Editing Allardt, Tennessee

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|official_name            = Allardt, Tennessee
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Pumpkin-shaped water tower in Allardt
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|map_caption              = Location of Allardt in Fentress County, Tennessee.
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Patricia (Pat) Clark 
|leader_title1            = Alderman
|leader_name1             = Chris Crabtree
|leader_title2            = Alderman
|leader_name2             = Thomas Potter
|leader_title3            = Alderman
|leader_name3             = Michael Wiley
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1964
|named_for                = Frederick Allardt

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 555
|population_density_km2   = 56.84
|population_density_sq_mi = 147.21

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|area_code                = [[Area code 931|931]]
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'''Allardt''' is a city in [[Fentress County, Tennessee]], United States. The population was 555 at the 2020 census. The current mayor Ms. Patricia (Pat) Brown Clark was elected in 2018. According to the city charter, there are three city council board members, currently (as of 2018) Chris Crabtree, Thomas Potter, and Michael Wiley.

==History==

After 1880, Frederick Allardt and Bruno Gernt brought a group of Germans from [[Michigan]] to settle in the area. The town was incorporated in 1964.<ref name="Miller2001">{{cite book|author=Larry L. Miller|title=Tennessee place names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zOzPQYkkbaAC&pg=PA183|accessdate=November 21, 2011|date=October 2001|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-21478-2|page=5}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.  The city is situated atop the western [[Cumberland Plateau]] in a relatively broad area surrounded by rugged hills.  [[Tennessee State Route 52]] passes roughly west-to-east through the city, connecting it with [[Jamestown, Tennessee|Jamestown]] to the northwest and [[Rugby, Tennessee|Rugby]] to the east.  State Route 296 intersects State Route 52 near the center of Allardt, and continues directly westward to [[U.S. Route 127]].

Colditz Cove State Natural Area, best known for the {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} Northrup Falls, lies just southeast of Allardt.<ref>Carroll Van West, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=291 Colditz Cove State Natural Area]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''.  Accessed: September 2, 2015.</ref>  The [[Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area]] lies a few miles to the northeast.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 610
|1980= 654
|1990= 609
|2000= 642
|2010= 634
|2020= 555
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=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"
|+Allardt racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4700660&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 538
| 96.94%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2
| 0.36%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 15
| 2.7%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 555 people, 266 households, and 171 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 642 people, 259 households, and 197 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|170.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 283 housing units at an average density of {{convert|74.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 98.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.31% of the population.

[[File:Gernt-office-allardt-tn1.jpg|thumb|left|210px|The old Gernt land office]]

There were 259 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,412, and the median income for a family was $35,938. Males had a median income of $27,333 versus $18,929 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,382.  About 7.6% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==

===Annual events===

On the first Saturday of Every October the town hosts the Great Pumpkin Festival and Weigh-Off, which coincides with world-wide [[pumpkin]] weigh-off.<ref name="Pump">{{cite web | year=2011 | title=Great Pumpkin Festival and Weigh-Off | publisher=[[Tennessee Department of Tourist Development]] | url=http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/great_pumpkin_festival_and_weighoff/ | accessdate=November 20, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013025544/https://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/great_pumpkin_festival_and_weighoff/ | archive-date=October 13, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Allardt has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=180004&cityname=Allardt%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Allardt, Tennessee]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Allardt, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1928–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 77
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 104
|Jan high F = 44.4
|Feb high F = 48.9
|Mar high F = 57.1
|Apr high F = 67.2
|May high F = 73.4
|Jun high F = 79.8
|Jul high F = 82.5
|Aug high F = 82.4
|Sep high F = 77.6
|Oct high F = 68.0
|Nov high F = 56.2
|Dec high F = 47.4
|year high F = 65.4
|Jan mean F = 35.8
|Feb mean F = 39.4
|Mar mean F = 46.7
|Apr mean F = 56.0
|May mean F = 63.1
|Jun mean F = 70.1
|Jul mean F = 73.5
|Aug mean F = 72.6
|Sep mean F = 67.1
|Oct mean F = 56.9
|Nov mean F = 46.2
|Dec mean F = 38.8
|year mean F = 55.5
|Jan low F = 27.1
|Feb low F = 29.9
|Mar low F = 36.3
|Apr low F = 44.8
|May low F = 52.8
|Jun low F = 60.4
|Jul low F = 64.5
|Aug low F = 62.8
|Sep low F = 56.6
|Oct low F = 45.7
|Nov low F = 36.2
|Dec low F = 30.1
|year low F = 45.6
|Jan record low F = -27
|Feb record low F = −16
|Mar record low F = -4
|Apr record low F = 15
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 17
|Nov record low F = -8
|Dec record low F = −17
|year record low F = -27
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.94
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.03
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.75
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.36
|May precipitation inch = 5.22
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.56
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.70
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.66
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.03
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.17
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.69
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.71
|year precipitation inch = 59.82
|Jan snow inch = 4.0
|Feb snow inch = 3.8
|Mar snow inch = 2.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 2.4
|year snow inch = 13.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 13.1
|Feb precipitation days = 12.4
|Mar precipitation days = 13.1
|Apr precipitation days = 12.2
|May precipitation days = 12.8
|Jun precipitation days = 13.1
|Jul precipitation days = 12.9
|Aug precipitation days = 10.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.1
|Oct precipitation days = 9.4
|Nov precipitation days = 9.6
|Dec precipitation days = 13.5
|year precipitation days = 141.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.6
|Feb snow days = 2.3
|Mar snow days = 1.0
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 1.8
|year snow days = 7.9
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=ohx
| 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=USC00400081&format=pdf
| title = Station: Allardt, 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>
}}

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[[Category:German-American culture in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Fentress County, Tennessee]]