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Dresden, Tennessee
Businesses along Wilson Street
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Motto(s): 
"A Great Place to Live"
Location of Dresden in Weakley County, Tennessee.
Location of Dresden in Weakley County, Tennessee.
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Weakley
Area
 • Total 5.96 sq mi (15.43 km2)
 • Land 5.94 sq mi (15.39 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 3,019
 • Density 508.16/sq mi (196.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38225
Area code(s) 731
FIPS code 47-21540
GNIS feature ID 1282790

Dresden is a town in and the county seat of Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,005 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Dresden is located at 36°17′2″N 88°41′54″W / 36.28389°N 88.69833°W / 36.28389; -88.69833 (36.283805, -88.698296).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km2), of which 5.3 square miles (14 km2) is land and 0.19% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850 633
1860 754 19.1%
1870 355 −52.9%
1880 314 −11.5%
1890 420 33.8%
1910 708
1920 1,007 42.2%
1930 1,047 4.0%
1940 1,115 6.5%
1950 1,509 35.3%
1960 1,510 0.1%
1970 1,939 28.4%
1980 2,256 16.3%
1990 2,488 10.3%
2000 2,855 14.8%
2010 3,005 5.3%
2020 3,019 0.5%
Sources:

2020 census

Dresden racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 2,675 88.61%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 138 4.57%
Native American 4 0.13%
Asian 9 0.3%
Pacific Islander 1 0.03%
Other/Mixed 115 3.81%
Hispanic or Latino 77 2.55%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,019 people, 1,170 households, and 800 families residing in the town.

Education

Dresden's educational system consists of a combined elementary and middle school, a high school, an alternative school, and a vocational school. The high school was consolidated in 1998 to include students from the neighboring town of Palmersville.

Recreation

Recreational activities in Dresden include a public park with a walking track, a public library, and a smaller park that is more akin to a public garden. There are a variety of civic clubs, as well as local troops of the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts. Additionally, a number of summer festivals in neighboring towns are popular with the residents of Dresden (just as the Iris Festival in Dresden is popular with the residents of those towns).

Points of interest

The Dresden Post Office contains a mural, Retrospection, painted in 1938 by Minetta Good. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department.

Notable people

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dresden has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Climate data for Dresden, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 75
(24)
81
(27)
88
(31)
90
(32)
96
(36)
104
(40)
103
(39)
104
(40)
101
(38)
94
(34)
87
(31)
78
(26)
104
(40)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 45.7
(7.6)
50.4
(10.2)
59.5
(15.3)
69.9
(21.1)
77.7
(25.4)
85.3
(29.6)
88.2
(31.2)
88.1
(31.2)
82.3
(27.9)
71.5
(21.9)
58.8
(14.9)
48.8
(9.3)
68.8
(20.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 36.4
(2.4)
40.3
(4.6)
48.9
(9.4)
58.6
(14.8)
67.5
(19.7)
75.4
(24.1)
78.8
(26.0)
77.8
(25.4)
71.3
(21.8)
59.8
(15.4)
48.4
(9.1)
39.7
(4.3)
58.6
(14.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 27.1
(−2.7)
30.3
(−0.9)
38.2
(3.4)
47.3
(8.5)
57.2
(14.0)
65.4
(18.6)
69.3
(20.7)
67.5
(19.7)
60.3
(15.7)
48.0
(8.9)
38.0
(3.3)
30.5
(−0.8)
48.3
(9.1)
Record low °F (°C) −17
(−27)
−5
(−21)
0
(−18)
22
(−6)
33
(1)
43
(6)
48
(9)
47
(8)
35
(2)
23
(−5)
10
(−12)
−11
(−24)
−17
(−27)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.88
(99)
4.80
(122)
4.84
(123)
5.08
(129)
5.91
(150)
4.61
(117)
4.45
(113)
3.19
(81)
3.89
(99)
3.64
(92)
4.31
(109)
4.96
(126)
53.56
(1,360)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
0.1
(0.25)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.4
(1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.6 8.6 9.7 10.6 11.3 10.3 9.3 6.9 7.6 8.0 9.2 9.4 110.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Source: NOAA

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