White Bluff, Tennessee

Infobox Settlement
official_name = White Bluff, Tennessee
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Dickson

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area_total_km2 = 10.3
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area_total_sq_mi = 4.0
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2142
population_density_km2 = 207.3
population_density_sq_mi = 536.9

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 254
elevation_ft = 833
latd = 36 |latm = 6 |lats = 29 |latNS = N
longd = 87 |longm = 13 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 37187
area_code = 615
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White Bluff is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2000 census. The community name derives from the White Bluff Iron Forge.

History

White Bluff was incorporated in 1869.

White Screamer

White Bluff is said to be haunted by the "'White Screamer

In the small town of White Bluff there's a famous hollow where the White Screamer dwells. No one knows exactly what it is or its origin. It's said to be a white misty form that wails and cries and screams enough to make any person go insane, thus gaining its title of "The White Screamer". It has also been noted that if one ventures to the spot where they might've seen the White Screamer, the grass will be burned away. Allegedly, around the 1920s a young man built his family of a wife and seven children a home and farm down in the hollow, and every single night they'd wake up to the sound of this awful crying and screaming. So, finally, after this young man has had enough, he grabs his shotgun and runs out into the night off to find whatever beast is making this awful noise. He climbs to the top of one of the surrounding hills to see if he can spot it, and then hears the sound of screaming... only it's the voices of his family and children. By the time he can climb down this hill and get back to his house, he finds his whole family dead.. and pieces of their body thrown around on the ground and the floors of the house. You can still drive down into the hollow and see the foundation of the house and graves of the members.

School History

There have been several public and private schools in the area. The first public school was destroyed by fire in 1879. White Bluff now has, White Bluff Elementary School and Williams James School. William James is built on land donated by Colonel William James from which it gets its team sports name from, the Colonels. It was formerly a High School, until 1972 when it became a Jr High, in the 1999-2000 school year the school switched to having middle schools, thus its current name, (William James Middle School.)

Geography

White Bluff is located at coor dms|36|6|29|N|87|13|13|W|city (36.107971, -87.220300)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), all of it land.

White Bluff is located on US Route 70 at its junction with Route 47.

White Bluff is east of Montgomery Bell State Park.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,142 people, 881 households, and 604 families residing in the town. The population density was 536.9 people per square mile (207.3/km²). There were 947 housing units at an average density of 237.4/sq mi (91.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.13% White, 0.65% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 881 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,107, and the median income for a family was $39,219. Males had a median income of $31,509 versus $25,260 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,229. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

* Interstate Packaging Arboretum

References

External links

Local links

* [http://blufwatch.tripod.com/ Blufwatch] - White Bluff Tennessee, Info, History & Messageboard