Editing Sharon, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement  
|official_name            = Sharon, Tennessee  
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]  
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|image_caption            = Buildings along Main Street ([[Tennessee State Route 89|SR 89]])  
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|map_caption              = Location of Sharon in Weakley County, Tennessee  
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]  
|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]  
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]  
|subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]  
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]  
|subdivision_name2        = [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley]]  

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|established_title        = Settled  
|established_date         = 1820s<ref name=bailey>Ann L. Bailey, "[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnweakle/History_Sharon_Tennessee.html The Early History of Sharon]," Weakley County Press, March 7, 1958. Transcribed by Rebecca Holder. Retrieved: February 7, 2013.</ref>  
|established_title2       = Incorporated  
|established_date2        = 1901<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>  

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]  
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|population_total         = 935  
|population_density_km2   = 284.25  
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'''Sharon''' is a town in [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 988 at the 2000 census and 944 at the 2010 census. By the 2020 census, the population had decreased to 935.

==Geography==
Sharon is located at {{coord|36|14|0|N|88|49|30|W|type:city}} (36.233268, -88.825000).<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>  

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.  

Sharon also includes an elementary and middle school, located near the center of town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population  
|1910= 608  
|1920= 506  
|1930= 596  
|1940= 586  
|1950= 880  
|1960= 966  
|1970= 1188  
|1980= 1134  
|1990= 1047  
|2000= 988  
|2010= 944  
|2020= 935  
|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 [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 988 people, 446 households, and 300 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|857.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 490 housing units at an average density of {{convert|425.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was:  
* 89.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]  
* 10.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]  
* 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]  
* 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]  
* 0.10% from two or more races  

[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race made up 0.40% of the population.  

===Households and families===
Of the 446 households:  
* 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them.  
* 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together.  
* 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present.  
* 32.7% were non-families.  

Additionally, 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22, and the average family size was 2.73.  

===Population distribution===
The population was distributed as follows:  
* 19.4% under the age of 18  
* 6.4% aged 18 to 24  
* 24.9% aged 25 to 44  
* 26.8% aged 45 to 64  
* 22.5% aged 65 or older  

The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.  

===Income and poverty===
The median income for a household in the town was $27,639, and the median income for a family was $39,643. Males had a median income of $29,018 compared to $17,708 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,746.  

Approximately:  
* 11.3% of families  
* 12.7% of the population  

were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those aged 65 or over.  

==Media==
* [[WWGY (FM)|WWGY 99.3]] "Today's Best Music with "[[Ace & TJ Show|Ace & TJ in the Morning]]"
* [[WRQR-FM|WRQR-FM 105.5]] "Today's Best Music with "[[Ace & TJ Show|Ace & TJ in the Morning]]"
* [[WENK-WTPR|WTPR-AM 710]] "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Sharon, Tennessee}}

{{Weakley County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Weakley County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:1820s establishments in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Populated places established in the 1820s]]