Editing Toone, Tennessee

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|established_date         = 1856<ref name=turner>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ozvFZUdKHykC&dq=toone%2C+tennessee+named+after&pg=PA41 Hardeman County, Tennessee: Family History]'', Vol. 2 (Turner Publishing Company, 2001), p. 41.</ref>
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'''Toone''' is a town in [[Hardeman County, Tennessee|Hardeman County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4774640| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Toone town, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 29, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213113725/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4774640| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==

Toone is located in former [[Chickasaw]] country. The first Europeans to visit the area arrived on flatboats via the [[Hatchie River]] as early as 1725. By 1830 the community was populated enough that it was included in the United States census. In 1856, Toone developed into a [[railroad town]] with businesses opening up around the railroad. [[Brickworks#Brick making|Brick manufacturing]] became the major industry, and many homes still have original Toone bricks in their architecture. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town served as an encampment for the [[Union Army]] and saw one small skirmish for rail line control.<ref name="History">{{cite web | author= | year=2011 | title=Toone | work=Cities & Towns | publisher=Hardeman, Tennessee | url=http://hardemancountytn.com/government/cities-towns/toone.php | accessdate=November 19, 2011}}</ref>

===Kilgore Flares Company explosion===
On September 14, 2010, an explosion and flash fire occurred at the Kilgore Flares Company plant near Toone. Six workers were injured in the mishap, three of them critically. Another accident at the facility in 2001 caused the death of one employee. Kilgore manufactures airborne expendable decoy flares for the US military.<ref name=sainz />

==Geography==
Toone is located in northern Hardeman County at {{coord|35|21|8|N|88|57|14|W|type:city}} (35.352311, -88.953801).<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> [[Tennessee State Route 138]] (SR 138) is Main Street, leading northwest {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]] (I-40) between [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]] and [[Brownsville, Tennessee|Brownsville]], and southeast {{convert|2|mi|0}} to its terminus at [[Tennessee State Route 18|SR 18]]. [[Bolivar, Tennessee|Bolivar]], the Hardeman [[county seat]], is {{convert|8|mi|0}} south of Toone via SR 138 and SR 18. [[Tennessee State Route 100|SR 100]] runs through a northern extension of Toone, leading east {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Henderson, Tennessee|Henderson]] and west {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Whiteville, Tennessee|Whiteville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.7|km2|order=flip}}, all of it recorded as land. Pugh Creek flows through the southern part of the town, running southwest to Mill Creek and the [[Hatchie River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 196
|1890= 254
|1900= 241
|1910= 245
|1920= 294
|1930= 296
|1940= 305
|1950= 231
|1960= 202
|1970= 200
|1980= 355
|1990= 279
|2000= 330
|2010= 364
|2020= 270
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 330 people, 107 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|397.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 115 housing units at an average density of {{convert|138.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 65.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 34.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.30% of the population.

There were 107 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,500, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $16,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,956. About 12.8% of families and 30.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Toone has a bank and a post office in its downtown area.

Toone is home to the [[Kilgore Flare Company]]. The company has operated near Toone since the early 1920s. They manufacture air-deployable decoy flares for use by U.S. military aircraft on a {{convert|264|acre|km2|adj=on}} facility on the town's outskirts. An additional {{convert|242|acre|km2|adj=on}} testing ground is also located near the town.<ref name=sainz>Adrian Sainz, "[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100914/ap_on_bi_ge/us_flare_plant_explosion 6 Hurt in Explosion at Tenn. Plant Making Flares]," Yahoo! News, September 14, 2010.  Retrieved via archive.org February 26, 2013.</ref>

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