Brownsville, Tennessee
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Brownsville is a city in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Haywood CountyGR6.
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[edit] Geography
Brownsville is located at (35.590558, -89.260902)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.6 km² (9.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,748 people, 4,105 households, and 2,865 families residing in the city. The population density was 455.0/km² (1,178.1/mi²). There were 4,372 housing units at an average density of 185.1/km² (479.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 36.52% White, 60.72% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.83% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.61% of the population.
There were 4,105 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 27.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,276, and the median income for a family was $33,782. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $22,030 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,217. About 18.0% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 27.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Trivia
- Singer Tina Turner was born in the Haywood Memorial Hospital in Brownsville, Tennessee on Nov. 26, 1939. She spent her childhood in nearby Nutbush, Tennessee until age 16.[1]
- Blues singer Sleepy John Estes (January 25, 1904 - June 5, 1977) was born in Ripley, TN and later moved to Brownsville in 1915.
- Brownsville is home to NBA veteran Tony Delk who graduated from Haywood High School.
- Brownsville is named after Jacob Jennings Brown, an officer who served during The War of 1812.[2]
- In the song Delta Dawn (by Tanya Tucker and others), the lyric "All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy" is a reference to Brownsville, Tennessee.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tinamania.com TinaMania.com
- ^ Community Information
[edit] External links
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