Editing Trenton, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Trenton, Tennessee
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = A tea-rrific place to live!

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| image_caption      = Gibson County Courthouse
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| map_caption        = Location of Trenton in Gibson 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  = [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Tony Burriss (2023 - )
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1824
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = 1847
| named_for          = [[Trenton, New Jersey]]<ref name=mitchell>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=u5ZLccjDhiAC&dq=trenton%2C+tennessee+named+1825&pg=PA70 Gibson County: Past and Present]'' (Turner Publishing Company, 1961), pp. 70–71.</ref>

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 20.95
| area_land_km2      = 20.81
| area_water_km2     = 0.14
| area_total_sq_mi   = 8.09
| area_land_sq_mi    = 8.04
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.05

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total   = 4240
| population_density_km2 = 203.70
| population_density_sq_mi = 527.56

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| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 101
| elevation_ft       = 331
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|58|25|N|88|56|30|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 38382
| area_code          = [[Area code 731|731]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 47-75000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1304159<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|trentontn.net}}
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| pushpin_map        = USA Tennessee#USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Tennessee##Location within the United States
| pushpin_label      = Trenton
}}
'''Trenton''' is the [[county seat]] and fourth largest city of [[Gibson County, Tennessee]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 4,240.<ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly" />

==History==

Trenton was established in 1824 as a county seat for the newly created Gibson County. The site was initially home to a trading post known as "Gibson-Port" that was operated by Thomas Gibson, a brother of the county's namesake, Colonel John Gibson.<ref>Fred M. Culp, "[https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/gibson-county/ Gibson County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia'', March 1, 2018.</ref>  The city is named for [[Trenton, New Jersey]].<ref name=mitchell />

==Geography==
Trenton is located in central Gibson County at {{coord|35|58|25|N|88|56|30|W|type:city}} (35.973627, −88.941569).<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> [[U.S. Route 45W]] passes through the east side of the city, bypassing downtown. It leads north {{Convert|33|mi}} to [[Union City, Tennessee|Union City]] and south {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]. [[Milan, Tennessee|Milan]] is {{convert|12|mi}} to the southeast via [[Tennessee State Route 77]], [[Bradford, Tennessee|Bradford]] is {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the northeast via [[Tennessee State Route 54|State Route 54]], [[Alamo, Tennessee|Alamo]] is {{convert|18|mi}} to the southwest, also via State Route 54, and [[Dyersburg, Tennessee|Dyersburg]] is {{convert|26|mi}} to the west via [[Tennessee State Route 104|State Route 104]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Trenton has a total area of {{convert|21.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|21.1|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.64%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Trenton city, Tennessee |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4775000 |accessdate=February 16, 2017 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 694
|1860= 1908
|1870= 1900
|1880= 1383
|1890= 1693
|1900= 2328
|1910= 2402
|1920= 2751
|1930= 2892
|1940= 3400
|1950= 3868
|1960= 4225
|1970= 4226
|1980= 4601
|1990= 4836
|2000= 4683
|2010= 4264
|2020= 4240
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Trenton racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4775000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,665
|62.85%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,222
|28.82%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|10
|0.24%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|18
|0.42%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|146
|3.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|177
|4.17%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States Census]], there were 4,240 people, 1,688 households, and 910 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,683 people, 1,919 households, and 1,207 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|847.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,090 housing units at an average density of {{convert|378.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 65.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 32.67% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.98% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 1,919 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,535, and the median income for a family was $39,630. Males had a median income of $29,675 versus $20,801 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,225. About 12.9% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
[[File:Gibson County Electric Membership Corporation - NARA - 280204 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|The Gibson County Electric Membership Corporation which is still located Trenton, in 1940]]
Trenton is most famous for its collection of rare antique [[teapot|porcelain veilleuses]], donated by the late Dr. Frederick C. Freed in 1955.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teapotcollection.com/285644.ihtml |title=Trenton Teapot Collection |accessdate=February 24, 2009 |publisher=Trenton Teapot Collection |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402014922/http://www.teapotcollection.com/285644.ihtml |archivedate=April 2, 2009  }}</ref> The teapots are unique because the candle's glow illuminates the pot's exterior, thus serving as a night light. None of the 525 teapots in this collection are alike, and some are designed as palaces or people in unique still-life castings. The town celebrates its collection with an annual "Teapot Festival" held each spring since 1981.

