Burns, Tennessee

Burns, Tennessee
Town
Motto: A hometown community
Location of Burns, Tennessee Location of Burns, Tennessee
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Dickson
Government
• Type	City council
• Mayor	Landon Mathis
• Police Chief	Paul McAlister
Area
• Total	3.7 sq mi (9.7 km2)
• Land	3.7 sq mi (9.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,468
• Density	393/sq mi (151.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	37029
Area code(s)	615
FIPS code	47-09880
GNIS feature ID	1305550

Burns is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,468 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Burns is located in southeastern Dickson County at (36.054264, -87.315978). It is bordered to the southwest, west, and northwest by the city of Dickson. Tennessee State Route 47 passes through the center of the town, leading west 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Dickson and northeast 7 miles (11 km) to White Bluff. Tennessee State Route 96 passes through the town west and south of its center; it leads northwest 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to U.S. Route 70 and southeast 8 miles (13 km) to Interstate 40 within the city limits of Fairview.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Burns has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.7 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.16%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1960	386		—
1970	456		18.1%
1980	777		70.4%
1990	1,127		45.0%
2000	1,366		21.2%
2010	1,468		7.5%
Est. 2014	1,457		−0.7%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,366 people, 549 households, and 396 families residing in the town. The population density was 525.2 people per square mile (202.9/km²). There were 582 housing units at an average density of 223.8 per square mile (86.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.19% White, 1.76% African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.37% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 549 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,641, and the median income for a family was $43,370. Males had a median income of $31,827 versus $22,171 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,368. About 3.3% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Pop culture

The Midstate Boys Detention Center in the 1987 comedy film Ernest Goes to Camp was shot here.

External links

• Town charter