Editing Gray, Tennessee

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'''Gray''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington County]], [[Tennessee]], United States and a [[suburb]] of [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]]. It is part of the Johnson City [[Johnson City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is a component of the Johnson City&ndash;[[Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport]]&ndash;[[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]], TN-[[Virginia|VA]] [[Combined Statistical Area]] &ndash; commonly known as the "[[Tri-Cities, Tennessee|Tri-Cities]]" region. The population was 1,222 at the 2010 census.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Gray lies just outside the junction between [[Interstate 81]] and [[Interstate 26]], the latter of which runs directly through the town. The town was founded as '''Gray Station, Tennessee''', as it mainly served as a [[Train station|railway depot]]; the place became Gray in preferred usage. The Gray area consisted primarily of rural farmland until the 1990s, when some suburban areas began to take shape. Since 2000, the Gray area has gradually grown, with the addition of new chain restaurants and stores. A museum connected to the [[Gray Fossil Site]], an early Pliocene [[Lagerstätte]] discovered during road construction in 2000, opened in 2007. Some of the area of Gray has been annexed by Johnson City.

==Education==
It is in the [[Washington County School District (Tennessee)|Washington County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47179_washington/DC20SD_C47179.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=2 (PDF p. 3/10)|access-date=2024-10-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47179_washington/DC20SD_C47179_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Since Gray's only public elementary school, Gray Elementary, was becoming overpopulated, a new school, Ridgeview Elementary, was completed in 2008. Gray Elementary School had a population of 1000+ children in 2008; after Ridgeview opened, each school had a population of 600+ children. Gray’s only high school is [[Daniel Boone High School (Tennessee)|Daniel Boone High School]].

==Geography==
Gray is located at {{coord|36|25|3|N|82|28|32|W|type:city}} (36.417403, -82.475637).<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 CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which 99.67% is land and 0.33% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1293
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,273 people, 553 households, and 397 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|758.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 586 housing units at an average density of {{convert|349.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 553 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18, 57.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,469, and the median income for a family was $40,473. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,542. About 13.2% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[Gray Fossil Site]]

==References==
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*{{cite web |url=http://wcde.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=1138&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-35306 |title=ridgeview elementary- home }}
*{{cite web |url=http://wcde.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=14&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-35306 |title=gray elementary- home }}
*{{cite web |url=http://wcde.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=11&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-35306 |title=daniel boone high school- dbsh home }}
*{{cite web |url=http://wcde.org/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1 |title=Washington county school district- home }}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Johnson City metropolitan area, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Johnson City, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Johnson City, Tennessee]]