 1385
|2020= 1523
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Benton racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4705040&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 25, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,418
| 93.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 5
| 0.33%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 8
| 0.53%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 61
| 4.01%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 29
| 1.9%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,523 people, 645 households, and 438 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,138 people, 468 households, and 301 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|502.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 513 housing units at an average density of {{convert|226.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.53% of the population.

[[Image:Fort Marr.JPG|left|thumb|Fort Marr in Benton is the last of 23 stockades used to hold the [[Cherokee]] during the months prior to their journey to [[Indian Territory]] on what they called the [[Trail of Tears]].]]
[[File:Polk-County-Courthouse-Benton-tn.jpg|thumb|Polk County Courthouse in Benton]]

There were 468 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,667, and the median income for a family was $31,146. Males had a median income of $24,667 versus $23,295 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,580. About 15.1% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Benton, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.mypclc.org Polk County Library Cooperative]
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/A72BD33139A6E2C5852568CC0061DAC5/$File/Benton.cht.pdf?OpenElement Town charter]

{{Polk County, Tennessee}}
{{Tennessee county seats}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Polk County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:County seats in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cleveland metropolitan area, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1840]]

Fayetteville, Tennessee

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|image_skyline = Fayetteville Tennessee square.jpg
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|mapsize = 260px
|map_caption = Location of Fayetteville in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Tennessee]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Lincoln County, Tennessee|Lincoln]]
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Donna Hartman
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1809
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|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 9.62
|area_land_sq_mi = 9.62
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total = 7068
|population_density_km2 = 283.66
|population_density_sq_mi = 734.64
|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 215
|elevation_ft = 705
|coordinates = {{coord|35|9|10|N|86|34|17|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 37334
|area_code = [[Area code 931|931]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 47-25920<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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|website = {{url|www.fayettevilletn.com}}
|footnotes =
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'''Fayetteville''' is the [[county seat]]<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509170006/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 9, 2015 }}</ref> of and the largest city in [[Lincoln County, Tennessee]], United States. The city's population was 7,095 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fayettevillecitytennessee|title=Census 2020|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Fayetteville is the largest city in Lincoln County. The city was established in 1809 by an Act of the [[Tennessee General Assembly]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Forrester|first1=Charlette|last2=Stevenson|first2=Jean|last3=Whisemant|first3=Dora|last4=Throneberry|first4=Pat|title=Heritage of Lincoln County Tennessee|date=2005|publisher=Wadsworth Publishing Company|location=Waynesville, NC}}</ref> The act became effective on January 1, 1810.

[[File:Lewis Wickes Hine - Young Doffers in the Elk Cotton Mills, Fayetteville, Tennessee - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|left|Child labor at the Elk Cotton Mills in Fayetteville, 1910. Photo by [[Lewis Hine]].]]

The lands that include Lincoln County and Fayetteville were originally part of [[Cherokee]] and [[Chickasaw]] land. They were ceded to the United States in 1806.

The city was named for [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], where some of its earliest residents had lived before moving to Tennessee. The earlier town was named for [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], a French general who fought for the United States during the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]. Lincoln County was named for [[Major General]] [[Benjamin Lincoln]], second in command of the U.S. Army at the end of the Revolutionary War.

The earliest white settler was Ezekiel Norris, who gave the one hundred acres upon which the city was built. In addition to Ezekiel Norris, other founding fathers of Fayetteville include: Alexander and Andrew Greer, William Edmonson, and Matthew Buchanan.

In 1995, the ''International Gospel Hour'' radio broadcast, founded in [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]], [[Texas]], by the clergyman [[V. E. Howard]] was transferred to the West Fayetteville [[Churches of Christ|Church of Christ]] in Fayetteville under the minister Winford Claiborne.<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.therestorationmovement.com/howard%2Cve.htm
|title = Verna Elisha Howard (1911-2000)
|publisher = therestorationmovement.com
|access-date = July 12, 2013
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131225004234/http://www.therestorationmovement.com/howard,ve.htm
|archive-date = December 25, 2013
}}</ref>

