Obion is a town in Obion County, Tennessee, United States, along the Obion River. As of the 2020 census, Obion had a population of 991. It is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Originally called Obion Station, the community was started in 1872 on land owned by William M. Wilson. The town was a stop on the Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Railroad.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Obion racial composition
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|872
|87.99%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|53
|5.35%
|-
|Asian
|2
|0.2%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|32
|3.23%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|32
|3.23%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 991 people, 514 households, and 316 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census