Rives, Tennessee facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rives, Tennessee
Town
Streetside at the site of Dickey's Octagonal Barbershop
Location of Rives in Obion County, Tennessee.
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Obion
Area
• Total	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
• Land	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	299 ft (91 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	246
• Density	713.04/sq mi (275.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38253
Area code(s)	731
FIPS code	47-63800
GNIS feature ID	1299539

Rives is a small town located in Obion County, Tennessee. In 2020, about 246 people lived there. Rives is part of the Union City area, which is a group of towns connected by jobs and daily life.

Rives is just south of Union City. It was first called Troy Station. People from South Carolina started settling here in the 1820s. By the 1850s, the town grew a lot because of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Rives has an interesting history with trains. At one time, it had several hotels for train passengers.

Town Services

Fire Department

Rives has its own fire department called the Rives Volunteer Fire Department. It started in 1980. The current Chief is David Kendall, who is the last person still working there from when it first began. The fire station has three fire trucks and is located across from the post office.

The Rives Volunteer Fire Department helps Fire District 61 in the county. They respond to many emergency calls each year. For example, they had 83 calls in 2022 and 102 calls in 2021. They also work with the fire departments in Union City and South Fulton to help each other when needed.

Law Enforcement

The Obion County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are in charge of keeping the town safe. The Sheriff's Office handles local law enforcement. The Highway Patrol helps with laws on state roads.

Geography of Rives

Rives is located at 36°21′26″N 89°2′59″W / 36.35722°N 89.04972°W / 36.35722; -89.04972. This is its exact spot on the map.

The town covers an area of about 0.3 square miles (0.8 square kilometers). All of this area is land. There are no large bodies of water within the town limits.

Tennessee State Route 216 is a main road that goes right through the middle of Rives.

Population Over Time

In 2000, there were 331 people living in Rives. These people lived in 127 households, and 94 of those were families. The town had about 942 people per square mile. There were 150 homes in total.

Most people in Rives were White (about 94%). About 6% were African American. A small number of people were from two or more races. Less than 1% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

In 2000, about 35% of households had children under 18 living with them. More than half of the households (57%) were married couples. About 23% of households were single people living alone. The average household had 2.61 people.

The median age in Rives was 36 years old. This means half the people were younger than 36 and half were older. About 27% of the population was under 18. About 15% of the people were 65 or older.

The median income for a household in Rives was about $26,964 per year. For families, it was about $30,313 per year. The average income per person was $11,072. About 21% of families and people in Rives lived below the poverty line. This included 22% of children under 18 and 27% of people 65 or older.

Education

Rives is part of the Obion County School District. This means students in Rives attend schools managed by this district.

Images for kids

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  Streetside at the site of Dickey's Octagonal Barbershop

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  Location of Rives in Obion County, Tennessee.