Editing Sunbright, Tennessee

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'''Sunbright''' is a city in [[Morgan County, Tennessee|Morgan County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 519 at the 2020 census.

==History==

The Sunbright area was first settled in the early 19th century. It was originally known as "Pine Top", but was renamed "Stapleton" after the Staples family set up the town's first post office in the mid-19th century. When the railroad was constructed through the area in 1879, the Stapleton depot was named "Sunbright," and the name was eventually applied to the entire town.<ref>Ethel Freytag and Glena Kreis Ott, ''A History of Morgan County, Tennessee'' (Wartburg, Tenn.: Specialty Print Co., 1971), 84-86.</ref>

In 1916, an oil field was discovered in the hills immediately west of Sunbright, and the city thrived for several years as an oil shipping hub.<ref>''The WPA Guide to Tennessee'' (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1986), 361. Originally compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Project Administration as ''Tennessee: A Guide to the State'', and published in 1939.</ref>  An oil well was in operation within a year, and 15 wells were in operation in the Sunbright area by 1927.<ref name=dickinson>Calvin Dickinson, ''Morgan County'' (Memphis State University Press, 1987), pp. 78-84.</ref>

==Geography==
Sunbright is situated atop the [[Cumberland Plateau]] approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} west of the plateau's [[Walden Ridge]] escarpment. Sunbright is surrounded by low mountains and hills that comprise the fringe of the [[Cumberland Mountains]].

White Oak Creek, which drains Sunbright, is part of the upper watershed of the [[Big South Fork of the Cumberland River]]. The Big South Fork's watershed meets the watershed of the [[Emory River]] atop Pilot Mountain, immediately south of Sunbright.

Sunbright is centered along [[U.S. Route 27 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 27]], which connects the city to [[Wartburg, Tennessee|Wartburg]] and [[Harriman, Tennessee|Harriman]] to the south and [[Huntsville, Tennessee]] and [[Lexington, Kentucky]] to the north. US 27 intersects [[Tennessee State Route 329|State Route 329]] in the center of town, which connects Sunbright to [[Deer Lodge, Tennessee|Deer Lodge]]. US 27 also intersects [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]] approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} south of Sunbright.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 214
|2000= 577
|2010= 552
|2020= 519
|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="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"
|+Sunbright racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4772140&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)
| 495
| 95.38%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 18
| 3.47%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 4
| 0.77%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 519 people, 203 households, and 124 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 577 people, 229 households, and 158 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|151.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 264 housing units at an average density of {{convert|69.4|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.87% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

[[File:Sunbright-lib-fh-tn1.jpg|left|thumb|Sunbright Fire Hall and Sunbright Public Library]]

There were 229 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,763, and the median income for a family was $31,094. Males had a median income of $28,000 versus $16,944 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,102. About 20.0% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 27.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Sunbright, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/157B67AFC3E3401A85256AF7005EDB1C?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Sunbright] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter

{{Morgan County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Cities in Morgan County, Tennessee]]
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