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Population (year 2000): 1,272. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,245 (-2.1% change)
Males: 561 (44.1%), Females: 711 (55.9%)
Gibson County
Zip code:
38369
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $29,954 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,900 (year 2000)
Races in Rutherford:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.4%)
- Black (21.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (16.1%), English
(12.2%), Irish (10.7%), German (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 330 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rutherford
- High school or higher: 66.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rutherford town
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-2.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rutherford:
- GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TRENTON,
TN)
- HEALTHSOUTH CANE CREEK REHAB HOSPITAL (about 19
miles; MARTIN, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-VOLUNTEER HOSPITL (about 19
miles; MARTIN, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rutherford:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 38 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 66 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 81 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rutherford:
- EVERETT-STEWART (about 17 miles; UNION CITY, TN; ID:
UCY)
- GIBSON COUNTY (about 18 miles; TRENTON, TN; ID: TGC)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 24 miles; HUMBOLDT, TN; ID:
M53)
Amtrak station near Rutherford:
- 19 miles: NEWBERN/DYERSBURG (NEWBERN, 108 JEFFERSON
ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rutherford:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 21 miles;
MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 89 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 93 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
Public primary/middle school in Rutherford:
- RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 401;
Location: 108 WEST KNOX ST; Grades: KG - 08)
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