Collinwood, Tennessee facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Collinwood, Tennessee
City
Collinwood Railroad Station
Location of Collinwood in Wayne County, Tennessee.
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Wayne
Area
• Total	2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2)
• Land	2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,060 ft (323 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	982
• Estimate  (2019)	944
• Density	339.45/sq mi (131.06/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38450
Area code(s)	931
FIPS code	47-16480
GNIS feature ID	1269482

Collinwood is a city in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 982 at the 2010 census, down from 1,024 in 2000.

History

Collinwood was established in 1913 as a stop on the Tennessee Western Railroad, a rail line constructed to serve the area iron industry. The city was named for W.W. Collins, president of the Collinwood Land Company, which platted the city. While the railroad, which intersected the L&N system at Iron City, was originally to extend northward to Hohenwald, plans for extension beyond Collinwood never materialized, and the city became the railroad's western terminus.

The Collinwood Land Company advertised lots for the new city in June 1913, and by the following year, about 300 people were living in the city. Most of the residents worked for the railroad or in the local lumber industry. During World War I, Collinwood's economy boomed, and its population swelled to over 2,000. A wood alcohol (methanol) distillation plant and blast furnace were constructed in the years following the war, but as demand for these products fell, the economy collapsed and the city began to decline. The tracks connecting Collinwood with the L&N system were abandoned in the late 1930s.

The Collinwood Railroad Station, built in 1916, still stands near the city of the city, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The station, which mostly follows design patterns typical of L&N depots of the period, is the last major remnant of the area's railroad history. The station now serves as a library and museum.

Geography

Collinwood is located at 35°10′13″N 87°44′34″W / 35.17028°N 87.74278°W / 35.17028; -87.74278 (35.170153, -87.742731). The city is situated on a relatively broad plain surrounded by low hills and hollows. Streams in the eastern part of the city are part of the Shoal Creek watershed, while streams in the western part are tributaries of Indian Creek (both Shoal Creek and Indian Creek empty into the Tennessee River).

Collinwood is concentrated along a stretch of State Route 13, roughly halfway between Waynesboro to the north and the Tennessee-Alabama state line to the south. State Route 203 intersects SR 13 at the southern tip of Collinwood, connecting the city with Savannah to the west. The Natchez Trace Parkway traverses Collinwood from northeast to southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 898 people, 426 households, and 298 families residing in the city.

Businesses/places of interest

• Ralph M. Hughes Memorial Park
• Collinwood City Park—Also known as Dixie Youth Park (Swimming, Tennis, and Baseball)
• Wayne County Welcome Center
• Collinwood Depot Library/Museum
• The Natchez Trace Parkway
• Hasti-Mart
• Roadhouse Express
• Dollar General
• Piggly Wiggly
• Long Green Super Saver
• GG's Market
• The Dragonfly Emporium

Highways and parkways

• Natchez Trace Parkway
• Tennessee State Route 13
• Tennessee State Route 203

Education

• Collinwood High
• Collinwood Middle
• Collinwood Elementary
• Bevis Education Center

Images for kids

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  Collinwood United Methodist

See also

In Spanish: Collinwood (Tennessee) para niños