White Pine, Tennessee


White Pine is a city in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,196 at the 2010 census.

History

first arrived in what is now White Pine in the 1780s. The community, originally known as "Dandridge Crossing", did not become a town until after the Civil War, when a railroad route was constructed in the area. The site chosen for the town was where the railroad tracks intersected a local stagecoach road. The town was laid out in the early 1870s. According to tradition, the town was named after a large pine tree that once stood along Main Street.

Geography

White Pine is located in northeastern Jefferson County at . The town limits extend north to the Hamblen County line, crossing into Hamblen County at Interstate 81 exit 8.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, all land.
It is about east of Knoxville.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,997 people, 828 households, and 579 families residing in the town. The population density was 786.7 people per square mile. There were 886 housing units at an average density of 349.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 95.74% White, 0.90% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 2.20% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.50% of the population.
In the town, the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,078, and the median income for a family was $31,464. Males had a median income of $26,944 versus $22,989 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,605. About 14.7% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

White Pine School - Kindergarten through eighth grade

Transportation

White Pine has two exits on Interstate 81. I-81 leads northeast to Bristol and southwest to its southern terminus at Interstate 40. Via I-81 and I-40, Knoxville is southwest of White Pine.
Tennessee State Route 113 is White Pine's Main Street, runs northeast to US 25E and southwest to Dandridge. Tennessee State Route 341 runs west to east through the western and southern parts of the town, connecting I-81 at Exit 4 with US 25E.
U.S. Route 25E/Tennessee State Route 32 runs south to north through the town and is known as State Street. US 25E leads north to Morristown and south to Newport. Tennessee State Route 66 runs through the a small portion of the western part of the town.

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