Editing Gibson, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Gibson, Tennessee
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|image_caption            = Gibson, with City Hall at center
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson]]

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|population_total         = 366
|population_density_km2   = 231.34
|population_density_sq_mi = 599.02

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 38338
|area_code                = [[Area code 731|731]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 47-29020<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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'''Gibson''', once known as '''Pickettville''' in the 1800s,<ref>{{cite web|URL=https://issuu.com/foxlitho/docs/3610_-_gibson_county_info_guide-fb#:~:text=Formerly%20known%20as%20Pickettville%2C%20the,shop%20by%20about%2018%202.|title=Pickettville history}}</ref> is a town in [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson County]], [[Tennessee]], [[United States]]. The population was 396 at the 2010 census.

==Geography==
Gibson is located at {{coord|35.875415|-88.846806|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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 131
|1910= 233
|1920= 249
|1930= 302
|1940= 284
|1950= 308
|1960= 297
|1970= 302
|1980= 458
|1990= 281
|2000= 305
|2010= 396
|2020= 366
|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 305 people, 114 households, and 84 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|560.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 131 housing units at an average density of {{convert|240.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.97% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.31% from two or more races.

There were 114 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,792, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,966. About 13.6% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
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==Media==
* [[WENK|WTPR-AM 710]] "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

==Education==
[[Gibson County Special School District]]<!--UNI 01400, https://www.gcssd.org/ --> is the area school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47053_gibson/DC20SD_C47053.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gibson County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47053_gibson/DC20SD_C47053_SD2MS.txt Text list] - Compare to school boundary map.</ref> [[South Gibson County High School]] is a comprehensive high school of the district in [[Medina, Tennessee|Medina]], which includes Gibson in its attendance boundary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcssd.org/page/boundary-maps|title=Boundary Maps|publisher=[[Gibson County School District]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - The high school takes the area in "South Gibson Schools". Compare to the census map.</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Tennessee}}
* [[List of towns in Tennessee]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Gibson, Tennessee}}

{{Gibson County, Tennessee}}

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