Ethridge, Tennessee
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Ethridge is a town in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 536 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Ethridge is located at (35.321229, -87.302304)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 536 people, 210 households, and 153 families residing in the town. The population density was 176.9/km² (457.8/mi²). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 80.9/km² (209.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.63% White and 0.37% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 210 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples 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.
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, there were 90.0 males.
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 per capita income for the town was $15,360. About 4.2% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Economy/Tourism
The main tourism of Ethridge is its fine Amish families. They have many goods for sale year around. The Amish also make furniture and toy items. At anytime you can spot the Amish by their black horse drawn buggies that line the streets on any given day but Sunday, they are a kind people that want to belong to their community and help in any way they can. So come visit Ethridge were you will be treated like family.
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Ethridge TN, is a small rural town that sits just north of Lawrenceburg TN, and about 10 miles south of Maury County. Ethridge is known for its small town heritage and its hard working people. Ethridge City Government is made up of a Police Department, Street Department, City Recorder, and Mayor and Board of Comms. Each and every one of these fine people work hard and are very professional when it comes to their jobs, most of them give up their family time and free time to make sure the city is run properly. Some people have said that Ethridge is a "speed trap", but that is just not true. I have reviewed their stats and they let more people go than they write tickets. After reviewing their tickets, I found that the people that were written were doing 10-15 mph over the posted speed limit. This, in my opinion, is no speed trap. Like any other town, you must watch for the posted speed limits.
