Editing Dowelltown, Tennessee

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'''Dowelltown''' is a town in [[DeKalb County, Tennessee|DeKalb County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 355 at the 2010 census.

==Geography==
Dowelltown is located at {{coord|36|0|47|N|85|56|35|W|type:city}} (36.013127, -85.943054).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 210
|1890= 233
|1950= 262
|1960= 279
|1970= 329
|1980= 341
|1990= 308
|2000= 302
|2010= 355
|2020= 342
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 302 people, 134 households, and 90 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|386.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 147 housing units at an average density of {{convert|188.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.99% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.32% of the population.

There were 134 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% 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 2.86.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,273, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,469 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,757. About 23.2% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those 65 or over.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Dowelltown, Tennessee, Post Office May 2012.JPG|Post office in Dowelltown
Image:Dowelltown Tennessee United Methodist Church October 2011.JPG|Dowelltown United Methodist Church
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Dowelltown, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/99EE19BDC6316A2C852568CC0061DBA1/$File/Dowelltown.cht.pdf?OpenElement Town charter]

{{DeKalb County, Tennessee}}

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