Robbins, Tennessee
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
36°21′12″N 84°35′22″W / 36.35333°N 84.58944°W / 36.35333; -84.58944[1]
(2020)[2]
37852[3]
Robbins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Scott County, Tennessee.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population is 287.[5] It is concentrated along U.S. Route 27 between Huntsville and Elgin, in Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau region. The community is served by Robbins Elementary School. It is also home to Barton Chapel, a 1920s-era Gothic Revival church designed by noted architectural firm, Barber and McMurry.
The community is probably named for a family that lived in the vicinity when a post office was established in 1880.[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 254 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
Notable people
- Bruce Fairchild Barton, advertising executive who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1940
- Harry C. Stonecipher, former president and CEO of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Robbins TN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robbins, Tennessee
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 178.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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