Adams, Tennessee

Adams, Tennessee
City
Location of Adams, Tennessee Location of Adams, Tennessee
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Robertson
Incorporated	1963
Area
• Total	2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2)
• Land	2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	548 ft (167 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	633
• Density	260/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	37010
Area code(s)	615
FIPS code	47-00200
GNIS feature ID	1304763

Adams is a city in Robertson County, Tennessee. The population was 633 at the 2010 census.

History

Originally incorporated as Red River in 1869, the town was renamed Adams in 1898 in honor of James Reuben Adams, who first owned much of the land on which the town was built. The town's charter was repealed in 1899. Adams was reincorporated in 1908 and incorporated as a city in 1963.

Adams is the site of an infamous haunting, the Bell Witch. The first manifestations of the Bell Witch haunting supposedly occurred in 1817 through 1820 on a farm owned by John Bell. A memorial to the Bell family can be found at Bellwood Cemetery.

Geography

Adams is located at (36.581689, -87.065116).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	237		—
1890	234		−1.3%
1910	542		—
1920	672		24.0%
1930	512		−23.8%
1970	458		—
1980	600		31.0%
1990	587		−2.2%
2000	566		−3.6%
2010	633		11.8%
Est. 2014	650		2.7%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 566 people, 203 households, and 158 families residing in the city. The population density was 231.2 people per square mile (89.2/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 94.0 per square mile (36.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.11% White, 8.48% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.88% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.

There were 203 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $40,179. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $21,190 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,067. About 6.3% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.