Editing LaFollette, Tennessee

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'''LaFollette''' is a city in [[Campbell County, Tennessee]], United States. Its population was 7,456 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4740180| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): La Follette city, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 2, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213081819/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4740180| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> with an estimated population in 2018 of 6,737.<ref name="2014 pop est">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/0400000US47.16200| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 (PEPANNRES): Incorporated Places in Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 2, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213154700/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/0400000US47.16200| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the principal city of the LaFollette, Tennessee [[micropolitan statistical area]], which includes all of Campbell County, and is a component of the [[Knoxville Metropolitan Area]]. While the city's official spelling is one word ("LaFollette")—after its founders, [[Harvey Marion LaFollette]] and his younger brother Grant LaFollette—several federal agencies spell the city's name with two words ("La Follette").

==History==
Harvey and Grant LaFollette purchased {{convert|37000|acre|km2}} at Big Creek Gap, where the present community lies, around 1890. They founded the LaFollette Coal, Iron, and Railway Company to exploit mineral resources they had found. Although the business failed during the 1920s, the community continued to grow.<ref>Greg Miller, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120116084530/http://www.lafollettetn.gov/history.htm Lafollette, Tennessee, A City of Dreams]," LaFollette official website, 2007.</ref><ref>Jim Matheny, [http://www.wbir.com/dontmiss/180638/207/Why-do-they-call-it-that-LaFollette Why do they call it that- LaFollette], WBIR.com, August 19, 2011. Retrieved: August 30, 2011.</ref> The city of LaFollette was incorporated in 1897. On May 10, 1904, a major fire that started in the Cumberland Inn burned down most of the downtown area, with a reported 31 businesses destroyed.<ref>Dallas Bogan, "Unprecedented LaFollette Fire of 1904 Left 31 Businesses, 10 Saloons in Ashes," ''LaFollette Press'', n.d., https://www.tngenweb.org/campbell/hist-bogan/fire.html.</ref>

==Geography==
LaFollette is located near the geographic center of Campbell County at {{coord|36|22|30|N|84|7|39|W|type:city}} (36.375006, −84.127623).<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 city is situated in Powell Valley, where the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley]] province gives way to the [[Cumberland Plateau]] region. Cumberland Mountain, a {{convert|50|mi|km|adj=on|abbr=on}} ridge stretching from [[Cumberland Gap]] in the east to Bruce Gap in the west, rises north of LaFollette. [[Norris Dam|Norris Lake]] dominates the area to the south. [[Jacksboro, Tennessee|Jacksboro]] lies adjacent to LaFollette to the southwest. A leg of the [[Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park|Cumberland Trail]] is accessible off Tennessee Avenue at the north end of LaFollette.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.7|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The elevation varies around the city, around {{convert|1050|ft|m|abbr=on}} in the valley areas to {{convert|1500|ft|m|abbr=on}} on ridge tops. The average elevation is around {{convert|1150|ft|m|abbr=on}}.

[[U.S. Route 25W]] and State Routes [[Tennessee State Route 9|9]] and [[Tennessee State Route 63|63]] run concurrently through the community. [[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|Interstate 75]] is {{Convert|8|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the southwest, beyond Jacksboro. [[Jellico, Tennessee|Jellico]] is {{convert|23|mi|abbr=on}} to the north via US 25W, over the Cumberland Plateau.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 366
|1910= 2816
|1920= 3056
|1930= 2637
|1940= 4010
|1950= 5797
|1960= 6204
|1970= 6902
|1980= 8198
|1990= 7192
|2000= 7926
|2010= 7456
|2020= 7430
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="2014 pop est"/><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="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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+LaFollette racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4740180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 6,898
| 92.84%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 37
| 0.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 14
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 24
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 299
| 4.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 158
| 2.13%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,430 people, 2,797 households, and 1,821 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  7,926 people, 3,422 households, and 2,135 families were residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,624.7 people/sq mi (627.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The 3,779 housing units averaged 774.6/sq mi (299.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.89% White, 0.54% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.42% of the population.

[[File:Cumberland-trail-lafallotte-tn1.jpg|left|230px|thumb|View of LaFollette from an overlook along the [[Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park|Cumberland Trail]]]]

Of the 3,422 households,  26.5% had children under 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were not families. About 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24, and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the age distribution was 22.0% under 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65  or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $18,370, and for a family was $24,235. Males had a median income of $25,541 versus $18,835 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,355. About 28.3% of families and 33.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.7% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Adele Arakawa]], television news anchor
* [[Howard Armstrong (musician)|Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong]], musician
* [[Haskel Ayers]], businessman and politician
* [[The Isaacs]], a [[Southern gospel]]/[[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] family singing group
* [[Carl Stiner]], U.S. Army general
* [[J. Will Taylor]], congressman

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{official website|http://www.lafollettetn.gov}}
* [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/5E12F78F0D6E4C7785256AF7005EDA93?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for LaFollette] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter
* [http://www.lafollettepress.com/ ''LaFollette Press''] newspaper
* An essay on local radio in LaFollette in the 1950s and 1960s, including original audio: Hanson, Bradley, [http://southernspaces.org/2008/tennessee-jamboree-local-radio-barn-dance-and-cultural-life-appalachian-east-tennessee "''The Tennessee Jamboree'': Local Radio, the Barn Dance, and Cultural Life in Appalachian East Tennessee,"] ''Southern Spaces,'' November 20, 2008.

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Campbell County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1897]]
[[Category:Coal towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Knoxville metropolitan area]]