Kenton Town, Tennessee

Kenton Town, Gibson and Obion counties, Tennessee is a town located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, town has a population of 1306 inhabitants. The town's estimated population as of July 2008 was 1291, making it the 231st most populous in Tennessee. The town has a total area of 2.01 square miles (5.21 square kilometre), of which, 2 square miles (5.18 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 115th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1306 residents, 5369 households, and 3232 families in the town. The population density was 653.6 people per square mile (252.36/kmē), making its Tennessee's 158th most densely populated town. There were 616 housing units at an average density of 308 per square mile (118.92/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.3 persons, and the average family size was 2.85 persons. In the town the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 114.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 122.6 females. The median age of the town's population was 37.8 years, the median age of male residents at 36.3 and the median age of female residents at 40.4. The racial makeup of the town was 84.76% White, 14.4% Black or African American, 0.08% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, 0.46% from two or more races and 0.23% Other races.

Kenton town Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Kenton town Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Kenton Town Tennessee GDP
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The median income for a household in the town was $29803, making it the 197th highest town by median household income in Tennessee. The median income for a family in the town was $37788, making it the 196th highest town by median family income in Tennessee. The per capita income for the town was $16515, it is the 184th highest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income of town was $19620, The median income for males was $25000, compared to $15071 for females.

In 2000, 255 pupils and students, of which 132 are male and 123 are female, 19.53% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 5 nursery or pri school, 13 kindergarten, 169 elementary school, 46 high school and 22 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1306
April 2000 Estimate1306
July 2000 Estimate1307
July 2001 Estimate1303
July 2002 Estimate1301
July 2003 Estimate1294
July 2004 Estimate1293
July 2005 Estimate1290
July 2006 Estimate1289
July 2007 Estimate1292
July 2008 Estimate1291
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school325
Kindergarten6713
Elementary school9277169
High school232346
College or graduate school81422
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Kenton town, Tennessee$29803$37788$16515
Gibson County, Tennessee$31105$39318$16320
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587