Cornersville is a town in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2020 census. The town is home to Cornersville high school.
History
Before becoming incorporated the town's name was Marathon. When it was first incorporated as a municipality on January 7, 1830, Cornersville was named for its location near the corner where Giles, Maury, Bedford and Lincoln counties came together. It was part of Giles County at the time of incorporation, but county boundaries have changed, and since 1870 it has been in Marshall County.
Geography
Cornersville is located at (35.358152, -86.841681). The town is concentrated around the intersection of U.S. Route 31 and State Route 129 southwest of Lewisburg and northeast of Pulaski. Interstate 65 passes just to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Cornersville racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,107
| 90.15%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 31
| 2.52%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 3
| 0.24%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 59
| 4.8%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 28
| 2.28%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,228 people, 496 households, and 354 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census