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Cottontown
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Cottontown
Total population
374
Median home value
$441,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Cottontown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sumner and Robertson counties, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 370. It is located along State Route 25, northwest of neighboring Gallatin. Cottontown has a post office with ZIP code 37048.
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History
The Cottontown Area was originally inhabited by the Mississippian Culture. One Mississippian site near Cottontown is the Castalian Springs Mound. The Shawnee hunted and traded in the Cumberland River area, but were pushed out by the Cherokee in the early 18th century. Cottontown is named for Thomas Cotton (1748–1795), who founded the community in 1795. A Militia Captain from North Carolina, Cotton was one of several settlers rewarded land in the area for service in the Revolutionary War. According to 1792 Sumner County tax records, Cotton owned about of land.
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- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library