Halls, Tennessee facts for kids
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Halls, Tennessee
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Location of Halls in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.69 sq mi (9.56 km2) |
| • Land | 3.68 sq mi (9.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 2,255 |
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(2019)
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2,067 |
| • Density | 561.38/sq mi (216.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
38040
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| Area code(s) | 731 |
| FIPS code | 47-31820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1286606 |
Halls is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The population was 2,255 at the 2010 census.
The town was founded in 1882 as a railroad station stop. It is named after Hansford R. Hall, one of the founders. Among the early business ventures were sawmills and cotton gins, founded in the 1880s to process local lumber and cotton.
Halls is home to the Veterans' Museum on the grounds of the Dyersburg Army Air Base, which documents the history of the World War II Army Air Corps. It was the main base for the B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in the mid-1940s.
History
The town was established in 1882 as a railroad stop along the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad line (later the Illinois Central Railroad) and originally named Hall's Station in honor of Hansford R. Hall, one of the founders. Other founders were J. S. Stephens and S. A. Jordan, early businessmen of Lauderdale County.
E. Stanfield, general merchant, was first to engage in business at Hall's in 1882. Other early businesses included Young & Sawyer, a steam-powered cotton gin; D. P. Shoffner, steam sawmill and wagon material; J. H. Farmer, saw-, grist- and planing-mill and cotton gin. As of 1887 there were about 400 people in the community.
Geography
Halls is located at 35°52′32″N 89°23′46″W / 35.87556°N 89.39611°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), of which 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) is land and 0.27% is water.
Halls is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 441 | — | |
| 1900 | 395 | −10.4% | |
| 1910 | 882 | 123.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,400 | 58.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,474 | 5.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,511 | 2.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,808 | 19.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,890 | 4.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,323 | 22.9% | |
| 1980 | 2,444 | 5.2% | |
| 1990 | 2,431 | −0.5% | |
| 2000 | 2,311 | −4.9% | |
| 2010 | 2,255 | −2.4% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 2,067 | −8.3% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,319 | 63.08% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 557 | 26.64% |
| Native American | 10 | 0.48% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.14% |
| Other/Mixed | 136 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 3.16% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,091 people, 887 households, and 557 families residing in the town.
Veterans' Museum
The Veterans' Museum on the grounds of the former Dyersburg Army Air Base is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of materials related to military activities from World War I to the Iraq war, as well as documenting the history of the air base itself.
See also
In Spanish: Halls (Tennessee) para niños
