Dyersburg, Tennesse

Dyersburg is a city in and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee. The population of the city is 17,145. Dyersburg is a regional retail, medical, employment and cultural center for more than 300,000 people who live in Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri.
Dyersburg 	Tennessee
Incorporated 	1827
Motto 	"Dyersburg...the Gateway to Everywhere"
County 	Dyer
Population 	17,145
Elevation 	292 ft (89 m)
Mayor 	Silver Bruce
Gym Leader 	Neil Lester - Water-type specialist Gym
City Guildmaster	Steven Hart
ZIP codes 	38024-38025
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
67.95% White (11,650)
26.39% Black or African American (4,524)
5.66% Other (971)
20.1% (3,446) of Dyersburg residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Dyersburg's theft and murder rates are around average. Because of Tennessee having one of the lowest overall rates of Pokemon theft of any Southern state, Dyersburg has the tenth-highest rate of Pokemon theft in Tennessee and is just outside the top ten in murder, however, during the 80's and early 90's, these rates used to be higher. The city reported 14 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.45 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Dyer County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Dyersburg was declared a federal disaster area in 2000 due to flood damage as the result of near-record floods along the Mississippi River.
* On September 17, 2003, Harold Kilpatrick Jr. took 15 people hostage in an upper story classroom at Dyersburg State Community College. Kilpatrick suffered from severe schizophrenia and paranoia and was not on appropriate medications. His only demands into the sixth hour were six pizzas and 24 sodas. After nine hours or more, a shot was heard inside the classroom, prompting the Dyersburg police to forcibly enter the room and open fire, killing Kilpatrick and wounding two students. Hostages from that day described Kilpatrick as being rather friendly, though nervous, and that he had dropped his gun causing an accidental discharge (the shot the police heard).
* As it is a regional center, there's plenty of amenities that Dyersburg has to offer. It has the largest sports complex in northwest Tennessee, plenty of hotels and fast food, Walmart, Nintendo World, a mall, a Love's truck stop, Applebee's and Cracker Barrel, a satellite campus of the West Tennessee Battle Academy, Lowe's, some auto parts stores, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, dollar stores, Kroger, a few shopping centers, Save-A-Lot, Dyersburg State Community College, some parks, and a few other things.
Category:Tennessee Cities