Humboldt, Tennessee
Location of Humboldt, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°49′21″N 88°54′40″W / 35.8225, -88.91111
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Gibson, Madison
Area
- Total	9.7 sq mi (25.0 km²)
- Land	9.7 sq mi (25.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	364 ft (111 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	9,467
- Density	980.0/sq mi (378.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38343
Area code(s)	731
FIPS code	47-36460[1]
GNIS feature ID	1288697[2]

Humboldt is a city in Gibson and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 9,467 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Humboldt, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jackson, Tennessee-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

Humboldt is located at 35°49′21″N, 88°54′40″W (35.822564, -88.911138)^[3]. Most of the city lies in Gibson County, with only a small portion extending into Madison County. In the 2000 census, 9,442 of the city's 9,467 residents (99.7%) lived in Gibson County and 25 (0.7%) in Madison County.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.0 km²), of which, 9.7 square miles (25.0 km²) of it is land and 0.10% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 9,467 people, 3,864 households, and 2,538 families residing in the city. The population density was 980.0 people per square mile (378.4/km²). There were 4,243 housing units at an average density of 439.2/sq mi (169.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.06% White, 43.00% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 1.00% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 3,864 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,351, and the median income for a family was $32,845. Males had a median income of $30,848 versus $20,890 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,433. About 16.1% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Radio Stations

• WTPR-AM 710 "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

Local Radio shows called "Shop and Swap" was hosted by local Bill Carter. Bill Carter was involved in an accident on January 10, 2008, where he was struck by a vehicle while walking to his work. He passed away later on during the night at The Med in Memphis.

Cable is supplied through a locally owned business called Infostructure Inc.

The Hometown newspaper is called the Courier-Chronicle.

Festivals & Fun Stuff

The city is known for its Strawberry Festival held each spring.

Humboldt was the home of noted author and jurist, Samuel Cole Williams.

Notables

Humboldt is the home town of Billy Browder, aka T.G. Sheperd, a successful country music singer who reached stardom in the 1970's. He played in a local band "The Epics" while living in Humboldt. One of his hangouts when he returns to Humboldt is Leonard's, a local eatery.

Doug Atkins, a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Professional Football Hall of Fame was a standout player for the University of Tennessee Volunteers and later the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints.

Dale "Truckin' Bozo" Sommers was born in Humboldt in 1943, and is did a nigntly show on WLW in Cincinnati for 20 years and then moved over to XM Satellite radio where he does a daily talk show and mentions Hunboldt quite often. He is not comfortable talking about it but he was the first to play " Take this Job & show It" and "A Boy Named Sue." "Of all the accomplishments in my life, I am best remembered for two ridiculous songs.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
4. ^ Subcounty population estimates: Tennessee 2000-2006 (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2007-06-28). Retrieved on 2007-10-09.

External links

• Humboldt, Tennessee is at coordinates 35°49′21″N 88°54′40″W / 35.822564, -88.911138 (Humboldt, Tennessee)Coordinates: 35°49′21″N 88°54′40″W / 35.822564, -88.911138 (Humboldt, Tennessee)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Tennessee County seat: Trenton Cities Dyer | Humboldt | Medina | Milan | Trenton | Yorkville Towns Bradford | Gibson | Kenton | Rutherford

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Tennessee County seat: Jackson Cities Humboldt | Jackson | Medon | Three Way Unincorporated communities Oakfield | Pinson