Editing Minor Hill, Tennessee

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|official_name            = Minor Hill, Tennessee
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "A Friendly Place To Visit - A Great Place To Live"

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|image_caption            = [[Tennessee State Route 11|SR 11]] in Minor Hill
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|image_seal               = Seal of Minor Hill, Tennessee.png

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|map_caption              = Location of Minor Hill in Giles County, Tennessee.
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles]]

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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Tracy Wilburn
|leader_title1            = Vice Mayor
|leader_name1             = Larry Johnson 
|leader_title2                 = Police Chief
|leader_name2        = Randy Ervin
|leader_title3             = Police Officer
|leader_name3              = 
|leader_title4           = Police Reserve Officer
|leader_name4              = Roy Gulley
|leader_name5              = Ricky Camp
|leader_name6              = Daniel Conner
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1870

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|population_total         = 504
|population_density_km2   = 104.57
|population_density_sq_mi = 270.82

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|postal_code              = 38473
|area_code                = [[Area code 931|931]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 47-49360<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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'''Minor Hill''' is a city in [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Minor Hill city, Tennessee| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=October 31, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
Minor Hill is named for Joseph Minor, an early settler in the area. A later owner of the Minor tract donated part of it for the establishment of a school, church, and cemetery in the mid-19th century.  A post office was established in 1870, and the city incorporated that same year.<ref name=county>"[http://www.gilescounty-tn.us/communities.aspx Community History]," Giles County website.  Accessed: October 31, 2016.</ref>

[[File:Minor-Hill-horse-carriage-1900-tn1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Horse-and-buggy in Minor Hill, c.&nbsp;1900]]

On November 19, 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate scout [[Sam Davis]] was captured at Minor Hill.  He was taken to Pulaski, where he was executed eight days later.  A monument to Davis now stands in Minor Hill at the site where he was captured.<ref name=county />

Noted gospel song book publisher [[James David Vaughan]] published his first song book in Minor Hill in 1900.  Vaughan and three of his brothers performed as a gospel quartet throughout the region.<ref name=county />

==Geography==
Minor Hill is located at {{coord|35|2|18|N|87|10|16|W|type:city}} (35.038466, -87.171135).<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 atop a hill that rises nearly {{convert|200|ft|m}} above the West Fork Shoal Creek Valley, which passes just to the east, in southwestern Giles County.  [[Tennessee State Route 11|State Route 11]] passes through the city, connecting it to [[Pulaski, Tennessee|Pulaski]] to the northeast and [[Lauderdale County, Alabama]], to the southwest (the road becomes [[Alabama State Route 207]] at the state line).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 31
|1970= 315
|1980= 564
|1990= 372
|2000= 437
|2010= 537
|2020= 504
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 437 people, 181 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|275.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 200 housing units at an average density of {{convert|126.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

[[File:Minor-Hill-City-Park-tn1.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Minor Hill City Park]]

There were 181 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $30,714. Males had a median income of $26,645 versus $23,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,373. About 14.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Points of interest==
* [[Huntsville TV Tower]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Minor Hill, Tennessee}}
*{{official website|http://www.minorhilltn.com}} 
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/9D2BEAFB0037EFD285256AF7005EDABE?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Minor Hill] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter

{{Giles County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Giles County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in Tennessee]]