Editing Hornbeak, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Hornbeak, Tennessee
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Hornbeak-Lovetts-tn.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Old commercial block at the intersection of [[Tennessee State Route 21|SR 21]] and [[Tennessee State Route 183|SR 183]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Hornbeak in Obion 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  = [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Betty Mae Walley
| leader_title1      = Mayor
| leader_name1       = Betty Walley
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1850's
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 2.72
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.05
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.05
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 511
| population_density_km2 = 187.74
| population_density_sq_mi = 486.20

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_m        = 145
| elevation_ft       = 476
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 38232
| area_code          = [[Area code 731|731]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 47-36000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| other_name         = Wilsonville, Tennessee
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1916
| named_for          = Frank Hornbeak
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'''Hornbeak''' is a town in [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 424 as of the [[2010 U.S. census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Union City, Tennessee|Union City]], TN&ndash;[[Kentucky|KY]] [[Union City micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
Prior to the establishment of the town, in 1854 a school was started in what locals refer to as "old Center Cemetery," which is located just south of modern-day Hornbeak. The school stayed in operation until 1885.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2012 |title=Hornbeak School – Obion County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History |url=https://tngenweb.org/obion/hornbeak-school/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Hornbeak was originally settled in the 1870s as Wilsonville. By 1887, the name was changed to Hornbeak, after Frank Hornbeak, a local store owner who also served as the postmaster. The town saw its first bank, the Bank of Hornbeak, in 1904, incorporated in 1916 with John Hodge serving as the first mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2012 |title=Hornbeak – Obion County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History |url=https://tngenweb.org/obion/hornbeak/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{Convert|0.6|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1930= 422
|1940= 382
|1950= 309
|1960= 307
|1970= 418
|1980= 452
|1990= 445
|2000= 435
|2010= 424
|2020= 511
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=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|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 435 people, 185 households, and 130 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|697.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 205 housing units at an average density of {{convert|328.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.46% from two or more races.

There were 185 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. Of all households, 25.9% were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,153, and the median income for a family was $31,389. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $20,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,657. About 13.5% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 26.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
Radio stations:

* [[WENK|WENK-AM 1240]]—"The Greatest Hits of All Time"
* [[WWGY (FM)|WWGY 99.3]]—"Today's Best Music with [[Ace & TJ Show|Ace & TJ]] in the Morning"

==Education==
It is in the [[Obion County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47131_obion/DC20SD_C47131.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Obion County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47131_obion/DC20SD_C47131_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

== References ==
{{Commons category|Hornbeak, Tennessee}}
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{{Obion County, Tennessee}}
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[[Category:Towns in Obion County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Union City, Tennessee micropolitan area]]