Piperton

Geography

Piperton is located in the southwest corner of Fayette County at (35.045003, -89.623451). It is bordered to the west by Collierville in Shelby County, to the east by Rossville, and to the south by Marshall County, Mississippi. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.45%, is water. The city's area nearly tripled between 2000 and 2010, from an area in 2000 of . * U.S. Route 72 crosses the southern part of the city, leading northwest into Collierville and to downtown Memphis. To the southeast, US 72 crosses into Mississippi and leads to Corinth. * State Route 57 passes through central Piperton, leading west into Collierville and east to Grand Junction. * State Route 196 crosses TN 57 at the center of Piperton and leads north to Gallaway. The southern terminus of TN 196 is at US 72 just north of the Mississippi border in southern Piperton. * State Route 385 (Nonconnah/Bill Morris Parkway), the Memphis outer beltway, passes through the western part of Piperton, with access from TN 57. * Interstate 269 has an interchange with TN 385 at the Piperton/Collierville border. To the north of the interchange, I-269 is the new numbering for the beltway, while to the south, I-269 leads into Mississippi, with one exit in Piperton at US 72.

Race & ethnicity