Gainesboro, Tennessee

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gainesboro, Tennessee
settlement_type = Town
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image_caption = Jackson County Courthouse in Gainesboro


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map_caption = Location of Gainesboro, Tennessee


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

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area_total_km2 = 4.7
area_land_km2 = 4.0
area_water_km2 = 0.7
area_total_sq_mi = 1.8
area_land_sq_mi = 1.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 879
population_density_km2 = 217.2
population_density_sq_mi = 562.5

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 175
elevation_ft = 574
latd = 36 |latm = 21 |lats = 35 |latNS = N
longd = 85 |longm = 39 |longs = 17 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 38562
area_code = 931
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blank_info = 47-28420GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1285070GR|3
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Gainesboro is a town in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 879 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson CountyGR|6.

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

Geography

Gainesboro is located at coor dms|36|21|35|N|85|39|17|W|city (36.359705, -85.654657)GR|1, approximately 15 miles northwest of Cookeville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (14.29%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 879 people, 373 households, and 208 families residing in the town. The population density was 562.5 people per square mile (217.6/km²). There were 430 housing units at an average density of 275.2/sq mi (106.4/km²). 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 out 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.

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. Gainesboro, founded in the early 1800s, was named after General Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849). It has been the seat of Jackson County since 1820. [The Federal Writers' Project, "The WPA Guide to Tennessee" (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 1986), 445.]

Noted natives

*Mounce Gore Butler - Deceased member of the United States House of Representatives.
*Alvan Cullem Gillem - Union army general.

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