White Bluff, Tennessee

White Bluff, Tennessee
—  Town  —
Location of White Bluff, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°6′29″N 87°13′13″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Dickson
Area
• Total	4.0 sq mi (10.3 km2)
• Land	4.0 sq mi (10.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,142
• Density	536.9/sq mi (207.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	37187
Area code(s)	615
FIPS code	47-79980
GNIS feature ID	1304517

White Bluff is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2000 census. The community name derives from the White Bluff Iron Forge.

History

White Bluff was incorporated in 1869.

Geography

White Bluff is located at 36°6′29″N 87°13′13″W (36.107971, -87.220300).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km²), all of it land.

White Bluff is located on US Route 70 at its junction with Route 47.

White Bluff is east of Montgomery Bell State Park.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 2,142 people, 881 households and 604 families residing in the town. The population density was 536.9 per square mile (207.3/km²). There were 947 housing units at an average density of 237.4 per square mile (91.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.13% White, 0.65% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 881 households of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median household income was $34,107 and the median family income was $39,219. Males had a median income of $31,509 versus $25,260 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,229. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

There have been several public and private schools in the area. The first public school was destroyed by fire in 1879. White Bluff now has White Bluff Elementary School and Williams James School. The original William James was built in 1923 on land donated by Colonel William James, a Spanish-American War officer from whom it gets its team sports name, the Colonels, and who is entombed within the current building. (The 1923 building was demolished after the 1971-1972 school year.) It was a high school (for many years all twelve grades were on the site) until 1972 when it became a junior high school (grades 7–9). In the 1999-2000 school year, the school was changed to a middle school (grades 5–8) as part of a district-wide realignment, hence its current name, William James Middle School.

Area attractions

• Interstate Packaging Arboretum

Notable residents

• Anson A. Mount IV, star of stage and screen. Anson's father, Anson Mount, also grew up in White Bluff, and became a sports writer for Playboy magazine.

External links

• Blufwatch - White Bluff Tennessee, Info, History & Messageboard