Algood is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,963 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cookeville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
While Algood was not established until the late 19th century, in the early 19th century a small community developed just south of modern Algood at White Plains, an antebellum plantation and important stopover along the Walton Road (which connected Nashville and Knoxville). In the 1880s, the Nashville & Knoxville Railroad erected a depot at what is now Algood. The land on which the depot was built was purchased from a circuit rider and early settler named Joel Algood, and thus the train stop was named after him. For a period of time the area would be called Algood's Old Fields. In 1899, the Algood Methodist Church (now Algood United Methodist Church) was built on land donated by the children of this early settler. Algood was initially incorporated in 1901, but repealed its own charter two years later. The town reincorporated in 1911.
Geography
The town is situated at the base of Algood Mountain (el. ), one of a series of low, wide ridges in the area that present as "stair steps" from the Highland Rim to the Cumberland Plateau. Algood is centered along the former State Route 42 (Main Street), a state highway designation which no longer exists, just east of the road's two junctions with State Route 111.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 3,418 || 86.2%
|-
| Black or African American || 117 || 3.0%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 32 || 0.8%
|-
| Asian || 69 || 1.7%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 80 || 2.0%
|-
| Two or more races || 245 || 6.2%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 196 || 4.9%
|}
As of the 2020 census, Algood had a population of 3,963, with 1,748 households and 1,138 families residing in the city. The median age was 37.9 years; 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.7 males age 18 and over.
96.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.6% lived in rural areas.
Of the 1,748 households in Algood, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.4% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.