Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski, Tennessee Town Square in Pulaski Town Square in Pulaski Location of Pulaski, Tennessee Location of Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski is a town/city and governmental center of county of Giles County, Tennessee, United States.
The populace was 7,870 at the 2010 census.It was titled to honor the Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pulaski.
In 1865, amid the early days of the Reconstruction Era, the town/city became the place of birth of the first Ku Klux Klan (KKK), established by six Tennessee veterans of the Confederate Army.
Calvin Jones established the Ku Klux Klan (K.K.K) in Pulaski on December 25, 1865. The Pulaski brawl was a race brawl that occurred in Pulaski in the summer of 1867.
Martin Methodist College was established in Pulaski in 1870.
Pulaski is positioned in central Giles County at 35 11 45 N 87 2 4 W (35.195786, -87.034328). The downtown region is on the north side of Richland Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Elk River.
Route 31 passes through the center of Pulaski as First Street, dominant north 30 miles (48 km) to Columbia and southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Ardmore at the Alabama border.
31 in the north part of Pulaski and heads northeast 23 miles (37 km) to Lewisburg.
Route 64 passes south of Pulaski on a bypass route; it leads east 29 miles (47 km) to Fayetteville and west 18 miles (29 km) to Lawrenceburg.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km2), all land. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.40% White, 27.06% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other competitions, and 1.21% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $27,459, and the median income for a family was $37,219.
About 12.7% of families and 18.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
Abernathy Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Pulaski and Giles County.
Pulaski is home to two high schools, Giles County High School and Richland High School (Lynnville).
Pulaski is also home to Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski and to Martin Methodist College.
Pulaski is home of the semi-annual Diana Singing, sponsored by the Churches of Christ, which attracts over 3,000 citizens to the town in June and September. United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pulaski city, Tennessee".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Pulaski, Tennessee City of Pulaski official website Municipalities and communities of Giles County, Tennessee, United States County seat: Pulaski Ardmore Elkton Minor Hill Pulaski This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Cities in Tennessee - Cities in Giles County, Tennessee - County seats in Tennessee - Ku Klux Klan - Populated places established in 1809
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