Gates is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gates had a population of 664.
History
Gates was established around 1850 and named for Revolutionary War general Horatio Gates. The town was incorporated in 1886.
Geography
Gates is located at (35.839253, -89.407058). The town is concentrated around the intersection of State Routes 88 and 209, south of Halls and northeast of Ripley. Memphis lies approximately to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Gates is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk.
Demographics
2020 Census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Gates, Tennessee – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|414
|252
|style='background: #ffffe6; |305
|45.95%
|38.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45.93%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|480
|376
|style='background: #ffffe6; |318
|53.27%
|58.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.89%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.11%
|0.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)
|4
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.44%
|1.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.37%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.22%
|1.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.36%
|-
|Total
|901
|647
|style='background: #ffffe6; |664
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 664 people, 276 households, and 162 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census