Bells, Tennessee Bells, Tennessee Location of Bells, Tennessee Location of Bells, Tennessee Bells is a town/city in Crockett County, Tennessee.
In 1827 John and William Bell purchased 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of territory on which Bells now stand.
Bells Depot, then in an region called Haywood County, was established in 1855 and was titled in honor of William Bell who assembled the first dwelling in town.
In the early eighteen fifties, before the American Civil War, stage coaches were running between Brownsville and Trenton with a stop in Bells Depot.
The first merchant in Bells Depot was C.
During the Civil War years no company was transacted at Bells Depot as all the stores were closed.
A full business of soldiers was organized at Bells Depot at the start of the Civil War.
Bells Depot was incorporated in 1868 with Hardy L.
Then in 1880, by an act of government, the word "Depot" was eliminated from the name of the town/city and Bells was made a part of Crockett County freshwater Haywood County.
In 1887, the populace of Bells was about 600 citizens .
At this time Bells was one of the dominant cotton markets and trading centers in West Tennessee.
Bells was the home of the now-defunct West Tennessee Okra Festival.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) is territory and 0.44% is water.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,238, and the median income for a family was $31,827.
About 14.9% of families and 22.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties, State of Tennessee official website, 14 July 2011.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
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Municipalities and communities of Crockett County, Tennessee, United States
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