| Official Name: | Gleason, Tennessee |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weakley |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.81 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1369 |
| Population Density Km2: | 235.64 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 610.34 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 124 |
| Elevation Ft: | 407 |
| Coordinates: | 36.2156°N -88.6122°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38229 |
| Area Code: | 731 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-29300[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1303460 |
Gleason is a town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,445 at the 2010 census. The city holds an annual Tater Town Parade and festival in the fall. The girls High School basketball team, the Lady Bulldogs, won the State Championship in 1992, 1999 and 2007.
Gleason is located at 36.2156°N -88.6122°W (36.215641, -88.612114).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3sqmi, all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,295 | 94.59% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 13 | 0.95% | |
| Native American | 7 | 0.51% | |
| Other/Mixed | 35 | 2.56% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 1.39% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,463 people, 599 households, and 431 families residing in the town. The population density was 640.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 657 housing units at an average density of 287.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.43% White, 0.55% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.41% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.
There were 599 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,597, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $26,397 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,747. About 13.6% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.
The most notable building in the town is Gleason School, a Pre-K through 12 school with a population of 470 (2017) in the Weakley County School system. The school is split into three parts, the Elementary School (K-5), the Junior High School (6-8), and the High School (9-12).