Benton County, Tennessee

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Benton County Courthouse
Benton County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Camden
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
1 East Court Square
Camden, TN 38320-2070
Foundation : December 19, 1835
Made up from: Henry County
Humphreys County
Area code : 001
Demographics
Residents : 16,489  (2010)
Population density : 16.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1130 km²
Water surface : 107 km²
map
Map of Benton County within Tennessee
Website : bentoncountytn.gov

The Benton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , the county had 16,489 residents and a population density of 16.1 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 16,290. The county seat is Camden .

geography

Kentucky Lake

The county is located in central northwest Tennessee. It is located about 25 miles north of Kentucky and has an area of ​​1130 square kilometers, of which 107 square kilometers are water.

Benton County is located on the west bank of the Tennessee River, which is dammed up to Kentucky Lake . To the west, the county is bounded by the Big Sandy River , which flows into Kentucky Lake on the county's northern border.

The following neighboring counties border Benton County:

Henry County Stewart County ,
Houston County
Carroll County Compass card (de) .svg Humphreys County
Decatur County Perry County

The Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge is partially located in Benton County.

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 11,888 -
1910 12,452 4.7%
1920 12,046 -3.3%
1930 11,237 -6.7%
1940 11,976 6.6%
1950 11,495 -4%
1960 10,662 -7.2%
1970 12,126 13.7%
1980 14,901 22.9%
1990 14,524 -2.5%
2000 16,537 13.9%
2010 16,489 -0.3%
2013 estimate 16,290 -1.2%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Benton County was formed on December 19, 1835 from former parts of Henry County and Humphreys County. It was named after David Benton (1779-1860), a veteran of the War of 1812 and an early settler in the area.

The William Thompson House is one of the county's four entries in the NRHP.

Four buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 9, 2018).

population

As of the 2010 census , Benton County had 16,489 people in 7,271 households. The population density was 16.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.21 people lived in each of the 7,271 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.4 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 31,917  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,706. 20.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Benton County

City

Town

Census-designated place (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Benton County is divided into nine numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 4891 47-90004
2 5090 47-90194
3 5287 47-90384
4th 4589 47-90574
5 4605 47-90764
6th 4594 47-90954
7th 5455 47-91144
8th 5039 47-91334
9 5508 47-91524

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Benton County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Benton County, TN Retrieved December 14, 2014
  3. a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 14, 2014
  4. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 9, 2018.
  6. Missouri Census Data Center - Tennessee  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 12, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 4 ′  N , 88 ° 4 ′  W