Editing Elkton, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Elkton, Tennessee
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Elkton in 1909
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|map_caption              = Location of Elkton in Giles 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        = [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = 
Jim Caldwell

|leader_title1            = Vice Mayor
|leader_name1             = 
Bill Cary

|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1808

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|unit_pref  = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 5.16
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|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.99
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 545
|population_density_km2   = 105.65
|population_density_sq_mi = 273.59

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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
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|elevation_m              = 200
|elevation_ft             = 656
|coordinates              = {{coord|35|3|46|N|86|53|53|W|region:US-TN|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 38455
|area_code                = [[Area code 931|931]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 47-23660<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 1283659<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.elktontn.com}}
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'''Elkton''' is a city in [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 578 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4723660| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elkton city, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 17, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Geography==
Elkton is located in southeastern Giles County at {{coord|35.062892|-86.898131|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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> Most of the city is on the north bank of the [[Elk River (Tennessee)|Elk River]], a southwest-flowing tributary of the [[Tennessee River]].

[[U.S. Route 31]] passes through the west side of the city, leading northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Pulaski, Tennessee|Pulaski]], the Giles County seat, and south {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Ardmore, Tennessee|Ardmore]] at the [[Alabama]] border. [[Interstate 65]] passes just east of Elkton, with access from Exit 1 (US 31) south of town and from Exit 6 ([[Tennessee State Route 273|State Route 273]]) at the north end of the city limits. I-65 leads north {{convert|81|mi}} to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and south {{convert|113|mi}} to [[Birmingham, Alabama]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Elkton has a total area of {{convert|5.6|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 87
|1890= 165
|1910= 179
|1950= 168
|1960= 199
|1970= 341
|1980= 540
|1990= 448
|2000= 510
|2010= 578
|2020= 545
|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 510 people, 203 households, and 142 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|340.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 226 housing units at an average density of {{convert|150.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 64.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 35.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 203 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,281, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $21,953 versus $21,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,993. About 12.5% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.elktontn.com/ City of Elkton official website]
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/36F5756A460E3D76852568CC0061DADE/$File/Elkton.cht.pdf?OpenElement City charter]

{{Giles County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Giles County, Tennessee]]