White Pine, Tennessee White Pine, Tennessee Location of White Pine, Tennessee Location of White Pine, Tennessee White Pine is a town in Jefferson county in the U.S.
State of Tennessee.
The community, originally known as "Dandridge Crossing," did not turn into a town until after the Civil War, when a barns route was constructed in the area.
According to tradition, the town was titled after a large pine tree that once stood along Main Street. White Pine is positioned at 36 6 31 N 83 17 31 W (36.108500, -83.291869). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km ), all land.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 95.74% White, 0.90% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 2.20% from other competitions, and 0.75% from two or more competitions.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $25,078, and the median income for a family was $31,464.
About 14.7% of families and 19.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.
White Pine has two exits on Interstate 81 (Exit's 4 and 8).
Tennessee State Route 113 is White Pine's "Main Street".
Tennessee State Route 341 (also known as White Pine Road, Roy Messer Highway and Old Airport Road) runs west to east through the and southern parts of the town.
Route 25 - E/Tennessee State Route 32 runs south to north through the town and is known as State Street.
Tennessee State Route 66 runs through the a small portion of the part of the town.
David Noonkesser, "White Pine History," Town of White Pine website.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): White Pine town, Tennessee".
"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".
Municipalities and communities of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
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