Cordova, TN

CORDOVA is a community in Shelby County, Tennessee which lies east of Memphis, north of Germantown, south of Bartlett, and northwest of Collierville at an elevation of 361 feet .

The majority of Cordova has been annexed by the City of Memphis. The remainder of Cordova is in unincorporated Shelby County, in the Memphis Annexation Reserve area. The boundaries of the Cordova community are inexact, but are generally regarded as the Wolf River on the south, Whitten Road on the west, Interstate 40 on the north, and Pisgah Road on the east. Parts of Shelby Farms are considered part of Cordova .

The Old Cordova Area is centered on Macon and Sanga Roads, 3 miles east of Germantown Road. It consists of the former town of Cordova , with some of the original structures still present. The Wolfchase Area is not actually a part of Cordova , but is often referred to as part of the Cordova area by association. It contains major shopping centers, businesses and apartments.

Demographics

 As of the 2010 Census;

• 78,138 people, 31,403 households, and 20,760 families
• The area includes 33,515 housing units.
• The racial makeup of the area was 61.5% White, 29.2% African American, 0.29% Native American, 4.99% Asian, 0.065% Pacific Islander, and 2.48% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.47% of the population.
• Of households in the area, 32.66% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.18% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.89% were non-family households. 27.41% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.95% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.5 years.
• The median household income in zip code 38018 was $67,437 and the median income for a family was $82,319. In zip code 38016, the median household income was $64,190 and the median family income was $80,736. The per capita income was $34,806 in 38018 and $32,590 in 38016.
• About 5% of families and about 6.9% of the total population were below the poverty line, including about 10% of those under age 18 and about 6% of those age 65 and over.

Schools

Cordova  is zoned to Shelby County Schools. Until the 2013 merger of Memphis City Schools and Shelby County schools,  CORDOVA   was divided between the two districts.

• Cordova Elementary School
• Cordova Middle School
• Cordova High School
• Chimneyrock Elementary School
• Dexter Elementary School
• Macon-Hall Elementary School
• Dexter Middle School
• Mount Pisgah Middle School
• Bartlett High School

Portions are zoned to Germantown Middle School and Germantown High School, which are not going to the municipal school system of Germantown.