Piperton, Tennessee
| Piperton, Tennessee | |
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| City | |
| Motto: "A better community built on small town values" | |
 Location in Fayette County and the state of Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 35°2′42″N 89°37′24″W / 35.04500°N 89.62333°WCoordinates: 35°2′42″N 89°37′24″W / 35.04500°N 89.62333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Fayette |
| Incorporated | 1974 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.3 sq mi (70.7 km2) |
| • Land | 27.2 sq mi (70.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 361 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,445 |
| • Density | 53/sq mi (20.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38017 |
| Area code(s) | 901 |
| FIPS code | 47-58840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1297695 |
| Website | www |
Piperton is a city in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,445 at the 2010 census, up from 589 at the 2000 census. In 2007 USA Today cited the National Motorist Association when it listed Piperton as one of the worst cities for speeding tickets across the USA.
Piperton is located in the southwest corner of Fayette County at 35°2′42″N 89°37′24″W / 35.04500°N 89.62333°W (35.045003, -89.623451). It is bordered to the west by Collierville in Shelby County, to the east by Rossville, and to the south by Marshall County, Mississippi.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.3 square miles (70.7 km2), of which 27.2 square miles (70.4 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.45%, is water. The city's area nearly tripled between 2000 and 2010, from an area in 2000 of 9.8 square miles (25 km2).
As of the census of 2000, there were 589 people, 259 households, and 206 families residing in the city. The population density was 60.4 people per square mile (23.3/km²). There were 269 housing units at an average density of 27.6 per square mile (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.25% White, 12.56% African American, 0.51% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
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