Graysville, Tennessee
| Graysville, Tennessee | |
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 Location of Graysville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 35°26′52″N 85°4′57″W / 35.44778°N 85.08250°WCoordinates: 35°26′52″N 85°4′57″W / 35.44778°N 85.08250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Rhea |
| Named for | William Gray, early settler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,502 |
| • Density | 1,877.5/sq mi (715.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 37338 |
| Area code(s) | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-30760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1286033 |
| Website | graysvilletn |
Graysville is a town in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census and 1,502 at the 2010 census.
Graysville is named for William Gray, an early settler who was appointed postmaster in 1875. The town expanded in the 1880s, when the arrival of the railroad brought coal extraction industries to the area. During this period, the Dayton Coal and Iron Company established a major operation at Graysville. Coal mined nearby was converted into coke, which in turn was used to fuel two blast furnaces to produce pig iron. This operation continued until the Great Depression brought about a general collapse in the industry in the 1930s.
Graysville is located at 35°26′52″N 85°4′57″W / 35.44778°N 85.08250°W (35.447848, -85.082437). It is situated along Roaring Creek between Walden Ridge (an escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau) and Blackoak Ridge, just north of the Rhea-Hamilton line.U.S. Route 27 passes through the eastern part of Graysville.
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 1,411 people, 551 households, and 400 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,745.1 people per square mile (672.6/km²). There were 610 housing units at an average density of 754.4 per square mile (290.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.24% White, 0.64% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
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