| Official Name: | Yorkville, Tennessee |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gibson |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1830[1] |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1848[2] |
| Named For: | Yorkville, South Carolina |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.30 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 236 |
| Population Density Km2: | 70.13 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 181.68 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 116 |
| Elevation Ft: | 381 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0986°N -89.1189°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38389 |
| Area Code: | 731 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-82360[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1304709[5] |
Yorkville is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee. The population was 286 at the 2010 census.
Yorkville is located at (36.098738, -89.119021).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 293 people, 116 households, and 88 families residing in the city. The population density was 206.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 125 housing units at an average density of 88.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 99.66% White and 0.34% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.
There were 116 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,111, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,805. About 3.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.1% of those 65 or over.
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John C. Kuykendall, from York District, South Carolina, first settled on the site in 1830, building a home and a store. Other settlers arrived shortly thereafter. By 1850 Yorkville was incorporated, with W.H. Miller as its first mayor.[7]
The Yorkville Hotel opened in 1840, and a flour mill and cotton gin were operating in Yorkville by 1870.
The town has three churches: Yorkville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bethel Baptist Church and the Yorkville Church of Christ.