Editing Trimble, Tennessee

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| official_name      = Trimble, Tennessee
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer]], [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion]]

<!-- Government -->| established_title  = First Settled
| established_date   = 1873
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1905<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
| named_for          = [[Robert Trimble]]<ref>Nancy Capace, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=v8KkJq1ZRwYC&dq=trimble%2C+tennessee+named+after&pg=PA225 Encyclopedia of Tennessee]'' (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 225.</ref>

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| leader_name        = Jonathan E. McFarland
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| population_total   = 547
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_density_sq_mi = 846.75

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| postal_code        = 38259
| area_code          = [[Area code 731|731]]
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'''Trimble''' is a town in [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer]] and [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]]. The population was 637 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4775160| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Trimble town, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 7, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053938/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4775160| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Dyer County portion of Trimble is part of the [[Dyersburg, Tennessee|Dyersburg]], TN [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], while the Obion County portion is part of the [[Union City, Tennessee|Union City]], TN&ndash;[[Kentucky|KY]] [[Union City micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
The town was first settled in 1873 on land owned by local Jesse Pierce. By the end of the year, a saloon was in operation, operated by Gammons & Fowlkes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Goodspeeds History of Tennessee |date=1887 |publisher=Goodspeed Publishing Company |location=Nashville, TN}}</ref> The following year, the town was named Trimble Station, when the Paducah & Memphis Railroad extended its line from [[Troy, Tennessee|Troy Station, TN]] south to the Dyer County line. Construction of this extension was completed on May 15, 1874.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Poor |first=Henry V. |title=Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1874-1875 |date=1874 |publisher=H.V. & H.W. Poor |volume=VII |location=New York, NY |pages=408}}</ref> The line was not extended south to Dyersburg until June of 1882 by the Chesapeake, Ohio, & Southwestern Railroad, a predecessor of the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad and the [[Illinois Central Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Poor |first=Henry V. |title=Manual of the Railroad of the United States for 1882 |date=1882 |publisher=H.V. and H.W. Poor |volume=XV |location=New York, NY |pages=492}}</ref>

In 1884, a school named Trimble Academy was chartered in the town.<ref name=":0" />

In 2014, the Full Throttle Distillery was opened in Trimble, on the site of the former Trimble Cotton Gin. The distillery is owned by Michael Ballard, who also owns the Full Throttle Saloon in [[Sturgis, South Dakota]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=Full Throttle set to open boutique distillery doors Memorial Day weekend |url=https://www.eptrail.com/2022/04/28/full-throttle-set-to-open-boutique-distillery-doors-memorial-day-weekend/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Estes Park Trail-Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> 

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.6&nbsp;square mile (1.7&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 428
|1910= 556
|1920= 781
|1930= 723
|1940= 763
|1950= 674
|1960= 581
|1970= 675
|1980= 722
|1990= 694
|2000= 728
|2010= 637
|2020= 547
|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 728 people, 307 households, and 209 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,140.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 329 housing units at an average density of {{convert|515.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 307 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,000, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $35,208 versus $19,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,991. About 7.2% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.
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==Parks and recreation==
The town features a gazebo and covered bridge that is often used for weddings.

==Education==
The portion in Dyer County is in the [[Dyer County School District]].<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47045_dyer/DC20SD_C47045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dyer County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47045_dyer/DC20SD_C47045_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
*Trimble Elementary School
*The zoned high school is [[Dyer County High School]] in [[Newbern, Tennessee|Newbern]].

The portion in Obion County is in the [[Obion County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47131_obion/DC20SD_C47131.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Obion County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47131_obion/DC20SD_C47131_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.trimbletennessee.com Town of Trimble official website]

{{Dyer County, Tennessee}}
{{Obion County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Dyer County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Obion County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Union City, Tennessee micropolitan area]]
[[Category:1905 establishments in Tennessee]]