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Ethridge, Tennessee

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54: 955: 42: 521: 845: 299:. When the railroad constructed a station at this site in the late 1890s, it was named Wayne Station. After constant confusion resulted in passengers bound for Wayne Station winding up at Ethridge, a prominent real estate broker in the area convinced the railroad to close the Ethridge stop and rename the Wayne Station stop "Ethridge." 568: 306:
station. At that time, Ethridge contained at least four lumber mills and one lumber finishing mill. Lumber from these mills and mills further out in the countryside was hauled to Ethridge and loaded onto trains. During this period, Ethridge had five grocery stores, a meat market, two barber shops,
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.
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of 2000, there were 536 people, 210 households, and 153 families residing in the town. The population density was 457.8 inhabitants per square mile (176.8/km). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 209.2 per square mile (80.8/km). The racial makeup of the town was 99.63%
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Ethridge began as a railroad stop known as Hudson Springs, which stood a few miles south of the present site of the town, in the 1880s. A political booster and store owner at the stop successfully petitioned the railroad to name the stop in honor of
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 28,542, and the median income for a family was $ 42,708. Males had a median income of $ 29,000 versus $ 18,125 for females. The
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and the gradual supplanting of rail traffic by vehicle traffic in later years. Ethridge was incorporated in 1973, and is known for its concentration of
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There were 210 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were
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lies several miles to the north. The source of Little Shoal Creek, one of the headwater streams of
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for the town was $ 15,360. About 4.2% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the
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a post office, a hotel, and a tire pump factory. The town declined, however, following the
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By 1914, Ethridge's population had grown to 400, and the town was thriving as a lumber
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Shoal Creek
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo River
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and a county road, Red Hill Road (signed as Main Street in Ethridge).
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Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Ethridge
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Location of Ethridge in Lawrence County, Tennessee.
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Town
Buildings along Depot Street
Location of Ethridge in Lawrence County, Tennessee.
35°19′16″N 87°18′8″W / 35.32111°N 87.30222°W / 35.32111; -87.30222
Country
State
Tennessee
County
Lawrence
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
931
FIPS code
GNIS
Lawrence County
Tennessee
Emerson Etheridge
cattle drovers' roads
transloading
Wall Street Crash of 1929
Swartzentruber Amish
35°19′16″N 87°18′8″W / 35.32111°N 87.30222°W / 35.32111; -87.30222
U.S. Route 43
Lawrenceburg
Mount Pleasant

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