Moving to Elkton, Tennessee
Population: 510. Estimated population in July 2024: 506 (-0.8% change)
Males: 255 (50.0%), Females: 255 (50.0%)
Giles County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $28,281
Median house value: $65,000
Population by Race
Races in Elkton:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.5%)
- Black (35.1%)
Ancestries: United States (26.3%), English (6.9%), German (5.5%), Irish (5.1%), Scottish (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).
Elevation: 660 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elkton
- High school or higher: 68.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 12.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elkton city
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+13.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elkton:
- HILLSIDE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PULASKI, TN)
- ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ATHENS, AL)
- LINCOLN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkton:
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 31 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 54 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
- SMYRNA (about 70 miles; SMYRNA, TN; Abbreviation: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elkton:
- ARDMORE (about 7 miles; ARDMORE, AL; Abbreviation: 1M3)
- ABERNATHY FIELD (about 13 miles; PULASKI, TN; Abbreviation: GZS)
- HAZEL GREEN (about 22 miles; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Abbreviation: M38)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkton:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 29 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 55 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 58 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
Public primary/middle school in Elkton:
- ELKTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 176 COLLEGE ST; Grades: KG – 08)