Obion

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Obion

Total population

1,087

Median home value

$97,900

8.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$38,167

Obion$38k

National$74k

Elevation87 m

Land area3.92 km²

Weather54°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates36.26°, -89.18°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Obion is a town in Obion County, Tennessee, United States, along the Obion River. As of the 2020 census, Obion had a population of 991. It is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Obion, TN from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

L

Lawton Williams

American country singer (1922-2007)

Herbert L. Wilkerson

American major general

A

Aubrey Willard Naylor

botany (1915–2003)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tennessee

• Newbern
  10.8 mi away · pop. 3,289
• Yorkville
  11.5 mi away
• Samburg
  12.9 mi away
• Bogota
  15.7 mi away · pop. 67
• Dyer
  16.5 mi away · pop. 2,217
• Ridgely
  16.6 mi away · pop. 1,796
• Dyersburg
  18.1 mi away · pop. 15,979
• Tiptonville
  18.3 mi away
• Greenfield
  21.8 mi away · pop. 2,264
• Finley
  22.5 mi away · pop. 481
• Fowlkes
  22.7 mi away · pop. 753
• Trenton
  23.6 mi away · pop. 4,151

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Obion

Flood insurance study

1980

[Statistics taken in 185- , or, Table showing an approximate estimate of the agricultural wealth of the County of Obion, Tennessee]

1986

Charter and laws of Obion, Tenn

Obion (Tenn.) · 1908

Obion County history, Union City, Tennessee

1981

Cemeteries of Obion County, Tennessee

1986

The Obion Site

Elizabeth B. Garland · 1966

History of Obion County, Tennessee

E.H. Marshall · 2019

Soil Survey: Obion County, Tennessee

United States. Soil Conservation Service. · 1973

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