Culleoka, Tennessee

Culleoka, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Downtown Culleoka
Downtown Culleoka
Culleoka, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Culleoka, Tennessee
Culleoka, Tennessee
Culleoka, Tennessee is located in the United States
Culleoka, Tennessee
Culleoka, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°28′46″N 86°58′59″W / 35.47944°N 86.98306°W / 35.47944; -86.98306
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMaury
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38451[1]
Area code931
GNIS feature ID1306220[2]

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 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

Culleoka Memorial Garden
Culleoka Public School in 2022

Culleoka's population is 94.6% white, 2.6% African-American, and 1.2% Latino.

Politics

The Culleoka area has voted consistently Republican since the 2004 United States presidential election.[citation needed]

Religion statistics for Culleoka (based on Maury County data)

  • Evangelical Protestant 30.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 7.2%
  • Black Protestant 4.8%
  • Catholic 22.5%
  • Other 2.4%
  • None 52.6%[5]

References

  1. ^ "Culleoka ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Culleoka, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Evins Brothers Store Account Books, 1847-1947 Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee State Library and Archives
  4. ^ "History". mauryk12.org. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ 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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