Culleoka, Tennessee

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, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Downtown Culleoka
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Coordinates: 35°28′46″N 86°58′59″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Maury
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38451[1]
Area code	931
GNIS feature ID	1306220[2]

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]