Mitchellville, Tennessee

Mitchellville is a city in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 189 at the 2010 census, down from 207 in 2000.

Mitchellville, Tennessee
City
Buildings along Church Street
Location of Mitchellville in Sumner County, Tennessee.
Mitchellville, Tennessee Location of Mitchellville in Sumner County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 36°37′58″N 86°32′21″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Sumner
Area [1]
• Total	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km^2)
• Land	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	189
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	196
• Density	364.99/sq mi (140.95/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	37119
Area code(s)	615
FIPS code	47-49460[3]
GNIS feature ID	1306760[4]

History

Mitchellville began with the establishment of a 200-acre (81 ha) farm by Ezekiel Marshall in 1814. The community that developed around the farm was originally known as Mitchell's Cross Roads after Hiram Mitchell, who owned land near the intersection of two early roads. With the arrival of the railroad in 1859, the name of the community was changed to Mitchellville Station. The city incorporated in 1909, and thrived as a railroad stop throughout the first half of the 20th century. The city began to decline as rail traffic decreased in the 1950s, however, and never fully recovered from a destructive tornado in 1955.[5]

Geography

Mitchellville is located at 36°37′58″N 86°32′21″W (36.632783, -86.539198).[6] The city lies in north-central Tennessee, just east of the point where Sumner County, Tennessee, Robertson County, Tennessee, and Simpson County, Kentucky, meet. State Route 259 traverses Mitchellville east-to-west. To the west of the city, this highway intersects State Route 109, which connects the area to Portland, Tennessee, to the south, and U.S. Route 31W, which connects the area with Franklin, Kentucky, to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	161		—
1930	203		26.1%
1940	216		6.4%
1950	202		−6.5%
1960	184		−8.9%
1970	177		−3.8%
1980	209		18.1%
1990	193		−7.7%
2000	207		7.3%
2010	189		−8.7%
Est. 2019	196	[2]	3.7%
Sources:[7][8]

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 207 people, 75 households, and 54 families residing in the city. The population density was 398.8 people per square mile (153.7/km²). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 159.9 per square mile (61.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.72% White, 3.86% African American, 0.97% Native American, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 75 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,813, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,151. About 17.0% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.3% of those 65 or over.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. Jennifer Easton, "Mitchellville Fights Against Obscurity," The Tennessean, 1 December 2014.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
7. "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
8. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

External links

• Media related to Mitchellville, Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Mitchellville — information on local government, elections, and link to charter