Culleoka is an unincorporated community in the southeastern corner of Maury County, Tennessee, United States. located southeast of Columbia. The population was 4,964 in 2010 and in 2016, the estimated population was 5,078.
Culleoka, Tennessee | |
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 Downtown Culleoka | |
  Culleoka, Tennessee  Culleoka, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 35°28′46″N 86°58′59″W / 35.47944°N 86.98306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Maury |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38451[1] |
| Area code | 931 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1306220[2] |
Culleoka is a Native American word meaning. 'Sweet Water'. Culleoka was established in 1857 in anticipation of the construction of the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, which reached the site in 1859.[3] Culleoka was the original site of Webb School, which is now located in the historic town of Bell Buckle.[4]
Demographics
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Culleoka's population is 94.6% white, 2.6% African-American, and 1.2% Latino.
Politics
editThe Culleoka area has voted consistently Republican since the 2004 United States presidential election.[citation needed]
Religion statistics for Culleoka (based on Maury County data)
edit- Evangelical Protestant 30.4%
- Mainline Protestant 7.2%
- Black Protestant 4.8%
- Catholic 22.5%
- Other 2.4%
- None 52.6%[5]
References
edit- ^ "Culleoka ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Culleoka, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Evins Brothers Store Account Books, 1847-1947 Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee State Library and Archives
- ^ "History". mauryk12.org. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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