[[File:31mph.JPG|thumb|right|A 31 mph speed limit sign in Trenton]]
Trenton is also known for its unusual speed limit of {{convert|31|mph|km/h|0}}, established by the city in the 1950s and posted by signs throughout the town.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19770916&id=D59PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4wUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2972,4217501&hl=en "'32' means you'll get a ticket"], ''[[Ocala Star-Banner]]'', September 16, 1977.</ref><ref>Randy Rauch, [http://wkrn.com/2013/07/31/trentons-unique-speed-limit-signs-catch-visitors-attention/ "Trenton's unique speed limit signs catch visitors' attention"], [[WKRN-TV]], July 31, 2013.</ref>

Nite Lite Theatre of Gibson County is a non-profit [[community theatre]] project based in Trenton, and established in 1980 with the intent of bringing theatrical presentations to Gibson and the surrounding counties. All work, with the exception of some production staff, is done on a volunteer basis. With most performances at [[Peabody High School (Tennessee)|Peabody High School]], the history of Nite Lite Theatre includes performances of ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''Dearly Departed'', and ''[[You Can't Take It with You (play)|You Can't Take It with You]]''.

==Notable people==
* [[Robert M. Bond]], [[United States Air Force]] general
* [[Dave Brown (meteorologist)|Dave Brown]], meteorologist and weatherman for [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] TV station WMC channel 5, an NBC affiliate
* Eugenia Winwood (née Crafton), wife of [[Steve Winwood]]
* [[John Wesley Crockett]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] who was born in Trenton
* [[Gene Hickerson]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] offensive lineman for the [[Cleveland Browns]] was born in Trenton
* [[Lew Jetton]], known as a blues guitarist/singer, while also spending many years as a meteorologist and local television personality, was raised near Trenton
* [[Ben H. Love]], eighth [[Chief Scout Executive]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]
* [[Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor]], author of the novel ''[[A Summons to Memphis]]'', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1987
* [[Wallace Wade]], college football coach
* [[Bailey Walsh]], politician
* [[William Woods (baseball)|William Woods]], [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher

==Education==
[[Trenton Special School District]]<!--UNI 04100, https://www.trentonssd.org/ --> includes Trenton,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47053_gibson/DC20SD_C47053.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gibson County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47053_gibson/DC20SD_C47053_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> and operates Trenton's K-12 public schools.

[[Peabody High School (Trenton, Tennessee)|Peabody High School]] in Trenton was established in 1877. [[Dyersburg State Community College]] has a campus adjacent to Peabody High School.

==Media==
Radio stations:
* [[WPOT]] AM 1500 (simulcast with WJPJ) GoodNews Christian Network 
* [[WENK-WTPR|WTPR-AM 710]] "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

===Newspapers===
* ''The Gazette'' (formerly ''The Herald Gazette'')

==Sports==
The [[Trenton Reds]], a [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League]], played in Trenton in 1922.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=9ddc500f|title=1922 Trenton Reds Statistics|work=Baseball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}</ref> The city shared the same league's [[Milan-Trenton Twins]] with nearby Milan in 1923.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-mt13012/y-1923|title=1923 Milan-Trenton Twins Roster|work=Stats Crew|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Trenton, Tennessee}}
* [http://trentontn.net/ City of Trenton official website]
* [http://www.teapotcollection.com/ Trenton Teapot Collection]

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Gibson County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:County seats in Tennessee]]