Editing Parsons, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Parsons, Tennessee
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = ''Take Pride In Parsons!''

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|map_caption              = Location of Parsons in Decatur 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        = [[Decatur County, Tennessee|Decatur]]

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|population_total         = 2100
|population_density_km2   = 200.37
|population_density_sq_mi = 518.90

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 38363
|area_code                = [[Area code 731|731]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 47-57080
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'''Parsons''' is a city in [[Decatur County, Tennessee|Decatur County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4757080| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Parsons city, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 6, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213061803/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4757080| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Parsons is the largest city by population in Decatur County.

== History ==
{{more citations needed section|date=August 2013}}
[[File:Business district - NARA - 280631.tif|thumb|left|Parsons business district, 1940]]
Created around 1889 by the Tennessee Midland Railroad Company (TMRC), the city of Parsons was founded by Henry Myracle as he deeded 143{{fraction|1|3}} acres to the TMRC to start a town on his land. The railroad established Parsons Improvement Co. and Myracle maintained the town. The rail depot was located where the present day BP One Stop is located. A commercial lot, which was used as a tie yard was at present location of CB&S Bank. A storage lot and livestock pens were located where Townsend Chevrolet is presently located. There was a large water tank beside the depot and two packing houses nearby for farmers' produce. There was also a town pump and a small park near the water tank.

The Perryville branch of the railroad (TMRC) was known as the "Pea Vine". The train itself was known as the "Hot Shot" or "Cannonball".<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Parsons Tennessee - History of Parsons |url=http://cityofparsons.com/history.php}}</ref>

==Geography==
Parsons is located in central Decatur County at {{coord|35|38|56|N|88|7|24|W|type:city}} (35.648780, -88.123386). U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 412|412]] and [[U.S. Route 641|641]] cross in the center of town. US 412 leads east {{convert|69|mi}} to [[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]] and west {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]], while US 641 leads north {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Camden, Tennessee|Camden]] and south {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Clifton, Tennessee|Clifton]]. [[Decaturville, Tennessee|Decaturville]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|5|mi|0}} south on US 641.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Parsons has a total area of {{convert|10.7|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The unincorporated community of [[Perryville, Tennessee|Perryville]], the oldest settlement in Decatur County, is {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of Parsons, along the [[Tennessee River]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.dchs-tn.org/municipalities/perryville.asp | title=Decatur County TN Historical Society }}</ref> Tennessee's highest recorded temperature at 113&nbsp;°F (45&nbsp;°C) was recorded there on August 9, 1930.

=== Climate ===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Parsons has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Parsons was {{convert|109|F|C|1}} on August 16, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-1|F|C|1}} on December 23&ndash;24, 2022.<ref name = NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Parsons, Tennessee, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 78

|Jan avg record high F = 69.1
|Feb avg record high F = 73.3
|Mar avg record high F = 81.7
|Apr avg record high F = 86.8
|May avg record high F = 90.7
|Jun avg record high F = 95.6
|Jul avg record high F = 97.5
|Aug avg record high F = 98.3
|Sep avg record high F = 94.8
|Oct avg record high F = 88.9
|Nov avg record high F = 78.5
|Dec avg record high F = 71.6
|year avg record high F = 99.7

|Jan high F = 50.4
|Feb high F = 54.8
|Mar high F = 64.0
|Apr high F = 73.5
|May high F = 80.7
|Jun high F = 87.3
|Jul high F = 90.9
|Aug high F = 90.6
|Sep high F = 85.1
|Oct high F = 75.2
|Nov high F = 63.1
|Dec high F = 53.2
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 39.4
|Feb mean F = 43.1
|Mar mean F = 51.3
|Apr mean F = 60.1
|May mean F = 68.7
|Jun mean F = 76.2
|Jul mean F = 79.9
|Aug mean F = 78.9
|Sep mean F = 72.3
|Oct mean F = 61.0
|Nov mean F = 49.9
|Dec mean F = 42.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 28.4
|Feb low F = 31.3
|Mar low F = 38.5
|Apr low F = 46.7
|May low F = 56.8
|Jun low F = 65.2
|Jul low F = 69.0
|Aug low F = 67.2
|Sep low F = 59.6
|Oct low F = 46.8
|Nov low F = 36.7
|Dec low F = 31.1
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 11.7
|Feb avg record low F = 14.4
|Mar avg record low F = 22.2
|Apr avg record low F = 30.7
|May avg record low F = 41.1
|Jun avg record low F = 53.9
|Jul avg record low F = 58.8
|Aug avg record low F = 57.8
|Sep avg record low F = 46.7
|Oct avg record low F = 30.6
|Nov avg record low F = 20.8
|Dec avg record low F = 16.4
|year avg record low F = 9.3

|Jan record low F = 1
|Feb record low F = 5
|Mar record low F = 8
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 35
|Jun record low F = 45
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 48
|Sep record low F = 36
|Oct record low F = 21
|Nov record low F = 14
|Dec record low F = -1

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.43
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.03
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.59
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.29
|May precipitation inch = 5.53
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.04
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.95
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.05
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.35
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.23
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.08
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.51
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.6
|Feb precipitation days = 10.8
|Mar precipitation days = 11.9
|Apr precipitation days = 10.0
|May precipitation days = 10.8
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 9.2
|Aug precipitation days = 8.4
|Sep precipitation days = 7.3
|Oct precipitation days = 8.2
|Nov precipitation days = 9.3
|Dec precipitation days = 11.7

|Jan snow inch = 0.8
|Feb snow inch = 0.4
|Mar snow inch = 0.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.0
|Feb snow days = 0.4
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.3

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00407015&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Parsons WTP, TN
|access-date = May 10, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006&ndash;2020)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=meg
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Memphis
|access-date = May 10, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 429
|1930= 915
|1940= 1079
|1950= 1640
|1960= 1859
|1970= 2167
|1980= 2422
|1990= 2033
|2000= 2452
|2010= 2373
|2020= 2100
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Parsons Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4757080&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,796
|85.52%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|108
|5.14%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|22
|1.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|60
|2.86%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|112
|5.33%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States Census]], there were 2,100 people, 870 households, and 527 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 2,452 people, 1,063 households, and 646 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|627.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,205 housing units at an average density of {{convert|308.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.57% of the population.

There were 1,063 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,688, and the median income for a family was $35,764. Males had a median income of $27,326 versus $17,326 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,077. About 15.6% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 28.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Calvin Garrett]], basketball player
* [[Little David Wilkins]], singer and pianist

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
* [http://www.cityofparsons.com City of Parsons official website]

{{Decatur County, Tennessee}}

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