Huntingdon, Tennessee

Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,439 at the 2020 census and 3,985 in 2010.^[5] It is the county seat of Carroll County.^[6]

Huntingdon, Tennessee

United States

Tennessee

Carroll

11.89 sq mi (30.79 km²)

11.84 sq mi (30.66 km²)

0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)

410 ft (120 m)

4,439

374.95/sq mi (144.77/km²)

UTC-6 (Central (CST))

UTC-5 (CDT)

38344

731

47-36580^[3]

1288761^[4]

www.huntingdontn.com

History[edit]

European-American settlers named Huntingdon for Memucan Hunt, who first owned the town site in western Tennessee.^[7] Huntingdon was home to many prominent farming families.^[8]

"Today's Best Music with Ace & TJ in the Morning"

WRQR-FM 105.5

"The Greatest Hits of All Time"

WTPR-AM 710

100.9 The Farm Home of the Country hits of Today and Yesterday

WEIO

Radio stations:

Newspapers:

Recreation, sports, and entertainment[edit]

The town is the site of the Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center,^[17] which serves as a premiere venue for the performing, literary, visual and media arts. It is named for Carroll County native Dixie Carter.

The New Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake is located on Hwy 70 West out of Huntingdon.^[18]

country music singer

Jessica Andrews

governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939

Gordon Browning

film, television, and stage actress, best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women

Dixie Carter

rockabilly singer

Carl Mann

governor of Arkansas

George W. Murphy

former Tennessee football player and Vol Network color commentator

Tim Priest

former president of the American Pharmacists Association

Timothy Tucker

Town of Huntingdon official website

at City-Data.com

Huntingdon, Tennessee