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Population (year 2000): 667. Estimated
population in July 2005: 670 (+0.4% change)
Males: 320 (48.0%), Females: 347 (52.0%)
Henry County
Zip code:
38251
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $28,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,500 (year 2000)
Races in Puryear:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
- Black (2.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.9%), German
(9.9%), English (9.7%), Irish (8.2%), Scottish (2.5%), Dutch
(2.2%).
Elevation: 608 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Puryear
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Puryear city
- Never married: 14.7%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 11.2%
2.2% Foreign born (1.0% North America, 0.6%
Europe, 0.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -358 (-34.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Puryear:
- HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; PARIS,
TN)
- MURRAY-CALLOWAY CO HOSP (about 13 miles; MURRAY, KY)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCKENZIE HOSPITAL (about 26
miles; MC KENZIE, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Puryear:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 52 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- CAMPBELL AAF (about 61 miles; FORT
CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 71 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Puryear:
- HENRY COUNTY (about 8 miles; PARIS, TN; ID: PHT)
- KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD (about 15 miles; MURRAY, KY; ID:
CEY)
- CARROLL COUNTY (about 27 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN; ID:
HZD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Puryear:
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MURRAY, KY;
Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 31 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles;
CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
- NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 105
miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
Public primary/middle school in Puryear:
- PURYEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375;
Location: 215 COLLEGE ST; Grades: PK - 08)
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