Editing Walterhill, Tennessee

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'''Walterhill''', also known as '''Walter Hill''', is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford County]], [[Tennessee]]. The population was 401 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Walterhill is the site of the {{convert|34|acre|m2|adj=on}} [[Walterhill Floodplain State Natural Area]], established to support a rare plant species found in the [[Stones River]] [[floodplain]], the [[Paysonia stonensis|Stones River bladderpod]] (''[[Paysonia]] stonensis'').<ref>[http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na/natareas/walterhill/ Walterhill Floodplain State Natural Area], Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Natural Areas</ref> Walterhill is best known in the local area for being the site of [[Allied Waste Industries]]' Middle Point [[landfill]].<ref>See ''Murfreesboro Post'' articles "[http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=6017 County asks to extend landfill ban]," by Lisa Marchesoni, August 17, 2007, and [http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=4877 How did we end up with Middle Point Landfill?] by Michelle Willard, June 12, 2007, and ''The Daily News Journal'' ([[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]]) article [http://www.dnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070817/NEWS01/708170310 Allied Waste to end radioactive dumping] by Scott Broden, August 17, 2007.</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Walterhill-4-3-14.jpg|thumb|left|Walter Hill dam is situated on the East Fork of Stones River. The remains of the early 1900s  hydroelectric station can be seen on the left.]]
Walterhill is located at {{coord|35|58|14|N|86|23|9|W|type:city}} (35.970674, -86.385838).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 407
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,523 people, 525 households, and 431 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|262.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 541 housing units at an average density of {{convert|93.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 525 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,438, and the median income for a family was $61,111. Males had a median income of $42,372 versus $27,279 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,419. About 3.2% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Rutherford County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Rutherford County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Tennessee]]