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 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.Evins Brothers Store Account Books, 1847-1947 , Tennessee State Library and Archives Culleoka was the original site of Webb School, which is now located in the historic town of Bell Buckle.
Demographics
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.
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%Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Notable people Andy Ogles, U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 5th congressional district
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