Editing Luttrell, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Luttrell, Tennessee
|official_name            = City of Luttrell
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
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|image_caption            = Intersection of [[Tennessee State Route 131|SR 131]] and [[Tennessee State Route 61|SR 61]] in Luttrell
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Union County, Tennessee|Union]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref name="mtas">{{cite web |title=Luttrell |url=http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/city/luttrell |website=Municipal Technical Advisory Service |publisher=[[University of Tennessee]] |accessdate=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Jerry Lawson
|leader_title1            = [[Vice Mayor]]
|leader_name1             = Jody Smith
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1925<ref name="mtas"/>

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1017
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|area_code                = [[Area code 865|865]]
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'''Luttrell''' is a city in [[Union County, Tennessee|Union County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 1,074 at the 2010 census, up from 915 at the 2000 census. It is included in the [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Luttrell was originally known as Cedar Ford, and was renamed Luttrell in 1890. In the 19th century Cedar Ford was the site of a [[lime kiln]] and a [[Tennessee marble|marble]] [[quarry]], supporting a population of 808 as of the [[1870 United States census|1870 Census]]. In 1887 the [[Powell Valley Railroad]] (now part of the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]) was built through the community, making it a shipping center for the surrounding area. Luttrell became an [[incorporated municipality]] in 1925.<ref>[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/tn/county/union2/countyhistory.htm The History of Union County], excerpted from ''1996-97 UCB & PPA Union County, Tennessee'' by Kathleen G. Graves; retrieved from Union County Cemeteries Association website, August 22, 2009</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.  The city is situated in a valley between Copper Ridge on the north and [[Clinch Mountain]] on the south.  Both ridges are characteristic of the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley range]].  Luttrell is drained by Flat Creek, a tributary of the [[Holston River]].  [[Plainview, Tennessee|Plainview]] borders Luttrell to the southwest.

[[Tennessee State Route 131]] and [[Tennessee State Route 61]] intersect in Luttrell.  SR 131 connects the city with Plainview to the southwest, and SR 61 connects the city with [[Maynardville, Tennessee|Maynardville]] to the north and [[Blaine, Tennessee|Blaine]] to the south.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 819
|1980= 962
|1990= 812
|2000= 915
|2010= 1074
|2020= 1017
|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/20130602093844/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 2, 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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Luttrell racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4744300&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)
| 918
| 90.27%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 9
| 0.88%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1
| 0.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 2
| 0.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 48
| 4.72%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 39
| 3.83%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,017 people, 366 households, and 231 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 915 people, 352 households, and 273 families residing in Luttrell. The population density was {{convert|232.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 382 housing units at an average density of {{convert|97.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 352 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% 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 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,766, and the median income for a family was $22,875. Males had a median income of $23,269 versus $17,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,203. About 22.3% of families and 26.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 37.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Chet Atkins]], country music artist and [[Grand Ole Opry]] member<ref name="opry">{{cite web |title=Chet Atkins |url=https://www.opry.com/artists/chet-atkins/ |website=[[Grand Ole Opry]] |accessdate=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Kenny Chesney]], country music artist<ref name="wolton">{{cite web |last1=Wolton |first1=Rebbekka |title=Kenny Chesney’s glamorous life – how he spends his millions |url=https://socialgazette.com/stories/kenny-chesneys-glamorous-life-how-he-spends-his-millions/ |website=Social Gazette |accessdate=November 1, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Luttrell, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/121B48E1A7A2268185256AF7005EDAA7?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Luttrell] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter
*[http://www.comeherecomehome.com/ Union County Chamber of Commerce]
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[[Category:Knoxville metropolitan area]]