Editing South Carthage, Tennessee

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'''South Carthage''' is a town in [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 1,322 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4769680| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210232207/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4769680| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 10, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): South Carthage town, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 25, 2013}}</ref> The town is located along the [[Cumberland River]] opposite [[Carthage, Tennessee|Carthage]].

==Geography==
South Carthage is located at {{coord|36|14|44|N|85|57|29|W|type:city}} (36.245584, -85.958043).<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 town stretches along the south bank of the [[Cumberland River]] from Goodall Island eastward to the river's confluence with the [[Caney Fork]] (river miles 306-309).  South Carthage is traversed by [[U.S. Route 70N]], and the highway's key intersection with [[Tennessee State Route 25|State Route 25]] and [[Tennessee State Route 53|State Route 53]] is located within the town's southeastern limits.  The town is connected to Carthage via two bridges: the [[Cordell Hull Bridge]] on the west, and Veterans Memorial Bridge (which carries SR 25) on the east.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.8|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.91%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 859
|1980= 1004
|1990= 851
|2000= 1302
|2010= 1322
|2020= 1490
|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|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|df=}}</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>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+South Carthage racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4769680&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)
| 1,324
| 88.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 48
| 3.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3
| 0.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 14
| 0.94%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 52
| 3.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 49
| 3.29%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,490 people, 536 households, and 344 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,302 people, 554 households, and 366 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|501.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 589 housing units at an average density of {{convert|226.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 554 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,592, and the median income for a family was $35,066. Males had a median income of $31,080 versus $20,577 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,425. About 10.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 24.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|South Carthage, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/B9B4C22227F71FBA85256AF7005EDB11?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for South Carthage] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter

{{Smith County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Smith County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
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