Collinwood is a city in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Collinwood had a population of 898.

History

Collinwood was established in 1913 as a stop on the Tennessee Western Railroad, a rail line constructed to serve the area iron industry. The city was named for W.W. Collins, president of the Collinwood Land Company, which platted the city. While the railroad, which intersected the L&N system at Iron City, was originally to extend northward to Hohenwald, plans for extension beyond Collinwood never materialized, and the city became the railroad's western terminus.

The Collinwood Land Company advertised lots for the new city in June 1913, and by the following year, about 300 people were living in the city. Most of the residents worked for the railroad or in the local lumber industry. During World War I, Collinwood's economy boomed, and its population swelled to over 2,000. A wood alcohol (methanol) distillation plant and blast furnace were constructed in the years following the war, but as demand for these products fell, the economy collapsed and the city began to decline. The tracks connecting Collinwood with the L&N system were abandoned in the late 1930s. The city is situated on a relatively broad plain surrounded by low hills and hollows. Streams in the eastern part of the city are part of the Shoal Creek watershed, while streams in the western part are tributaries of Indian Creek (both Shoal Creek and Indian Creek empty into the Tennessee River).

Collinwood is concentrated along a stretch of State Route 13, roughly halfway between Waynesboro to the north and the Tennessee-Alabama state line to the south. State Route 203 intersects SR 13 at the southern tip of Collinwood, connecting the city with Savannah to the west. The Natchez Trace Parkway traverses Collinwood from northeast to southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Collinwood had a population of 898, 393 households, and 298 families residing in the city. The median age was 43.3 years, with 21.0% of residents under the age of 18 and 20.9% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.1 males.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 393 households in Collinwood, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.3% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 838 || 93.3%

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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0 || 0.0%

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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 24 || 2.7%

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| Two or more races || 36 || 4.0%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 27 || 3.0%

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2000 census

As of the census

  • Dixie Handle Company

Highways and parkways

  • Natchez Trace Parkway
  • 25x20px|link=|alt= Tennessee State Route 13
  • 25x20px|link=|alt= Tennessee State Route 203

Radio station

  • FM 94.9 WMSR-FM

References

  • Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Collinwood – information on local government, elections, and link to charter