Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,439 at the 2020 census and 3,985 in 2010. It is the county seat of Carroll County.

History

European-American settlers named Huntingdon for Memucan Hunt, who first owned the town site in western Tennessee. Huntingdon was home to many prominent farming families.

Geography

Huntingdon is located slightly east of the center of Carroll County at (36.007154, -88.420683).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.42%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable"

|+Huntingdon racial composition

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|-

|White (non-Hispanic)

|3,394

|76.46%

|-

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|673

|15.16%

|-

|Native American

|12

|0.27%

|-

|Asian

|27

|0.61%

|-

|Other/Mixed

|241

|5.43%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|92

|2.07%

|}

As of the 2020 census, Huntingdon had a population of 4,439. The median age was 41.4 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.3 males age 18 and over.

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

There were 1,833 households in Huntingdon, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.3% were married-couple households, 16.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

  • The McKenzie Banner
  • Tennessee Magnet Publications

Online News Publications:

  • Carroll County Observer

Recreation, sports, and entertainment

The town is the site of the Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center, which serves as a premiere venue for the performing, literary, visual and media arts. It is named for Carroll County native Dixie Carter.

The New Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake is located on Hwy 70 West out of Huntingdon.

Notable people

  • Jessica Andrews, country music singer
  • Gordon Browning, governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939
  • Dixie Carter, film, television, and stage actress, best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women (Born in Neighboring McLemoresville)
  • Carl Mann, rockabilly singer
  • George W. Murphy, governor of Arkansas
  • Tim Priest, former Tennessee football player and Vol Network color commentator
  • Timothy Tucker, former president of the American Pharmacists Association

References

  • Town of Huntingdon official website
  • Huntingdon page at City-Data.com