| Official Name: | Auburntown, Tennessee |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cannon |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1949 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.50 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.50 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.58 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 272 |
| Population Density Km2: | 181.73 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 470.59 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 715 |
| Coordinates: | 35.9497°N -86.0958°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 37016 |
| Area Code: | 615 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-02400[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1304896 |
Auburntown is a town in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 272 as of the 2020 census, up from 269 at the 2010 census.[3]
Once known as Poplar Stand, due to large population of poplar trees in the area, Auburntown was eventually renamed after Auburn, New York. It was incorporated in 1949.[4]
Auburntown is located at 35.9496°N -86.0959°W.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6sqmi, all of it land.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 252 | 92.65% | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.74% | |
| Other/Mixed | 13 | 4.78% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.84% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 252 people, 102 households, and 74 families residing in the town. The population density was 445.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 115 housing units at an average density of 203.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.41% White, 0.40% African American, 0.40% Asian, and 0.79% from two or more races.
There were 102 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $31,429 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,275. About 8.1% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.8% of those 65 or over.