Collierville, Tennessee

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Collierville is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee and a suburb of the Memphis metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 31,872. More recent estimates hint that the city's population is very far above 40,000 people due to extensive housing starts and a residential boom in the area over the past few years.

Collierville is a mainly upscale town of large houses and considerable retail expansion. But, unlike its neighbors, much still remains of the "old" town in Collierville, when it was less of a suburb than it was a self-contained community. Those smaller houses, and some industry, still dot the landscape in Collierville.

Among the many amenities in this swiftly growing community is the Historic Square, in Collierville's downtown area. This quaint shopping destination boasts trendy shops, fun eateries, and a tree-lined park, all overlooking the old train depot from which the City grew.

Collierville is also home to the new Avenue at Carriage Crossing, an 800,000+ sq. ft. shopping center which opened in November 2005. Baptist Hospital, Collierville, also serves the medical needs of Collierville's residents, often relieving the need to drive to Memphis for care.

Collierville is also the location for the FedEx World Technology Headquarters, located on the western edge of Collierville on the intersection of Bailey Station and Winchester.

Collierville will soon become part of the I-69 Highway plan integrating Bill Morris Parkway as part of this USDOT project linking Canada and Mexico within United States.

[edit] Geography

Collierville is located at 35°3′16″N, 89°40′56″W (35.054366, -89.682306)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 63.8 km² (24.6 mi²). 63.6 km² (24.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.41%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 31,872 people, 10,368 households, and 8,937 families residing in the town. The population density was 501.3/km² (1,298.3/mi²). There were 10,770 housing units at an average density of 169.4/km² (438.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.87% White, 7.33% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.

There were 10,368 households out of which 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.8% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $80,575, and the median income for a family was $84,830. Males had a median income of $63,986 versus $32,619 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,252. About 1.9% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.