Wartrace, Tennessee

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Coordinates: 35°31′37″N 86°19′51″W / 35.52694, -86.33083
Wartrace, Tennessee
Location of Wartrace, Tennessee
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Bedford
Area
- Total	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	548
- Density	800.0/sq mi (308.9/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	37183
Area code(s)	931
FIPS code	47-78120^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1304389^[2]

Wartrace is a town in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Wartrace is located at 35°31′37″N, 86°19′51″W (35.526872, -86.330739)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 548 people, 234 households, and 147 families residing in the town. The population density was 800.0 people per square mile (311.2/km²). There were 250 housing units at an average density of 365.0/sq mi (141.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.14% White, 8.94% African American, 0.73% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 234 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $38,472. Males had a median income of $28,409 versus $19,565 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,459. About 14.4% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over.