Gainesboro, Tennessee

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Gainesboro (Template:IPAc-en) is a town in and the county seat of Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 920 at the 2020 census.

Gainesboro is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Gainesboro vicinity was a popular destination for long hunters as early as the 1770s, as natural salt licks drew rich game to the area. In the 1790s, Avery's Trace passed nearby, with travellers along the road lodging at Fort Blount about 10 miles to the west. Gainesboro was named after U.S. Army Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines (1777–1849). It has been the seat of Jackson County since 1820.<ref>The Federal Writers' Project, The WPA Guide to Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 1986), 445.</ref> The 1970 John Frankenheimer Movie I Walk the Line starring Gregory Peck and featuring Johnny Cash's song I Walk the Line was filmed in Gainesboro.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Gainesboro is located approximately 15 miles northwest of Cookeville and has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert (14.29%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Climate

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Demographics

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2020 census

**Gainesboro town, Tennessee – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	862	949	848	98.07%	98.65%	92.17%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	3	8	0.00%	0.31%	0.87%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	1	0	0.11%	0.10%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	4	1	0	0.46%	0.10%	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	2	0.00%	0.00%	0.22%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	7	3	31	0.80%	0.31%	3.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	5	31	0.57%	0.52%	3.37%
Total	879	962	920	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 920 people, 347 households, and 152 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 879 people, 373 households, and 208 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 430 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% White, 1.98% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 373 households, of which 16.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 13.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 30.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 68.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,861, and the median income for a family was $30,250. Males had a median income of $24,091 versus $21,932 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,798. About 20.3% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.0% of those under age 18 and 25.7% of those age 65 or over.