===Tornadoes===
Several devastating tornadoes of struck the city during its history. On [[Tornado outbreak of Leap Day 1952|February 29, 1952]], the town was hit by a catastrophic and violent [[Tornado outbreak of Leap Day 1952#Fayetteville, Tennessee|F4 tornado]] that damaged or obliterated numerous homes, businesses, trees, power lines, vehicles, and other buildings. Two people were killed and 150 others were injured.<ref name="CDNS">{{cite web |title=Climatological Data National Summary Publication {{!}} IPS {{!}} National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name="HUNReport">{{cite web |last1=US Department of Commerce |first1=NOAA |title=February 29th, 1952 Fayetteville Tornado Weather Setup |url=https://www.weather.gov/hun/hunsur_1952-02-29 |website=www.weather.gov |access-date=August 30, 2020 |language=EN-US}}</ref><ref name="Fayetteville1">{{cite web |title=Tennessee F4 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19520229.47.8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804021130/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19520229.47.8 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 4, 2011 |website=Tornado History Projects |publisher=Storm Predicition Center |access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Fayetteville2">{{cite report |title=Tennessee Event Report: F4 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10126038 |website=National Weather Service |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref> The city was also devastated by tornadoes on March 14, 1851; [[March 1890 middle Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak|March 27, 1890]]; and [[Tornado outbreak of late-April 1909|April 29, 1909]]. An EF2 tornado on [[Tornado outbreak of March 24–26, 2023|March 24, 2023]] also followed a path similar to the 1952 tornado.<ref>{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Huntsville, Alabama|title=NWS Damage Survey for 03/24/23 Tornado Event|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSHUN&e=202303252303|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=March 25, 2023|access-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
The climate of Fayetteville is characterized by relatively warm temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Humid subtropical climate|''Cfa'']]" (Humid Subtropical Climate). Fayetteville's [[Trewartha climate classification]] is also subtropical (''Cf'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/fayetteville/tennessee/united-states/ustn0710|title = Weather averages Fayetteville, Tennessee}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Fayetteville Water Plant, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 107

|Jan avg record high F = 68.4
|Feb avg record high F = 72.8
|Mar avg record high F = 79.4
|Apr avg record high F = 84.5
|May avg record high F = 89.5
|Jun avg record high F = 94.1
|Jul avg record high F = 95.9
|Aug avg record high F = 95.8
|Sep avg record high F = 93.4
|Oct avg record high F = 86.3
|Nov avg record high F = 78.0
|Dec avg record high F = 68.9
|year avg record high F = 97.7

|Jan high F = 49.8
|Feb high F = 54.7
|Mar high F = 63.3
|Apr high F = 72.8
|May high F = 79.6
|Jun high F = 86.2
|Jul high F = 88.8
|Aug high F = 88.7
|Sep high F = 83.6
|Oct high F = 73.5
|Nov high F = 61.6
|Dec high F = 52.4
|year high F = 71.3
|Jan mean F = 40.2
|Feb mean F = 44.1
|Mar mean F = 51.6
|Apr mean F = 60.3
|May mean F = 67.9
|Jun mean F = 75.1
|Jul mean F = 78.2
|Aug mean F = 77.5
|Sep mean F = 71.7
|Oct mean F = 60.7
|Nov mean F = 49.8
|Dec mean F = 42.8
|year mean F = 60.0
|Jan low F = 30.5
|Feb low F = 33.4
|Mar low F = 39.9
|Apr low F = 47.9
|May low F = 56.2
|Jun low F = 63.9
|Jul low F = 67.7
|Aug low F = 66.3
|Sep low F = 59.8
|Oct low F = 47.9
|Nov low F = 38.1
|Dec low F = 33.2
|year low F = 48.7

|Jan avg record low F = 10.9
|Feb avg record low F = 15.2
|Mar avg record low F = 20.7
|Apr avg record low F = 29.7
|May avg record low F = 40.1
|Jun avg record low F = 51.8
|Jul avg record low F = 58.6
|Aug avg record low F = 56.9
|Sep avg record low F = 43.9
|Oct avg record low F = 30.4
|Nov avg record low F = 20.8
|Dec avg record low F = 16.0
|year avg record low F = 8.8

