Minor Hill, Tennessee
| Minor Hill, Tennessee | |
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| City | |
SR 11 in Minor Hill
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| Motto: "A Friendly Place To Visit - A Great Place To Live" | |
 Location of Minor Hill, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 35°2′18″N 87°10′16″W / 35.03833°N 87.17111°WCoordinates: 35°2′18″N 87°10′16″W / 35.03833°N 87.17111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Giles |
| Incorporated | 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tracy Wilburn |
| • Vice Mayor | Larry Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 537 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38473 |
| Area code(s) | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-49360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1294062 |
| Website | www |
Minor Hill is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census.
Minor Hill is named for Joseph Minor, an early settler in the area. A later owner of the Minor tract donated part of it for the establishment of a school, church, and cemetery in the mid-19th century. A post office was established in 1870, and the city incorporated that same year.
On November 19, 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate scout Sam Davis was captured at Minor Hill. He was taken to Pulaski, where he was executed eight days later. A monument to Davis now stands in Minor Hill at the site where he was captured.
Noted gospel song book publisher James David Vaughan published his first song book in Minor Hill in 1900. Vaughan and three of his brothers performed as a gospel quartet throughout the region.
Minor Hill is located at 35°2′18″N 87°10′16″W / 35.03833°N 87.17111°W (35.038466, -87.171135). The city is situated atop a hill that rises nearly 200 feet (61 m) above the West Fork Shoal Creek Valley, which passes just to the east, in southwestern Giles County. State Route 11 passes through the city, connecting it to Pulaski to the northeast and Lauderdale County, Alabama, to the southwest (the road becomes Alabama State Route 207 at the state line).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 437 people, 181 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density was 275.2 people per square mile (106.1/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 126.0 per square mile (48.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.63% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
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