| Samburg, Tennessee | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Obion |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | John Glessner |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.58 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.47 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 210 |
| Population Density Km2: | 171.29 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 443.97 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 87 |
| Elevation Ft: | 285 |
| Coordinates: | 36.38°N -89.3522°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38254 |
| Area Code: | 731 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-66360[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1300630 |
Samburg is a town in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 210 at the 2020 census.[3] Samburg is located on the eastern shores of Reelfoot Lake.
On the night of December 10 and morning of December 11, 2021 a devastating tornado destroyed much of the town.[4]
Samburg is located at 36.38°N -89.3522°W (36.379990, -89.352253).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, of which 0.6sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (26.51%) is water.
Samburg is part of the Union City, TN - KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 260 people, 104 households, and 69 families residing in the town. The population density was 428.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 161 housing units at an average density of 265.2/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 99.62% White, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.
There were 104 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,125, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $16,458 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,162. About 8.3% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.2% of those 65 or over.
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