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Algood, Tennessee

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In the town the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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and early settler named Joel Algood, and thus the train stop was named after him. For a period of time the area would be called Algood's Old Fields. In 1899, the Algood Methodist Church (now Algood United Methodist Church) was built on land donated by the children of this early settler. Algood was
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living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 27,205, and the median income for a family was $ 34,234. Males had a median income of $ 32,443 versus $ 22,872 for females. The
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The town is situated at the base of Algood Mountain (el. 1,456 feet (444 m)), one of a series of low, wide ridges in the area that present as "stair steps" from the
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While Algood was not established until the late 19th century, in the early 19th century a small community developed just south of modern Algood at
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initially incorporated in 1901, but repealed its own charter two years later. The town reincorporated in 1911.
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There were 1,181 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were
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for the town was $ 15,478. About 12.5% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the
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Mary Jean DeLozier, Putnam County, Tennessee, 1850–1970 (Cookeville, Tenn.: 1979), pp. 12-14.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Algood, Tennessee
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and important stopover along the Walton Road (which connected
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Algood United Methodist Church — History of the Church
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City

Location of Algood in Putnam County, Tennessee.
36°11′51″N 85°26′54″W / 36.19750°N 85.44833°W / 36.19750; -85.44833
Country
State
Tennessee
County
Putnam
Named for
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
931
FIPS code
GNIS
algood-tn.com
Putnam County, Tennessee
Cookeville
Micropolitan Statistical Area
White Plains
antebellum
plantation
Nashville
Knoxville
circuit rider

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