Editing Viola, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Viola, Tennessee
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]]
| nickname                        = 
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| image_caption                   = Viola Town Hall
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| map_caption                     = Location of Viola in Warren 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               = [[Warren County, Tennessee|Warren]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = Mayor and Board of Aldermen
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = William Ramsey
| leader_title1                   = 
| leader_name1                    = 
| established_title               = Incorporated
| established_date                = 1901<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
| named_for                       = [[Viola (Twelfth Night)|Viola]], character in Shakespeare's ''[[Twelfth Night]]''<ref>[http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/warren_county/ Warren County], Tennessee Century Farms.  Retrieved: February 28, 2013.</ref>

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| area_total_km2                  = 1.26
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| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.49
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.49
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| population_total                = 93
| population_density_km2          = 73.91
| population_density_sq_mi        = 191.36

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| utc_offset_DST                  = -5
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| elevation_ft                    = 1001
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| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 37394
| area_code                       = [[Area code 931|931]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 47-77400<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Viola''' is a town in [[Warren County, Tennessee]], United States. The population was 129 at the 2000 census and 131 at the 2010 census.

==Geography==
Viola is located at {{coord|35|32|17|N|85|51|38|W|type:city}} (35.538085, -85.860606).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==History==

Viola was founded in the late 1700s as the settlement of Blue Springs.   It was home to one of the earliest churches in Tennessee of the [[Separate Baptists]] and several members of the denomination lived there.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Crouch|first1=Arthur|title=Blue Springs Baptist Church, Viola, Warren County, Tennessee, Church Records, 1807-1858|date=1959|publisher=Blue Springs Baptist Church|location=Viola, Tennessee}}</ref> The settlement formerly named Blue Springs was named Viola with the opening of the first post office on August 23, 1858. The post office was named for [[Viola (Twelfth Night)|Viola]], the fictional character in Shakespeare's play [[Twelfth Night]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sain|first1=Charles|editor1-last=Moreland|editor1-first=Mona|title=Wesley Chapel|journal=The Pathfinder|date=July 11, 1981|volume=IX|issue=3|page=11|publisher=Grundy County Historical Society|location=Grundy County, TN}}</ref>

Until closing in 1973 the Viola Mill produced the popular regional brand of flour "Viola's Best."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wanamaker|first1=Monty|last2=Keathley|first2=Chris|title=Warren County|date=2007|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-4370-3|page=53}}</ref> This mill was later scrapped and the materials used to build a mill at [[The Farm (Tennessee)|The Farm]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Estill|first1=Lyle|title=Small Stories, Big Changes: Agents of Change on the Frontlines of Sustainability|date=June 25, 2013|publisher=New Society Publishers|isbn=978-0865717381|page=176}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1596
|1870= 944
|1910= 177
|1920= 183
|1930= 250
|1940= 240
|1950= 223
|1960= 206
|1970= 193
|1980= 149
|1990= 123
|2000= 129
|2010= 131
|2020= 93
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|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|url-status=dead}}</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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 129 people, 52 households, and 37 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|776.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 59 housing units at an average density of {{convert|354.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 85.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.88% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.20% of the population.

There were 52 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $46,750. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $31,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,803. There were 7.7% of families and 16.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of under eighteens and 12.5% of those over 64.

==Arts and culture==

===Annual cultural events===

The town hosts the annual Viola Valley Homecoming which features a parade, tractor pull, and other events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viola Valley fun to start Friday|url=http://www.southernstandard.com/archives/2923/preview/|publisher=Southern Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Elmore|first=Joe|title=Tennessee Crossroads: Viola Homecoming|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFsE_CQAlc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qAFsE_CQAlc| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|publisher=TN Crossroads TV|access-date=March 22, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The town is also about 15 miles from [[Great Stage Park]], the location of the annual [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]].

===Museums===

The Viola Valley Farmer's Museum & Collectibles features farm equipment, and collectibles.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==References==
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{{Warren County, Tennessee}}

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