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Puryear, Tennessee

Puryear, Tennessee
City
Location of Puryear, Tennessee
Location of Puryear, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°26′41″N 88°20′2″W / 36.44472°N 88.33389°W / 36.44472; -88.33389Coordinates: 36°26′41″N 88°20′2″W / 36.44472°N 88.33389°W / 36.44472; -88.33389
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Henry
Area
 • Total 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
 • Land 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 607 ft (185 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 667
 • Density 730.0/sq mi (281.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38251
Area code(s) 731
FIPS code 47-61160
GNIS feature ID 1298712

Puryear is a city in Henry County, Tennessee. The population was 667 at the 2000 census.

Puryear is located at 36°26′41″N 88°20′2″W / 36.44472°N 88.33389°W / 36.44472; -88.33389 (36.444853, -88.333770).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 667 people, 284 households, and 191 families residing in the city. The population density was 730.0 people per square mile (283.0/km²). There were 328 housing units at an average density of 359.0 per square mile (139.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.65% White, 2.70% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 284 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.73.


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