| Official Name: | Huntingdon, Tennessee |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "Honoring Our Heritage |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Tennessee |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Huntingdon, Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carroll |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.79 |
| Area Land Km2: | 30.66 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4439 |
| Population Density Km2: | 144.77 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 410 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0072°N -88.4206°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38344 |
| Area Code: | 731 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-36580[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1288761[3] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.89 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.84 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 374.95 |
Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,439 at the 2020 census and 3,985 in 2010.[4] It is the county seat of Carroll County.[5]
European-American settlers named Huntingdon for Memucan Hunt, who first owned the town site in western Tennessee.[6] Huntingdon was home to many prominent farming families.[7]
Huntingdon is located slightly east of the center of Carroll County at 36.0072°N -88.4206°W (36.007154, -88.420683).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.9km2, of which 30.8km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 0.42%, is water.[4]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,394 | 76.46% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 673 | 15.16% | |
| Native American | 12 | 0.27% | |
| Asian | 27 | 0.61% | |
| Other/Mixed | 241 | 5.43% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 2.07% |
As of the census of July 2010, there were 3,985 people living in the town.
As of the census of 2000, the population density was 387.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,950 housing units at an average density of 173.9/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 80.52% White, 17.87% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 1,752 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $41,438. Males had a median income of $31,506 versus $20,081 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,296. About 9.3% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
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The town is the site of the Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center,[12] which serves as a premiere venue for the performing, literary, visual and media arts. It is named for Carroll County native Dixie Carter.
The New Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake is located on Hwy 70 West out of Huntingdon.[13]