Woodbury, Tennessee

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Cannon County Courthouse, Woodbury, Tennessee

Woodbury is a town in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cannon County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Woodbury is located at 35°49′25″N, 86°4′13″W (35.823644, -86.070268)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,428 people, 1,052 households, and 608 families residing in the town. The population density was 541.9/km² (1,406.0/mi²). There were 1,159 housing units at an average density of 258.7/km² (671.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.36% White, 3.83% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.

There were 1,052 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,846, and the median income for a family was $33,889. Males had a median income of $28,636 versus $19,231 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,557. About 17.9% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.2% of those under age 18 and 24.5% of those age 65 or over.