|Jan record low F = -26
|Feb record low F = −5
|Mar record low F = 1
|Apr record low F = 19
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 47
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 8
|Dec record low F = −8
|year record low F = -26
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.29
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.72
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.79
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.18
|May precipitation inch = 4.68
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.91
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.98
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.12
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.10
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.79
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.80
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.45
|year precipitation inch = 59.81
|Jan snow inch = 0.2
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|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=hun
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00403074&format=pdf
| title = Station: Fayetteville WTP, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 995
|1870= 1206
|1880= 2104
|1890= 2410
|1900= 2708
|1910= 3439
|1920= 3629
|1930= 3822
|1940= 4684
|1950= 5447
|1960= 6804
|1970= 7691
|1980= 7559
|1990= 6921
|2000= 6994
|2010= 6827
|2020= 7068
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Fayetteville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4725920&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,795
| 67.84%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,474
| 20.85%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 35
| 0.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 44
| 0.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 447
| 6.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 271
| 3.83%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,068 people, 3,092 households, and 1,548 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,994 people, 3,054 households, and 1,804 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|952.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,370 housing units at an average density of {{convert|458.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 71.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 26.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 3,054 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,830, and the median income for a family was $32,477. Males had a median income of $26,957 versus $22,382 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,391. About 15.1% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Landmarks==

===Old Stone Bridge===
One of the most famous landmarks of Fayetteville is the remains of the Stone Bridge, commonly known by the locals of Fayetteville as the “Old Stone Bridge”. It was in 1860 that John Markum and Patrick Flannery, the architects and contractors, began the building of the bridge. Consisting of six arches, the bridge was completed in January 1862 with a final cost of $40,000. In 1863, during the Civil War, the bridge was ordered burned by General [[William T. Sherman]], but this order was disobeyed because the river was easily forded at the bridge's base. The bridge stood until 1969, when it collapsed due to flooding.

===Lincoln County Courthouse===
The first courthouse for Lincoln County, which was made of logs, was completed in 1815. It was used as local headquarters by Union troops during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. The building was replaced by an [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] structure in 1874.<ref>[http://www.fayettevillemainstreet.com/history.html "County Courthouse"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710230456/http://www.fayettevillemainstreet.com/history.html |date=July 10, 2011 }}, Fayetteville Main Street</ref> This second courthouse was demolished and replaced by the current [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival-style]] building in 1970.<ref name=tehc>Jack Towry and June Towry, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=789 Lincoln County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: May 5, 2015.</ref>

===Camp Blount Monument===
The Camp Blount marker, erected in 1998, stands along Huntsville Highway (US-431) near the WalMart shopping center.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kanon|first1=Tom|title=Camp Blount, Public Memory, and the Paving of History|journal=Tennessee Historical Quarterly|date=2001}}</ref> The camp was located along the Elk River and was a meeting point for the Tennessee soldiers who were serving under General Andrew Jackson in the [[Creek War]] of 1813–1814. Camp Blount also was a meeting point for soldiers during the [[Seminole Wars]] in 1818 and 1836, and for both Confederate and Federal troops during the [[United States Civil War|Civil War]].

==Attractions==

===Lincoln County Fair===
The Lincoln County Fair grounds are located in Fayetteville Tennessee. The Lincoln County Fair Association was issued its charter in 1906 and is a nonprofit organization with all profits going back into maintaining the fair grounds. In 1980, the fair became a district fair, serving five counties and paying over $10,000 in agriculture premiums.

As far back as 1889, there are records for the [[harness racing]] that takes place still today at the fairgrounds.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lindquist|first1=Patricia|title=The pictorial history of Fayetteville & Lincoln County, Tennessee|date=c. 1994|publisher=Virginia Beach, Va. : Donning Co.|isbn=0898659264}}</ref> The racetrack was made of red clay until 1978 when it was converted to an all weather track by grading it and covering it in limestone dust. Other elements of the fair include a [[demolition derby]], rides, food vendors, a cattle showing, pageants, art competition, and concerts.

== Economy ==
Bavarian-based [[Grammer AG]] operates a site in Fayetteville. It manufactures components for the automotive industry.

==Notable people==
*[[Eddie Blake (American football)|Eddie Blake]], former NFL and CFL player
*[[John Neely Bryan]], founder of the city of Dallas, Texas
*[[Jim Bob Cooter]], NFL offensive coordinator
*[[Rick Dempsey]], former Major League Baseball player
*[[Bob Higgins (baseball)|Bob Higgins]], former Major League Baseball player
*[[Kelly Holcomb]], former NFL quarterback
*[[Frank Kelso]], U.S. Navy admiral<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120925164744/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/nav_legacy.asp?id=237 United States Navy-Admiral Frank Kelso]</ref>
*[[Ira L. Kimes]], brigadier general and Marine aviator
*[[Anthony Shelton]], former NFL and CFL player
*[[Hatton W. Sumners]], former congressman
*[[Ed Townsend]], singer-songwriter, co-wrote "Let's Get It On" with Marvin Gaye

