South Pittsburg, Tennessee
| South Pittsburg, Tennessee | |
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| Coordinates: 35°0′30″N 85°42′38″W / 35.00833°N 85.71056°WCoordinates: 35°0′30″N 85°42′38″W / 35.00833°N 85.71056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,992 |
| • Density | 556.3/sq mi (214.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 37380 |
| Area code(s) | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-70060[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1314091[2] |
South Pittsburg is a city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,992 at the 2010 census. South Pittsburg is home to the National Cornbread Festival.
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[edit] History
A post office was established with the name "South Pittsburg" on May 23, 1876. The city was named in honor of the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In 1933, a newspaper reported people seeing what looked like a skunk ape that people reported looking like 6 to 7 feet tall and smelling like rotten eggs, along with it having red fur, but not compared to looking much like bigfoot. It was scaring people all over when they heard about it in the newspaper.
[edit] Geography
South Pittsburg is located at 35°0′30″N 85°42′38″W / 35.00833°N 85.71056°W (35.008342, -85.710645)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15 km2), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,295 people, 1,328 households, and 861 families residing in the city. The population density was 556.3 people per square mile (214.9/km²). There were 1,464 housing units at an average density of 247.2 per square mile (95.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.64% White, 17.51% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 1,328 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,000, and the median income for a family was $31,809. Males had a median income of $30,813 versus $20,948 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,021. About 18.4% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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