Graysville, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Graysville, Tennessee
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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| map_caption              = Location of Graysville in Rhea County, Tennessee.
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Rhea County, Tennessee|Rhea]]

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| named_for                = William Gray, early settler<ref name=evans />

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<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 1471
| population_density_km2   = 482.25
| population_density_sq_mi = 1248.73

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| elevation_ft             = 748
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 37338
| area_code                = [[Area code 423|423]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Graysville''' is a town in [[Rhea County, Tennessee|Rhea County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2020 census and 1,502 at the 2010 census.

==History==
[[File:Graysville Academy, 1895.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Graysville Academy, established in 1892 in Graysville, was a [[Seventh-day Adventist]] institution that was later to become [[Southern Adventist University]].]]
Graysville is named for William Gray, an early settler who was appointed postmaster in 1875.  The town expanded in the 1880s, when the arrival of the railroad brought coal extraction industries to the area.  During this period, the Dayton Coal and Iron Company established a major operation at Graysville.  [[Coal]] mined nearby was converted into [[coke (fuel)|coke]], which in turn was used to fuel two blast furnaces to produce [[pig iron]]. This operation continued until the [[Great Depression]] brought about a general collapse in the industry in the 1930s.<ref name=evans>E. Raymond Evans, "Graysville," ''An Encyclopedia of East Tennessee'' (Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, 1981), pp. 223-224.</ref>

==Geography==
Graysville is located at {{coord|35|26|52|N|85|4|57|W|type:city}} (35.447848, -85.082437).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  It is situated along Roaring Creek between [[Walden Ridge]] (an escarpment of the [[Cumberland Plateau]]) and Blackoak Ridge, just north of the Rhea-[[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]] line.<ref name=evans />  [[U.S. Route 27 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 27]] passes through the eastern part of Graysville while [[Tennessee State Route 303|State Route 303]] passes straight through downtown.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 786
|1930= 793
|1940= 846
|1950= 820
|1960= 838
|1970= 951
|1980= 1380
|1990= 1301
|2000= 1411
|2010= 1502
|2020= 1471
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses }}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Graysville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4730760&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,286
| 87.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 14
| 0.95%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 9
| 0.61%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 5
| 0.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 77
| 5.23%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 80
| 5.44%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,471 people, 669 households, and 428 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,411 people, 551 households, and 400 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,745.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 610 housing units at an average density of {{convert|754.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 551 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,370, and the median income for a family was $32,163. Males had a median income of $28,810 versus $20,885 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,244. About 13.5% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Rhea County Schools]] is the local school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47143_rhea/DC20SD_C47143.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rhea County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 7, 2022}}</ref> Graysville Elementary School is in the community, though it has a [[Dayton, Tennessee|Dayton]] address.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ges.rheacounty.org/|title=Home|publisher=Graysville Elementary School|accessdate=June 7, 2022|quote=606 Long Street Dayton, TN 37321}} - Compare to [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st47_tn/place/p4730760_graysville/DC20BLK_P4730760.pdf Map of Graysville] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st47_tn/place/p4719700_dayton/DC20BLK_P4719700.pdf Map of Dayton]</ref> The district's sole high school is [[Rhea County High School]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Graysville, Tennessee}}
*[http://graysvilletn.org/ Official site]

{{Rhea County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Rhea County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]