Puryear is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 671 at the 2010 census.
Name: | Puryear city |
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LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Tennessee |
County: | Henry County |
Elevation: | 607 ft (185 m) |
Total Area: | 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km²) |
Land Area: | 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
Total Population: | 706 |
Population Density: | 745.51/sq mi (287.86/km²) |
ZIP code: | 38251 |
Area code: | 731 |
FIPS code: | 4761160 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1298712 |
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Geography
Puryear is located in northern Henry County at 36°26′41″N 88°20′2″W / 36.44472°N 88.33389°W / 36.44472; -88.33389 (36.444853, -88.333770). U.S. Route 641 passes through the east side of the city, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to Hazel, Kentucky, and south 10 miles (16 km) to Paris, the Henry county seat. Tennessee State Route 140 passes through the center of Puryear, leading east 12 miles (19 km) to U.S. Route 79 near Paris Landing State Park on Kentucky Lake, and west 8 miles (13 km) to SR 69 near Jones Mill.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Puryear has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km), all land. The Tennessee Valley Divide runs along the western edge of the city; most of Puryear drains north via the East Fork of the Clarks River, eventually reaching the Tennessee River just south of its confluence with the Ohio River, while the westernmost part of Puryear drains west via Clear Creek to the North Fork of the Obion River, a tributary of the Mississippi.
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