Whiteville, Tennessee

Whiteville, Tennessee
Town
The former Allen-White School in Whiteville, August 2010
The former Allen-White School in Whiteville, August 2010
Motto: 
"Gateway to Hardeman County"[1]
Location of Whiteville in Hardeman County, Tennessee
Location of Whiteville in Hardeman County, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°19′28″N 89°8′45″W / 35.32444°N 89.14583°W / 35.32444; -89.14583
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyHardeman
Settledc. 1800[2]
Incorporated1901[3]
Named forDr. John White, early settler[2]
Government
 • MayorGene Bowden
Area
[4]
 • Total2.64 sq mi (6.83 km2)
 • Land2.64 sq mi (6.83 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
492 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total2,606
 • Density988.62/sq mi (381.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
38075
Area code(s)731, 901
FIPS code47-80540[6]
GNIS feature ID1274472[7]
Websitewww.townofwhiteville.com

Whiteville is a town in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,606 at the 2020 census and 4,638 at the 2010 census,[8] Whiteville is the location of two privately owned prisons, Whiteville Correctional Facility and Hardeman County Correctional Center. Whiteville is also home to Allen-White School, a former Rosenwald school that was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Whiteville was founded in the early 1800s as a trading post, and was formally incorporated in 1901.The town and its economy grew primarily through cotton production.[9]

  1. ^ Town of Whiteville official website. Retrieved: 1 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b Hardeman County, Tennessee: Family History, Vol. 2 (Turner Publishing Company, 2001), pp. 44-45.
  3. ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618–625.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Whiteville town, Tennessee". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "Whiteville, TN". townofwhiteville.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.