Pulaski, Tennessee
Pulaski, Tennessee | ||
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FIPS code 47-61040[4] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1298659[5] | |
Website | www |
Pulaski is a city in and the county seat of Giles County, which is located on the central-southern border of Tennessee, United States. The population was 8,397 at the 2020 census.[6] It was named after Casimir Pulaski, a noted Polish-born general on the Patriot side in the American Revolutionary War.
History
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Pulaski was founded in 1809.
During the Civil War, after the Union took control of Tennessee in 1862, thousands of
In 1863, Confederate courier Sam Davis was hanged in Pulaski by the Union Army on suspicion of espionage.[citation needed]
After the war, in late 1865, six Tennessee veterans of the
The white
Geography
Pulaski is located in central Giles County at 35°11′45″N 87°2′4″W / 35.19583°N 87.03444°W (35.195786, -87.034328).
U.S. Route 31 passes through the center of Pulaski as First Street, leading north 30 miles (48 km) to Columbia and southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Ardmore at the Alabama border. U.S. Route 31 Alternate (E. Grigsby Street) leaves U.S. 31 in the north part of Pulaski and heads northeast 23 miles (37 km) to Lewisburg. U.S. Route 64 passes south of Pulaski on a bypass route; it leads east 29 miles (47 km) to Fayetteville and west 18 miles (29 km) to Lawrenceburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km2), all land.[6]
Climate
Climate data for Pulaski, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 76 (24) |
83 (28) |
86 (30) |
91 (33) |
96 (36) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
100 (38) |
95 (35) |
86 (30) |
78 (26) |
106 (41) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 67.8 (19.9) |
71.4 (21.9) |
78.4 (25.8) |
83.1 (28.4) |
88.0 (31.1) |
92.8 (33.8) |
95.0 (35.0) |
94.7 (34.8) |
92.2 (33.4) |
85.4 (29.7) |
76.9 (24.9) |
67.9 (19.9) |
96.7 (35.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 48.2 (9.0) |
52.5 (11.4) |
61.2 (16.2) |
70.9 (21.6) |
78.0 (25.6) |
84.9 (29.4) |
88.1 (31.2) |
87.8 (31.0) |
83.0 (28.3) |
72.5 (22.5) |
60.8 (16.0) |
51.3 (10.7) |
69.9 (21.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.8 (2.7) |
40.3 (4.6) |
48.2 (9.0) |
57.1 (13.9) |
65.3 (18.5) |
73.2 (22.9) |
76.8 (24.9) |
75.8 (24.3) |
69.7 (20.9) |
58.2 (14.6) |
47.0 (8.3) |
39.7 (4.3) |
57.3 (14.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.4 (−3.7) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
35.2 (1.8) |
43.3 (6.3) |
52.6 (11.4) |
61.4 (16.3) |
65.5 (18.6) |
63.8 (17.7) |
56.4 (13.6) |
43.9 (6.6) |
33.2 (0.7) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
44.8 (7.1) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 9.6 (−12.4) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
39.7 (4.3) |
52.0 (11.1) |
58.6 (14.8) |
56.2 (13.4) |
43.9 (6.6) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
6.8 (−14.0) |
Record low °F (°C) | −16 (−27) |
−6 (−21) |
3 (−16) |
22 (−6) |
30 (−1) |
39 (4) |
49 (9) |
50 (10) |
32 (0) |
22 (−6) |
10 (−12) |
−8 (−22) |
−16 (−27) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.29 (134) |
5.66 (144) |
5.48 (139) |
5.13 (130) |
4.57 (116) |
4.78 (121) |
4.83 (123) |
4.37 (111) |
4.12 (105) |
3.81 (97) |
4.26 (108) |
6.28 (160) |
58.58 (1,488) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.0 (2.5) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
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 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.9 (4.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 120.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Source: |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 1,137 | — | |
1870 | 2,070 | — | |
1880 | 2,089 | 0.9% | |
1890 | 2,274 | 8.9% | |
1900 | 2,838 | 24.8% | |
1910 | 2,928 | 3.2% | |
1920 | 2,780 | −5.1% | |
1930 | 3,367 | 21.1% | |
1940 | 5,314 | 57.8% | |
1950 | 5,762 | 8.4% | |
1960 | 6,616 | 14.8% | |
1970 | 6,989 | 5.6% | |
1980 | 7,184 | 2.8% | |
1990 | 7,895 | 9.9% | |
2000 | 7,871 | −0.3% | |
2010 | 7,870 | 0.0% | |
2020 | 8,397 | 6.7% | |
Sources:[13][14][3] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic)
|
5,644 | 67.21% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
1,828 | 21.77% |
Native American
|
37 | 0.44% |
Asian
|
71 | 0.85% |
Pacific Islander
|
6 | 0.07% |
Other/Mixed
|
557 | 6.63% |
Latino
|
254 | 3.02% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,397 people, 3,189 households, and 1,746 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
There were 3,455 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,459, and the median income for a family was $37,219. Males had a median income of $30,400 versus $21,714 for females. The
Transportation
Airport
Abernathy Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Pulaski and Giles County. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Pulaski.[16]
Media
The local newspaper is the Pulaski Citizen.
Education
Pulaski is home to two high schools, Giles County High School and Richland High School (Lynnville). Pulaski is also home to Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski (TCAT) and to University of Tennessee Southern.
Sports
In 1903, Pulaski was home to the
Events
The Diana Singing, near Pulaski in Cornersville, is home of the semi-annual Diana Singing, sponsored by the Churches of Christ. The event attracts over 3,000 people to the area in June and September.[18]
Notable people
- Ross Bass, member of the United States Senate from Tennessee
- Keyes Beech, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; born in Pulaski
- Travel Air Manufacturing; born in Pulaski
- Edwin W. Craig, Nashville insurance executive who launched radio station WSM; born in Pulaski
- Willa Eslick, the first woman to represent Tennessee in the United States Congress
- Bobby Gordon, football player; born in Pulaski
- Moses McKissack III (1879–1952), African American architect, born and raised in Pulaski[19][20]
- Wayne Peterson, longtime racecar driver and team owner in NASCAR and the ARCA Menards Series
- John Crowe Ransom, winner of National Book Award for poetry (1964); born in Pulaski
- Tyler Smith, basketball player, University of Tennessee; played professionally in Europe
- Bo Wallace, former University of Mississippi Rebels three-year starting quarterback
- David Wills, country music singer; born in Pulaski
- John Frank Wilson, Civil War officer, Arkansas and Arizona politician; born in Pulaski
- Doug Wolaver, horse trainer who won the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship three times
In popular culture
The town was mentioned in the 1986 film Platoon by Chris Taylor, a character played by Charlie Sheen.[21]
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- ^ "Station: Pulaski WWTP, TN". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
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- ^ "Pulaski, Tennessee Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McKissack and McKissack Buildings in Nashville (1908-1930) Thematic Resources" (PDF). National Park Service (1985). November 21, 1984. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Platoon Quotes". www.quotes.net. Retrieved May 18, 2023.