Halls, Tennessee

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A-7 Corsair II in front of the Veterans' Museum in Halls

Halls is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,311 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Veterans' Museum on the grounds of the Dyersberg Army Air Base, which documents the history of the WWII Army Air Corp. It was the main base for the B-17 Bombers in the mid 40's.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Noted people
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Halls is located at 35°52′50″N, 89°23′60″W (35.880612, -89.399974)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.5 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.5 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.27% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,311 people, 946 households, and 642 families residing in the town. The population density was 243.8/km² (630.8/mi²). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 110.9/km² (286.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 70.45% White, 28.13% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 946 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,142, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $26,528 versus $19,300 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,011. About 21.8% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 29.0% of those age 65 or over.