Carter County, Tennessee

administration
Carter County Courthouse
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Elizabethton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 801 Elk Avenue Elizabethton, TN 37643-4537
Foundation :	April 9, 1796
Made up from:	Washington County
Area code :	001 423
Demographics
Residents :	57,424 (2010)
Population density :	65 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	900 km²
Water surface :	17 km²
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Carter County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Elizabethton .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme northeast of Tennessee, borders North Carolina in the east , is about 30 km from Virginia in the north and has an area of 900 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Sullivan County , Johnson County , Avery County, North Carolina, Mitchell County, North Carolina, Unicoi County, and Washington County .

history

Carter County was formed on April 9, 1796 from parts of Washington County. It was named after Landon Carter , an officer in the American Revolutionary War and politician from Tennessee.

Fort Watauga in Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park (2009)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Sycamore Shoals . Twelve buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 10, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	16,688	-
1910	19,838	18.9%
1920	21,488	8.3%
1930	29,223	36%
1940	35.127	20.2%
1950	42,432	20.8%
1960	41,578	-2%
1970	42,575	2.4%
1980	50.205	17.9%
1990	51.505	2.6%
2000	56,742	10.2%
2010	57,424	1.2%
1900-1990 2000

Carter County age pyramid from 2000

According to the 2000 census , Carter County had 56,742 people in 23,486 households and 16,346 families. The population density was 64 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.49 percent white, 1.00 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.27 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.78 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.89 percent of the population.

Of the 23,486 households, 28.5 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.9 percent were married couples living together, 11.0 percent were single mothers, and 30.4 percent were non-families. 26.5 percent were single households and 11.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.35 and the average household size was 2.83 people.

21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.2 percent between 18 and 24, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.0 percent were older than 65. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 94.5 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,371 , and the median income for a family is $ 33,825. Males had a median income of $ 26,394 versus $ 19,687 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,678. 12.8 percent of families and 16.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

↑ Carter County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 10, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 10, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Carter County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Carter County, Tennessee - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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[1] Carter County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 10, 2018.

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 10, 2018.

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

[6] Carter County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .