Unionville, Tennessee

Unionville
CDP
Unionville is located in Tennessee
Unionville
Unionville
Unionville is located in the United States
Unionville
Unionville
Coordinates: 35°37′18″N 86°35′33″W / 35.62167°N 86.59250°W / 35.62167; -86.59250
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyBedford
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.03 sq mi (23.39 km2)
 • Land9.03 sq mi (23.39 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,394
 • Density154.34/sq mi (59.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37180
Area code931
GNIS feature ID1273262[3]

Unionville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bedford County, Tennessee. Its population was 1,394 as of the 2020 census.[4] Unionville has a post office with ZIP code 37180.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,368—
20201,3941.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

History

Unionville was platted in 1827, and named for the fact two rival settlements merged with the new name.[6] A post office has been in operation at Unionville since 1837.[7]

Education

Unionville contains three Bedford County public schools, the Community Elementary School (kindergarten to grade 5), the Community Middle School (grades 6 to 8), and Community High School (grades 9 to 12).[8]

Notable person

The community was the birthplace of Tennessee governor Jim Nance McCord, born in 1879.[9]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Flintville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 880.
  7. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  8. ^ A Brief History of Community Middle School, Community Middle School website, accessed March 27, 2010
  9. ^ Jim Nance McCord Archived May 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture


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