• Carroll County's new 1,000 acre recreational lake is located just outside Huntingdon
• Huntingdon is home to The Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center
• Huntingdon has a population of approximately 4,349. The County Population is approximately 29,475
• Huntingdon is the County Seat of Carroll County
• Huntingdon is just 38 miles from Jackson, a busy municipality with a population approaching 65,000
• Huntingdon is located midway between Nashville, the state capitol, and Memphis.
• Nearby colleges and universities include Bethel University in McKenzie, the University of Tennessee-Martin; Freed-Hardeman in Henderson; Jackson State Community College, Lambuth University, Lane University and Union University in Jackson; and Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.

Climate

The overall climate is temperate, with an average temperature of 64 degrees and an average precipitation of 49.73 inches. The frost free period generally lasts from March 20 to November 12. Winters are usually mild, with little or no snowfall. (Huntingdon Weather)

	Carl Mann at The Dixie.

Famous Citizens and Groups

• The Huntingdon High School Marching Mustangs have earned Tennessee Division 1 State Marching Band Champion title in 1978, 79, 91, 92, 2003, and 2005
• TSSAA Hall of Fame member Paul Ward worked in Huntingdon as a teacher, football coach and superintendent
• Country music star Jessica Andrews was born in Huntingdon
• Former governors Gordon Browning and Alvin Hawkins called Huntingdon home
• Huntingdon is the home of Rockabilly legend Carl Mann.
  

Dixie Carter, Hal Holbrook, former Governor Ned Ray McWherter opening
night - The Dixie Carter Performing Arts & Academic Enrichment Center.

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