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Prospect
TennesseeCDP
Total population
145
Median home value
$154,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$61,607
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued September 17 at 9:51PM CDT until September 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Prospect is a small census-designated community located in Tennessee, United States. Its coordinates of 35.022°, -86.999° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 145 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. That works out to roughly 40 residents per square kilometre — a very sparse settlement pattern. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,578 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as a compact 3.6 km². Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Prospect, TN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Minor Hill SchoolElementary · Minor Hill · 358 students · 12.3:1 ratio
- Elkton ElementaryElementary · Prospect · 277 students · 11.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here


People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Tennessee
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Prospect


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 02:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library