Piperton, Tennessee

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Piperton, Tennessee
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Piperton, Tennessee


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Fayette

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area_total_km2 = 25.4
area_land_km2 = 25.3
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 9.8
area_land_sq_mi = 9.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 589
population_density_km2 = 23.3
population_density_sq_mi = 60.4

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 110
elevation_ft = 361
latd = 35 |latm = 2 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 89 |longm = 37 |longs = 24 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 47-58840GR|2
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blank1_info = 1297695GR|3
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Piperton is a city in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 589 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Piperton is located at coor dms|35|2|42|N|89|37|24|W|city (35.045003, -89.623451)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.4 km²), of which, 9.8 square miles (25.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.41%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 589 people, 259 households, and 206 families residing in the city. The population density was 60.4 people per square mile (23.3/km²). There were 269 housing units at an average density of 27.6/sq mi (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.25% White, 12.56% African American, 0.51% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 259 households out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the city the population was spread out with 13.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,583, and the median income for a family was $62,500. Males had a median income of $43,929 versus $32,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,435. About 1.1% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

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