The town has a population of 4,180 citizens. The Huntingdon Special School District operated a High School, Junior High and Elementary School with a total of approximately 1,466 students. The city is in the northwestern portion of the county and partially in adjacent Henry and Weakley counties. McKenzie was incorporated in January 1869. It is the home of Bethel College, the only institution of higher learning sponsored by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Further details are available at the city's web site.
The town was originally named Junction City after the coming of two railroads, and later New One. Bruceton served as a railroad center during the height of American railroads. J. H. Witt Cate of Mississippi bought several large tracts of land in the 1850s, some if which he later leased to the railroad. Hollow Rock was incorporated in 1869 and named for a nearby landmark. The town began as a community back in the 1820s and thrived until a fire in 1893 burned down most of the downtown area.