Gilt Edge, Tennessee

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Coordinates: 35°32′1″N 89°49′50″W / 35.53361, -89.83056
Gilt Edge, Tennessee
Location of Gilt Edge, Tennessee
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Tipton
Area
- Total	3.0 sq mi (7.6 km²)
- Land	2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	272 ft (83 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	489
- Density	167.8/sq mi (64.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38015
Area code(s)	901
FIPS code	47-29160^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1285436^[2]

Gilt Edge is a city in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Gilt Edge is located at 35°32′1″N, 89°49′50″W (35.533724, -89.830447)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.6 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.36%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 489 people, 190 households, and 145 families residing in the city. The population density was 167.8 people per square mile (64.9/km²). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 67.9/sq mi (26.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.77% White, 0.41% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Pacific Islander, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 190 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,491. About 5.8% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.