Dowelltown, Tennessee
| Dowelltown, Tennessee | |
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 Location of Dowelltown, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 36°0′47″N 85°56′35″W / 36.01306°N 85.94306°WCoordinates: 36°0′47″N 85°56′35″W / 36.01306°N 85.94306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | DeKalb |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 355 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 37059 |
| Area code(s) | 615 |
| FIPS code | 47-21420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1313913 |
Dowelltown is a town in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 355 at the 2010 census.
Dowelltown is located at 36°0′47″N 85°56′35″W / 36.01306°N 85.94306°W (36.013127, -85.943054).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 302 people, 134 households, and 90 families residing in the town. The population density was 386.7 people per square mile (149.5/km²). There were 147 housing units at an average density of 188.2 per square mile (72.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.05% White, 3.31% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 1.99% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population.
There were 134 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.86.
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