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Population (year 2000): 580. Estimated
population in July 2005: 596 (+2.8% change)
Males: 281 (48.4%), Females: 299 (51.6%)
Zip code:
37144
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $27,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,800 (year 2000)
Races in Petersburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
- Black (6.0%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (24.3%), Irish (9.8%),
English (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), German (2.8%), Scottish
(1.4%).
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Petersburg
- High school or higher: 58.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Petersburg town
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 13.4%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+13.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Petersburg:
- LINCOLN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, TN)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; LEWISBURG,
TN)
- BEDFORD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
SHELBYVILLE, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Petersburg:
- SMYRNA (about 48 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 48 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 55 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Petersburg:
- ELLINGTON (about 17 miles; LEWISBURG, TN; ID: LUG)
- FAYETTEVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, TN;
ID: FYM)
- BOMAR FIELD-SHELBYVILLE MUNI (about 22 miles;
SHELBYVILLE, TN; ID: SYI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Petersburg:
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 41 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56
miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
Public primary/middle school in Petersburg:
- UNITY SCHOOL (Students: 381; Location: 259
BOONSHILL-PETERSBURG; Grades: KG - 08)
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