Lakeland, Tennessee

Lakeland, Tennessee
City

Location of Lakeland in Shelby County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°13′50″N 89°44′25″W / 35.23056°N 89.74028°W / 35.23056; -89.74028Coordinates: 35°13′50″N 89°44′25″W / 35.23056°N 89.74028°W / 35.23056; -89.74028
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Shelby
Government
 • Mayor Wyatt Bunker (R)[1]
Area
 • Total 18.0 sq mi (46.7 km2)
 • Land 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation 397 ft (121 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 12,430
 • Estimate (2016)[2] 12,494
 • Density 389.5/sq mi (150.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 38002
Area code(s) 901
FIPS code 47-40350[3]
GNIS feature ID 1313627 [4]

Lakeland is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, and a suburb of Memphis. The population was 12,430 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Lakeland is located at 35°13′50″N 89°44′25″W / 35.23056°N 89.74028°W / 35.23056; -89.74028. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.0 square miles (47 km2), of which 17.6 square miles (46 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (2.33%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1980612—
19901,20496.7%
20006,862469.9%
201012,43081.1%
Est. 201612,494[2]0.5%
Sources:[5][6]

Current population from the 2010 census is 12,430. As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 6,862 people, 2,748 households, and 2,025 families residing in the city. The population density was 389.5 people per square mile (150.4/km²). There were 2,904 housing units at an average density of 164.8 per square mile (63.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.56% White, 5.22% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.78% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.

There were 2,748 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,897, and the median income for a family was $64,444. Males had a median income of $46,750 versus $32,366 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,956. About 2.2% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Lakeland is Served by the Lakeland School System ( LSS ) and Arlington Community Schools

Assigned schools are as follows:

Lakeland Elementary

Lakeland Middle Preparatory School opened in the summer of 2017. Grades 5 through 8 attend the school.

Arlington High School (9-12 grade) https://acsk-12.org

History

The city was the location of the now defunct Lakeland Amusement Park. It had two railroads within the park property, including the 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge[7] Huff 'n' Puff Railroad and a separate 16 in (406 mm) miniature railway[8][9] railroad made by the Allan Herschell Company.

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Linda (3 October 2013). "New Lakeland mayor Bunker won't leave the County Commission just yet". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 4 February 2016. The charter does not require the commission to replace Bunker, a Republican,
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Lakeland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2006-02-08. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  6. ↑ "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 17 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Surviving Steam Locomotive Search
  8. ↑ Website with picture of Lakeland Amusement Park's smaller railroad
  9. ↑ Allan Herschell catalog with model of Lakeland Amusement Park's smaller railroad listed
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