Crump is a city in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,428 at the 2010 census, and 1,594 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Crump is located in western Hardin County at (35.232480, -88.336037). It is bordered to the west by the town Adamsville in McNairy County. U.S. Route 64 crosses Crump, leading east to Savannah and west the same distance to the center of Adamsville. Tennessee State Route 22 runs south from Crump to Shiloh National Military Park and to Michie, and State Route 69 leads north to Milledgeville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.02%, are water. The community sits on high ground on the west side of the Tennessee River.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Crump had a population of 1,594, living in 681 households, including 435 families. The median age was 45.3 years, with 21.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 21.8% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.5 males age 18 and over.

There were 681 households in Crump, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.7% were married-couple households, 21.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 1,509 || 94.7%

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| Black or African American || 12 || 0.8%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1 || 0.1%

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| Asian || 9 || 0.6%

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

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| Some other race || 12 || 0.8%

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| Two or more races || 51 || 3.2%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 26 || 1.6%

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2000 census

As of the census

In the early 20th century a Grade School was built where the Park is today named Crump School. It was likely torn down in the 1980s.

Notable person(s)

  • Dewey Phillips, disc jockey

References