Editing Bruceton, Tennessee

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|named_for                = W.P. Bruce<ref>Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, [http://carrollcounty-tn-chamber.com/bruceton-1.htm Bruceton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824124217/http://www.carrollcounty-tn-chamber.com/bruceton-1.htm |date=August 24, 2013 }}.  Retrieved: January 17, 2013.</ref>

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'''Bruceton''' is a town in [[Carroll County, Tennessee]], United States. The population was 1,507 in the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Bruceton and neighboring town [[Hollow Rock, Tennessee|Hollow Rock]] share a school district, the ''Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District''.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 1112
|1940= 1003
|1950= 1204
|1960= 1158
|1970= 1450
|1980= 1579
|1990= 1586
|2000= 1554
|2010= 1478
|2020= 1507
|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>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1554 people and 640 households in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|800.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 702 housing units at an average density of {{convert|361.6|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 640 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,409, and the median income for a family was $36,176. Males had a median income of $31,146 versus $19,323 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,711. About 17.4% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
===Radio stations===
*[[WRQR-FM|WRQR-FM 105.5]]  "Today's Best Music with [[Ace & TJ Show|Ace & TJ]] in the Morning"
*[[WENK-WTPR|WTPR-AM 710]] "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
*[[WENK-WTPR|WTPR-FM 101.7]] "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

===Newspaper===
The Carroll County News-Leader

== Notable person ==
*[[Patrick Willis]] – former [[NFL]] linebacker for the [[San Francisco 49ers]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spears|first=Joseph|title=Former San Francisco 49ers star Patrick Willis credits Bruceton with his NFL success|url=https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/2019/06/18/patrick-willis-san-francisco-49-ers-bruceton-ole-miss/1470147001/|access-date=April 30, 2020|website=The Jackson Sun|language=en}}</ref>

== Culture ==
Incorporated in 1925, Bruceton will Celebrate it's 100 years in 2025. 

With a once-thriving textile and railroad economy, Bruceton has become a small town with a close knit community. The town serves as a bedroom community for employers like Granges and Chemours and larger towns such as Huntingdon and Camden, Tennessee.  

With two thriving grocery stores, Dollar General and Family Dollar/Dollar Tree, a Casey's, Little General, Apex Bank and Case Drug Store and Bruceton Hometown Clinic.  Major employers in the town are Zline Kitchens, CSX Railroad, Lifecare and RAC Medical. 

The town boasts all the amenities of small town living with a thriving park with a walking track, play equipment, outdoor exercise equipment, little league and a plethora of small businesses including restaurants, multiple hair salons, liquor store and smoke shop.

The town has a yearly festival called Bruceton In May, which boasts a great day out for all the family including a band and arts and crafts festival with food trucks and vendors. Games and fun for all the family, 3rd Saturday in May.

Bruceton was named after William P. Bruce, a VP of the N.C. & St. Louis Railroad, who determined the railroad route would run through the town.

== References ==

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Bruceton, Tennessee}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151225234304/http://www.carrollcounty-tn-chamber.com/bruceton-1.htm Bruceton] &mdash; Carroll County Chamber of Commerce page
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/D7890055AAC4D07A852568E4004EE53D/$File/Bruceton.cht.pdf?OpenElement Town charter]

{{Carroll County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Carroll County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]