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.fayettevilletn.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/295C7B00005EFE89852568CC0061DA8D/$File/fayetteville.cht.pdf?OpenElement City charter]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Lincoln County, Tennessee}}
{{Tennessee county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Lincoln County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:County seats in Tennessee]]
[[Category:1809 establishments in Tennessee]]

Nashville, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Nashville, North Carolina
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| nickname =
| motto = "The Original Town of Nashville"
| named_for = [[Francis Nash]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.townofnashville.com/history/ |title=Nashville NC History | Town of Nashville, NC, Nash County North Carolina |access-date=2016-10-31 |archive-date=2018-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319152720/http://www.townofnashville.com/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


| image_skyline = Nashville, North Carolina.jpg
| image_caption = [[North Carolina Highway 58|Washington Street]] downtown
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| image_seal = Nashville, NC Town Seal.jpg
| image_map = Nash County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Nashville highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location in [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]]


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| subdivision_name = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[North Carolina]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash]]
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| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00


| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 5632
| population_density_km2 = 463.12
| population_density_sq_mi = 1199.57


| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 167
| coordinates = {{coord|35|58|09|N|77|57|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 27856
| area_code = [[Area code 252|252]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 37-46000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| blank1_info = 2406965<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406965}}</ref>
| website = [http://www.townofnashville.com/ www.townofnashville.com]
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'''Nashville''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Nash County, North Carolina]], United States. The town was founded in 1780 and features Victorian and Queen Anne–style homes. It is part of the [[Rocky Mount metropolitan area]]. The population of Nashville was 5,632 in [[2020 United States census|2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3746000|access-date=2021-12-19|website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
The town was founded in 1780, and is named for [[Francis Nash]], an officer of the [[North Carolina]] militia who died in the [[American Revolutionary War]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = right
| 1880 = 212
| 1890 = 401
| 1900 = 479
| 1910 = 750
| 1920 = 939
| 1930 = 1137
| 1940 = 1171
| 1950 = 1302
| 1960 = 1423
| 1970 = 1670
| 1980 = 3033
| 1990 = 3617
| 2000 = 4309
| 2010 = 5352
| 2020 = 5632
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Nashville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3746000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-24|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,498
| 44.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,707
| 48.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 42
| 0.75%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 28
| 0.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 204
| 3.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 149
| 2.65%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,632 people, 2,284 households, and 1,423 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,309 people, 1,629 households, and 1,124 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,425.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 1,751 housing units at an average density of {{convert|579.1|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 54.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 43.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 1,629 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,371, and the median income for a family was $44,180. Males had a median income of $32,282 versus $22,176 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,603. About 9.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
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==Arts and culture==
The Nashville Blooming Festival was founded in 1997, and features food, music, vendors, a parade, and a carnival.<ref>{{cite web | title = Nashville Blooming Festival | publisher = allevents.in | url = https://allevents.in/nashville/nashville-blooming-festival/200026137911917 | accessdate = March 23, 2024}}</ref>

The [[Bissette-Cooley House]], [[Nash County Courthouse]], [[Nashville Historic District (Nashville, North Carolina)|Nashville Historic District]], and [[Rose Hill (Nashville, North Carolina)|Rose Hill]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Archibald Hunter Arrington]], [[United States Congressman]] from North Carolina; born near Nashville
*[[J. J. Arrington]], former NFL running back; born in Nashville
*[[Harold D. Cooley]], United States Congressman from North Carolina; born in Nashville. Cooley is the longest-serving Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture in history.
*[[Pell Cooper]], North Carolina District Court judge; born in Nashville
*[[Roy Asberry Cooper Jr.]], lawyer and Democratic strategist
*[[Roy Cooper]], Governor of North Carolina; born in Nashville
*[[Algenon L. Marbley]], Federal District Court Judge Southern District of Ohio; raised partly in Nashville
*[[Phil Valentine]] (1959–2021), nationally syndicated talk radio host and movie producer; raised in Nashville
*[[Tim Valentine]] (1926–2015), United States Congressman from North Carolina; lived and practiced law in Nashville. Father of Phil Valentine.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.townofnashville.com Town website]

{{Nash County, North Carolina}}
{{North Carolina county seats}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Nash County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:County seats in North Carolina]]