Editing Piperton, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Piperton, Tennessee
| settlement_type    = City
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "A better community built on small town values"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pipertontn.com|title=Piperton, TN - Official Website|website=www.pipertontn.com|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref>

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]]

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| established_date   = 1974

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| population_total   = 2263
| population_density_km2 = 32.13
| population_density_sq_mi = 83.21

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| elevation_m        = 110
| elevation_ft       = 361
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|2|42|N|89|37|24|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 38017 ([[Collierville, Tennessee|Collierville]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 901|901]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 47-58840<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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'''Piperton''' is a city in [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette County]], Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,263 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. In 2007, ''[[USA Today]]'' cited the National Motorist Association when it listed Piperton as one of the worst cities for speeding tickets across the USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-11-20-worst-speed-traps_N.htm|title=Worst cities for speeding tickets across the USA - USATODAY.com|website=www.usatoday.com|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Piperton is located in the southwest corner of Fayette County at {{coord|35|2|42|N|89|37|24|W|type:city}} (35.045003, -89.623451).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the west by [[Collierville, Tennessee|Collierville]] in [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]], to the east by [[Rossville, Tennessee|Rossville]], and to the south by [[Marshall County, Mississippi]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|70.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|70.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Piperton city, Tennessee |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4758840 |access-date=August 16, 2016 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The city's area nearly tripled between 2000 and 2010, from an area in 2000 of {{convert|9.8|sqmi|km2}}.

===Major thoroughfares===
* [[U.S. Route 72]] crosses the southern part of the city, leading northwest into Collierville and {{convert|26|mi}} to downtown [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. To the southeast, US 72 crosses into Mississippi and leads {{convert|64|mi}} to [[Corinth, Mississippi|Corinth]].
* [[Tennessee State Route 57|State Route 57]] passes through central Piperton, leading west into Collierville and east {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Grand Junction, Tennessee|Grand Junction]].
* [[Tennessee State Route 196|State Route 196]] crosses TN 57 at the center of Piperton and leads north {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Gallaway, Tennessee|Gallaway]]. The southern terminus of TN 196 is at US 72 just north of the Mississippi border in southern Piperton.
* [[Tennessee State Route 385|State Route 385]] ([[Nonconnah Parkway|Nonconnah]]/[[Bill Morris Parkway]]), the Memphis outer [[beltway]], passes through the western part of Piperton, with access from TN 57.
* [[Interstate 269]] has an interchange with TN 385 at the Piperton/Collierville border. To the north of the interchange, I-269 is the new numbering for the beltway, while to the south, I-269 leads into Mississippi, with one exit in Piperton at US 72.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 746
|1990= 612
|2000= 589
|2010= 1445
|2020= 2263
|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|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Piperton Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4758840&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,695
|74.9%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|401
|17.72%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|3
|0.13%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|41
|1.81%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|70
|3.09%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|52
|2.3%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States Census]], there were 2,263 people, 807 households, and 652 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 589 people, 259 households, and 206 families in the city. The population density was {{convert|60.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 269 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 86.25% White, 12.56% African American, 0.51% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17%.<ref name="GR2" />

There were 259 households, of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 18.1% of households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.53.

The age distribution was 13.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% 65 or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median household income was $49,583 and the median family income  was $62,500. Males had a median income of $43,929 versus $32,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,435. About 1.1% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://pipertontn.com City of Piperton official website]
* [http://www.pipertonfire.com Piperton Fire Department]
* [http://fayettecountychamber.com/communities/piperton/ Fayette County Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Fayette County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Memphis metropolitan area]]