| Official Name: | Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Houston |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Stony Odom (I) [1] |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | approx. 1780 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | March 5, 1960 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.73 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.75 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1332 |
| Population Density Km2: | 137.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 355.20 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 36.3208°N -87.7631°W |
| Elevation M: | 226 |
| Elevation Ft: | 742 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 37178 |
| Area Code: | 931 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-73460[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1304045 |
Tennessee Ridge is a town in Houston county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,332 at the 2020 census and 1,368 at the 2010 census.
Tennessee Ridge is located at 36.3208°N -87.7631°W (36.320797, -87.763012),[4] at an elevation of 742 feet above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7mi2, of which 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) is land and 0.27% is water.
The ZIP code used in the Tennessee Ridge area is 37178.
Tennessee Ridge uses the area code 931.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,218 | 91.44% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 18 | 1.35% | |
| Native American | 5 | 0.38% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.08% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.08% | |
| Other/Mixed | 52 | 3.9% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 2.78% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,334 people, 533 households, and 412 families residing in the town. The population density was 360.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 573 housing units at an average density of 154.7/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 98.80% White, 0.22% African American, 0.15% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 533 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,029, and the median income for a family was $35,880. Males had a median income of $28,833 versus $24,659 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,460. About 8.2% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.