Editing Whiteville, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Whiteville is located in northwestern Hardeman County at {{coord|35|19|28|N|89|8|45|W|type:city}} (35.324496, −89.145721).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 64]] runs through the southern part of the town, leading southeast {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Bolivar, Tennessee|Bolivar]], the [[county seat]], and southwest {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Somerville, Tennessee|Somerville]]. [[Tennessee State Route 100]] runs east from Whiteville {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Henderson, Tennessee|Henderson]]. [[Tennessee State Route 179|State Route 179]] runs north from the center of Whiteville {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Interstate 40]] at Willis.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Whiteville has a total area of {{convert|7.1|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The town is drained by the headwaters of Hickory Creek, which flows north to the [[Hatchie River]].

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 186
|1870= 80
|1880= 116
|1890= 209
|1900= 463
|1910= 741
|1920= 749
|1930= 692
|1940= 796
|1950= 794
|1960= 757
|1970= 992
|1980= 1270
|1990= 1050
|2000= 3148
|2010= 4638
|2020= 2606
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-03-04|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=11 December 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=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}