Monteagle, Tennessee
Monteagle, Tennessee | ||
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FIPS code 47-49740[7] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1314141[5] | |
Website | www |
Monteagle is a town in Franklin, Grundy, and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the Cumberland Plateau region of the southeastern part of the state. The population was 1,238 at the 2000 census – 804 of the town's 1,238 residents (64.9%) lived in Grundy County, 428 (34.6%) in Marion County, and 6 (0.5%) in Franklin County.[8] The population at the 2020 census was 1,393.[9]
The Marion County portion of Monteagle is part of the
Monteagle is famous for the treacherous stretch of
The town is home to
History
Monteagle has long served as a popular point to cross the Cumberland Plateau due to its location along a relatively narrow stretch of the plateau in southern Tennessee. One of the last groups of Cherokees removed from the Southeastern United States along the Trail of Tears passed through what is now Monteagle en route to Oklahoma in late October 1838. This group consisted of approximately 700 Cherokee led by John Bell and escorted by U.S. Army Lieutenant Edward Deas.[10]
The town of Monteagle was originally known as "Moffat Station" after John Moffat, a Scottish-Canadian temperance activist who purchased over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land in the area in 1870. In 1872, Moffat donated 50 acres (20 ha) of land to Fairmount College, a women's college that had decided to relocate to the area from Jackson, Mississippi. The grounds of the school are now home to the DuBose Conference Center, named for one of the school's early pastors.[11] In 1882, the Chautauqua-inspired Monteagle Sunday School Assembly was established to train Sunday school teachers.[12]
The name of Moffat Station was later changed to "Mount Eagle", and afterwards to "Mounteagle". The spelling had been changed to "Monteagle" by the time the town incorporated in 1962.[13]
Geography
Monteagle is located in the southwest corner of Grundy County and the northwest corner of Marion County at 35°14′24″N 85°50′4″W / 35.24000°N 85.83444°W (35.239941, -85.834372).[14] The Marion-Grundy county line runs east-to-west through the center of town. The town limits extend west into Franklin County as well.
The town straddles a narrow stretch of the Cumberland Plateau known colloquially as "Monteagle Mountain".[15] This stretch of the plateau is approximately 2 miles (3 km) wide, with steep drop-offs to the northwest and southeast. Monteagle lies at an elevation of just under 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level.[5] By comparison, two nearby cities, Cowan (to the northwest) and South Pittsburg (to the southeast), lie at elevations of less than 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level.[16][17]
According to the
Climate
Monteagle's climate is subtropical (Cfa) under Köppen, typical of Tennessee. However, it's temperate (Do) under Trewartha due to only having 7 months over 50 °F (10 °C). Additionally, its high precipitation means that it's a rainforest climate more typical of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains (see Appalachian temperate rainforest).
Climate data for Monteagle, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
80 (27) |
82 (28) |
88 (31) |
95 (35) |
100 (38) |
101 (38) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
91 (33) |
81 (27) |
73 (23) |
101 (38) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 64.0 (17.8) |
67.6 (19.8) |
74.7 (23.7) |
80.5 (26.9) |
83.4 (28.6) |
87.9 (31.1) |
89.6 (32.0) |
89.0 (31.7) |
85.9 (29.9) |
79.7 (26.5) |
72.3 (22.4) |
63.7 (17.6) |
91.2 (32.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.3 (6.8) |
48.7 (9.3) |
57.3 (14.1) |
66.8 (19.3) |
73.8 (23.2) |
80.3 (26.8) |
83.2 (28.4) |
82.7 (28.2) |
78.0 (25.6) |
67.8 (19.9) |
56.7 (13.7) |
47.9 (8.8) |
65.6 (18.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 35.4 (1.9) |
39.3 (4.1) |
47.1 (8.4) |
56.0 (13.3) |
63.8 (17.7) |
70.8 (21.6) |
74.0 (23.3) |
73.3 (22.9) |
68.1 (20.1) |
57.3 (14.1) |
46.8 (8.2) |
39.1 (3.9) |
55.9 (13.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 26.4 (−3.1) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
36.8 (2.7) |
45.2 (7.3) |
53.8 (12.1) |
61.3 (16.3) |
64.8 (18.2) |
64.0 (17.8) |
58.2 (14.6) |
46.7 (8.2) |
36.8 (2.7) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
46.2 (7.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 7.1 (−13.8) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
38.8 (3.8) |
51.0 (10.6) |
57.3 (14.1) |
56.6 (13.7) |
44.5 (6.9) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
4.4 (−15.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) |
−8 (−22) |
1 (−17) |
19 (−7) |
30 (−1) |
40 (4) |
48 (9) |
44 (7) |
33 (1) |
21 (−6) |
−7 (−22) |
−9 (−23) |
−20 (−29) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.68 (144) |
5.77 (147) |
6.31 (160) |
6.26 (159) |
5.31 (135) |
5.76 (146) |
6.40 (163) |
4.75 (121) |
4.59 (117) |
4.09 (104) |
5.22 (133) |
6.82 (173) |
66.96 (1,701) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.5 (3.8) |
1.9 (4.8) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.1 (2.8) |
5.4 (14) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 138.5 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
Source: |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1970 | 934 | — | |
1980 | 1,126 | 20.6% | |
1990 | 1,138 | 1.1% | |
2000 | 1,238 | 8.8% | |
2010 | 1,192 | −3.7% | |
2020 | 1,393 | 16.9% | |
Sources:[20][21][6] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic)
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1,256 | 90.17% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
12 | 0.86% |
Native American
|
1 | 0.07% |
Asian
|
23 | 1.65% |
Other/Mixed
|
67 | 4.81% |
Latino
|
34 | 2.44% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,393 people, 614 households, and 458 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the
There were 477 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,464, and the median income for a family was $29,886. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $17,708 for females. The
Places of interest
- DuBose Conference Center
- Monteagle Sunday School Assembly
- Highlander Folk School
Notable people
- windshield wiper[23]
- Al Capone was a frequent visitor to the RyeMabee mansion in Monteagle prior to his 1931 arrest.[24]
- May Justus, award winning author
- Edwin A. Keeble, architect (Nashville's Life & Casualty Tower)
- William Millsaps, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church
- William Alexander Percy, poet and lawyer, bought Brinkwood, a summer house in Monteagle.[25]
References
- ^ Monteagle Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Monteagle Mountain Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved: January 23, 2013.
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
- ^ Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Tennessee (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 203.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monteagle, Tennessee
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Tennessee 2000-2006" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monteagle town, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 18, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Trail of Tears: Bell Removal Route," historical marker along U.S. Route 41 in Monteagle, Trail of Tears Remembrance Motorcycle Ride. Accessed: April 16, 2016.
- ^ "DuBose Conference Center: A Short History," DuBose Conference Center website. Originally published in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, August 14, 1982. Retrieved: April 19, 2016.
- ^ William Ray Turner, "Grundy County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Monteagle: History," Grundy County website. Retrieved: April 19, 2016.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ The name is used by the local chamber of commerce ([1]) and the Grundy County website ([2]), and is frequently used in news reports to describe accidents in the vicinity (e.g. [3] and [4]).
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cowan, Tennessee
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Pittsburg, Tennessee
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Monteagle, TN". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Olive, J. Fred III (March 9, 2010). "Mary Anderson". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: RyeMabee". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- William Armstrong Percy, 'William Alexander Percy,' in Carryin' On in the Lesbian and Gay South, John Howard (ed.), New York and London: New York University Press, 1997, p. 87