Sumner County, Tennessee

Shackle Island, TN land: flood and parcels

1,435 parcels

On the county tax roll

Acres on the roll3,572
In a FEMA flood zone7.5%special flood hazard area

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Our map has no zoning layer for Shackle Island yet. Sumner County's planning office can say which zoning, if any, applies to a parcel here.

Around Shackle Island

Parcels to start with

Nearby towns

Flood zones and wetlands

FEMA flood zone (A or V)7.5%
Parcels at least 25% wetland0.7%

Recorded flood claims in Shackle Island

19 insured flood claims were recorded in and around Shackle Island from 1978 to Sep 2026; fewer than 10 were on buildings rated outside the mapped flood zone (zone X, B or C). The largest single event was Late spring storms (2010), with 10 claims. FEMA paid $808,000 on them in total.

Years	Claims
1978–79	Fewer than 10
1980–89	Fewer than 10
1990–99	Fewer than 10
2000–09	Fewer than 10
2010–19	16
2020–26	Fewer than 10

Area statistics for buildings with NFIP flood insurance, not any one parcel: a lot that never had an insured building has no claims to count. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026.

Counted in the 1 census block group that lies mostly inside Shackle Island, so the edges may reach past the town line. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.

People and new homes in Shackle Island

Population4,4042020–2024 average, ±957
Median household income$130,1252020–2024 average, ±$42,819

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026).

Tennessee land market report

Land in Shackle Island by useLand use on the county roll

Land class	Parcels	Share
Building on record	1,312	91%
Other or not coded	74	5.2%
Farm and timber	36	2.5%
Institutional	13	0.9%

36 farm and timber parcels cover 1,465 acres. County tax roll 2026 (pulled Oct 2026); land class read from the roll's land-use and building fields.

Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll

The median parcel in Shackle Island is 1.00 acre (1,435 parcels with a size).

Acres from the county roll, or from the parcel's own outline where the roll's figure is off by more than three times. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.

Land parcels in Shackle IslandFarm and timber parcels to start with

Farm and timber parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.

Nearby townsTowns around it

White House 6 mi Gallatin 8 mi Ridgetop 8 mi Green Hill 10 mi Greenbrier 10 mi

Questions about Shackle Island landAnswers from the public records

How many parcels are in Shackle Island, TN?

1,435 parcels on the 2026 Sumner County tax roll (pulled Oct 2026), covering 3,572 acres.

How much vacant land is in Shackle Island, TN?

Sumner County's vacant-land class has not been through our aerial check yet, so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.

What is the typical lot size in Shackle Island?

The median parcel is 1.00 acre, from 1,435 parcels with a recorded size.

How much of Shackle Island is in a flood zone?

7.5% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Sep 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.

Are there wetlands in Shackle Island?

0.7% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.

Are there land prices for Shackle Island?

No land prices for Shackle Island yet. Area prices print only where Tennessee's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Sumner County.

How many people live in Shackle Island?

About 4,404 on average over 2020–2024 (Census American Community Survey 5-year).

Where does this data come from?

Parcels: County assessor and GIS parcel files (Davidson, Hamilton, Williamson, Wilson, Robertson). Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.