Bledsoe County

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The Bledsoe County Courthouse in Pikeville, listed on the NRHP since 1995 [1]
The Bledsoe County Courthouse in Pikeville, listed on the NRHP since 1995
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Pikeville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P. O. Box 149
Pikeville, TN 37367-0149
Foundation : November 30, 1807
Made up from: Roane County
Area code : 001 423
Demographics
Residents : 12,876  (2010)
Population density : 12.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1053 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Bledsoe County within Tennessee

The Bledsoe County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , the county had 12,876 residents and a population density of 12.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 12,841. The county seat is Pikeville .

The warship USS  Bledsoe County was named after the county in 1955 .

geography

The Sequatchie River at Pikeville

The county is located in southeastern Tennessee, about 50 km from Alabama and Georgia to the south. It has an area of ​​1053 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water.

The county is traversed from northeast to southwest by the Sequatchie River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Tennessee River and the Ohio .

The following neighboring counties border Bledsoe County:

Cumberland County
Van Buren County Neighboring communities Rhea County
Sequatchie County Hamilton County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 6626 -
1910 6329 -4.5%
1920 7218 14%
1930 7128 -1.2%
1940 8358 17.3%
1950 8561 2.4%
1960 7811 -8.8%
1970 7643 -2.2%
1980 9478 24%
1990 9669 2%
2000 12,367 27.9%
2010 12,876 4.1%
2013 estimate 12,841 -0.3%
1900-1990

2000 2010-2013

Bledsoe County was formed on November 30, 1807 from parts of Roane County. It was named after one or more members of the Bledsoe family who were early settlers in the region in the 18th century.

The John Bridgman House is one of eight entries for the county in the NRHP.

Eight structures 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 , Bledsoe County had 12,876 people in 4,556 households. The population density was 12.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.55 people lived in each of the 4556 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.1 percent white, 4.0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.6 percent were 65 years or older. 45.7 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 33,443  USD . The per capita income was $ 15,747. 22.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Bledsoe County

City

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Bledsoe County is divided into six numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 2945 47-90008
2 1965 47-90198
3 2272 47-90388
4th 1791 47-90578
5 1911 47-90768
6th 1992 47-90958

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 95000346.Retrieved December 17, 2014
  2. ↑ Bledsoe County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Bledsoe County, TN Retrieved December 17, 2014
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 17, 2014
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 25 .
  7. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Tennessee  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 17, 2014@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 35 ° 36 ′  N , 85 ° 13 ′  W