Humboldt

History

The first settlers of what would become Humboldt, began moving into the area in the mid-1850s. The town was a Railroad town. Its history begins with the Crossing of the Mobile & Ohio and the Memphis & Ohio (later L&N) Railroads. This was completed in 1859. The town wasn't chartered until after the Civil War in 1866. The city is named for German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.

Geography

Humboldt is located at (35.822564, −88.911138). Most of the city lies in Gibson County, with only a small portion extending into Madison County. In the 2000 census, 9,442 of the city's 9,467 residents (99.7%) lived in Gibson County and 25 (0.3%) in Madison County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 9.7 square miles (25.0 km2) is land and 0.10% is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• South Gibson County Elementary School
  Elementary · Medina · 907 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• South Gibson County Middle School
  Middle · Medina · 800 students · 22.9:1 ratio
• South Gibson County High School
  High · Medina · 790 students · 18.4:1 ratio
• East Elementary School
  Elementary · Humboldt · 440 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Humboldt Junior/Senior High School
  High · Humboldt · 424 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Peabody High School
  High · Trenton · 414 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Trenton Middle School
  Middle · Trenton · 399 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Stigall Primary School
  Elementary · Humboldt · 246 students · 18.9:1 ratio