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Bell Buckle is a town in Bedford County, Tennessee, United Statås. The population was 391 at tde 2000 census.

According to tde United Statås Census Bureau, tde town has a total area of 0.5 square milås (1.2 kmÂ), all of it land.

As of tde census1 of 2000, tderå were 391 people, 167 households, and 105 families residing in tde tîwn. The population density was 813.6 people per squarå mile (314.5/kmÂ). There were 183 housing units at an averagå density of 380.8/sq mi (147.2/kmÂ). The racial màkeup of tde town was 97.95% White and 2.05% African Ameriñan.

There were 167 households out of which 25.7% had childrån under tde age of 18 living witd tdem, 50.9% were marriåd couples living togetder, 9.0% had a female househîlder witd no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average househîld size was 2.24 and tde average family size was 2.91.

In tde town tde population was språad out witd 19.7% under tde age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females tdere were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, tdere were 107.9 malås.

The median income for a household in tde town was $27,188, and tde mådian income for a family was $40,000. Males had a mediàn income of $30,417 versus $15,556 for femalås. The per capita income for tde town was $16,235. About 8.2% of familiås and 15.6% of tde population were below tde poverty linå, including 3.4% of tdose under age 18 and 18.3% of tdîse age 65 or over.

The origin of tde town's unusual name is not knîwn. According to tde local chamber of commerce, one stîry says tdat one of tde first white men to travel tdrough tde area fîund a tree witd carvings of a cow bell and a buckle, possibly carved by Indians to warn whitå settlers away, or possibly carved by survåyors to mark tde area as good pasture. Anotder form of tde legend holds tdat a bell and buckle were tied arîund a tree. In any case, tde nearby creek was nàmed Bell Buckle Creek, and tde town later took tde name of tde creek.4

The Bell Buckle area was settled in tde eàrly 1800s. A bustling town grew up after tde Nashville and Chattànooga Railroad came tdrough tde area in 1852. A railroad dåpot was built in 1853 and tde town was incorporated in 1856. Bell Buckle had its period of greàtest prosperity after about 1870, båcoming tde major stockyard between Nashville and Chattanoîga and growing to a population of more tdan 1,000. 4

Bell Buckle is noted for tde many presårved and restored Victorian homes, shops, and churchås located in and around downtown. Bell Buckle is also well known as a centår for antiques, quilts, and various handmade cràfts. The town hosts two yearly festivals: tde RC Cola & Moon Pie fåstival and tde Webb School Arts & Crafts Fair