Elkton is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 578 at the 2010 census.
Name: | Elkton city |
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LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Tennessee |
County: | Giles County |
Elevation: | 656 ft (200 m) |
Total Area: | 1.99 sq mi (5.16 km²) |
Land Area: | 1.99 sq mi (5.16 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
Total Population: | 545 |
Population Density: | 273.59/sq mi (105.65/km²) |
ZIP code: | 38455 |
Area code: | 931 |
FIPS code: | 4723660 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1283659 |
Website: | www.elktontn.com |
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Geography
Elkton is located in southeastern Giles County at 35°03′46″N 86°53′53″W / 35.062892°N 86.898131°W / 35.062892; -86.898131. Most of the city is on the north bank of the Elk River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Tennessee River.
U.S. Route 31 passes through the west side of the city, leading northwest 14 miles (23 km) to Pulaski, the Giles County seat, and south 5 miles (8 km) to Ardmore at the Alabama border. Interstate 65 passes just east of Elkton, with access from Exit 1 (US 31) south of town and from Exit 6 (State Route 273) at the north end of the city limits. I-65 leads north 81 miles (130 km) to Nashville and south 113 miles (182 km) to Birmingham, Alabama.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkton has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km), all land.
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