Editing Ethridge, Tennessee

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'''Ethridge''' is a town in [[Lawrence County, Tennessee|Lawrence County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 465 at the 2010 census, down from 536 at the 2000 census.

==History==

Ethridge began as a railroad stop known as Hudson Springs, which stood a few miles south of the present site of the town, in the 1880s.  A political booster and store owner at the stop successfully petitioned the railroad to name the stop in honor of [[Emerson Etheridge]], a prominent mid-19th century politician and post-Civil War candidate for governor.<ref>Larry Miller, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=zOzPQYkkbaAC&q=ethridge Tennessee Place Names]'' (Indiana University Press, 2001), pp. 72-73.</ref>  The current site of Ethridge, meanwhile, was located at the intersection of two mid-19th century [[drovers' road|cattle drovers' road]]s.  When the railroad constructed a station at this site in the late 1890s, it was named Wayne Station.  After constant confusion resulted in passengers bound for Wayne Station winding up at Ethridge, a prominent real estate broker in the area convinced the railroad to close the Ethridge stop and rename the Wayne Station stop "Ethridge."<ref name="brian">{{Cite web |title=History Of Ethridge |url=https://www.tngenweb.org/lawrence/historyethridge.htm |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=www.tngenweb.org}}</ref>

By 1914, Ethridge's population had grown to 400, and the town was thriving as a lumber [[transloading]] station.  At that time, Ethridge contained at least four lumber mills and one lumber finishing mill. Lumber from these mills and mills further out in the countryside was hauled to Ethridge and loaded onto trains.  During this period, Ethridge had five grocery stores, a meat market, two barber shops, a post office, a hotel, and a tire pump factory.  The town declined, however, following the [[Wall Street Crash of 1929]] and the gradual supplanting of rail traffic by vehicle traffic in later years.  Ethridge was incorporated in 1973,<ref name=brian /> and is known for its concentration of [[Swartzentruber Amish#:~:text=Swartzentruber Amish,-From Wikipedia, the|Swartzentruber Amish]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Amish of Ethridge, Tennessee |url=https://amishamerica.com/the-amish-of-ethridge-tennessee/ |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=amishamerica.com}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ethridge is located at {{coord|35|19|16|N|87|18|8|W|type:city}} (35.321229, -87.302304).<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>  The town is situated at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 43]] and a county road, Red Hill Road (signed as Main Street in Ethridge).  [[Lawrenceburg, Tennessee|Lawrenceburg]] lies a few miles to the south along US 43, and [[Mount Pleasant, Tennessee|Mount Pleasant]] lies several miles to the north.  The source of Little Shoal Creek, one of the headwater streams of [[Shoal Creek (Tennessee River)|Shoal Creek]], is located just east of Ethridge.<ref>{{GNIS|1291662|Little Shoal Creek}}</ref>  The source of the [[Buffalo River (Tennessee)|Buffalo River]] is located just west of Ethridge.<ref name="gnis">{{GNIS|1305508|Buffalo River}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 548
|1990= 565
|2000= 536
|2010= 465
|2020= 537
|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 536 people, 210 households, and 153 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|457.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 245 housing units at an average density of {{convert|209.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.37% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.75% of the population.

[[File:Ethridge-caboose-tn1.jpg|left|210px|thumb|[[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad|Seaboard Coast Line]] caboose on display in Ethridge]]

There were 210 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,542, and the median income for a family was $42,708. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $18,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,360. About 4.2% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Ethridge, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/21C75611CF5B3E4585256AF7005EDA53?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Ethridge] &ndash; information on local government, elections, and link to charter

{{Lawrence County, Tennessee}}

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