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.
Robbins, Tennessee | |
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  Robbins, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°21′12″N 84°35′22″W / 36.35333°N 84.58944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Scott |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2) |
| • Land | 1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,378 ft (420 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 254 |
| • Density | 145.39/sq mi (56.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 37852[3] |
| Area code | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1299586[4] |
The community is probably named for a family that lived in the vicinity when a post office was established in 1880.[6]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 254 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Notable people
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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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