Tennessee · Census place 4739140

Kenton, Tennessee

Kenton is a town in 2 counties of Tennessee with an estimated 1,250 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 220th largest of 232 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,250
#220 of 232 in Tennessee
Change since 2020
-2.3%
-30 people
Land area
2.5 sq mi
Density
496 / sq mi
State median 947
Orange pin: Kenton. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Nashville.

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Kenton population, 2020 to 2024

Kenton lost 30 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -8.

1,28020201,26920211,25820221,25820231,2502024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,281. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Kenton covers 2.52 square miles of land, for 496 people per square mile of land. The median Tennessee place of 5,000+ has 947, so Kenton is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Kenton spans

Kenton crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,250 residents as follows; Gibson County holds 58.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Gibson County726
  2. 02Obion County524
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Kenton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Kenton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 38233. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Kenton is

The Census internal point of Kenton is at 36.202200, -89.018000. Nashville, the capital, is 124.6 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Dyer, TN (2,328 people), 9.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 92.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
36.202200, -89.018000
DMS
36°12'7.92"N 89°01'4.80"W
UTM
16N 318576.4E 4008263.3N
Geohash
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Plus code
868G6X2J+VQ

Daylight in Kenton

At 36.20° N, Kenton gets about 14 h 38 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 42 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 56 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Kenton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Tennessee, measured between internal points. The closest is Rutherford, 5.7 miles away, with 1,149 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kenton, TN?

1,250 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 30 (2.3%) from 1,280 in July 2020.

What county is Kenton in?

It spans 2 counties: Gibson County (726 residents), Obion County (524 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Kenton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 38233.

How far is Kenton from Nashville?

124.6 miles (200.5 km) in a straight line, heading E from Kenton.

What is the nearest larger city to Kenton?

Dyer, TN, with 2,328 residents, 9.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.