| Official Name: | Elkton, Tennessee |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Giles |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jim Caldwell |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Bill Cary |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1808 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.16 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.16 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 545 |
| Population Density Km2: | 105.65 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 273.59 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 200 |
| Elevation Ft: | 656 |
| Coordinates: | 35.0628°N -86.8981°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38455 |
| Area Code: | 931 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-23660[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1283659[3] |
Elkton is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 578 at the 2010 census.[4]
Elkton is located in southeastern Giles County at 35.0629°N -86.8981°W.[5] Most of the city is on the north bank of the Elk River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Tennessee River.
U.S. Route 31 passes through the west side of the city, leading northwest to Pulaski, the Giles County seat, and south 5miles to Ardmore at the Alabama border. Interstate 65 passes just east of Elkton, with access from Exit 1 (US 31) south of town and from Exit 6 (State Route 273) at the north end of the city limits. I-65 leads north to Nashville and south to Birmingham, Alabama.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkton has a total area of 5.6km2, all land.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 510 people, 203 households, and 142 families residing in the city. The population density was 340.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 226 housing units at an average density of 150.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 64.51% White, 35.10% African American and 0.39% Native American.
There were 203 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,281, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $21,953 versus $21,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,993. About 12.5% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.