Cheatham County

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Cheatham County Courthouse in Ashland City
Cheatham County Courthouse in Ashland City
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Ashland City
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
100 Public Square
Ashland City, TN 37015-1793
Foundation : February 28, 1856
Made up from: Davidson County
Dickson County
Montgomery County
Robertson County
Area code : 001 615
Demographics
Residents : 39,105  (2010)
Population density : 49.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 795 km²
Water surface : 12 km²
map
Map of Cheatham County within Tennessee

Cheatham County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Ashland City .

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Tennessee, about 25 miles north of Kentucky , and covers an area of ​​795 square kilometers, of which 12 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Robertson County , Davidson County , Williamson County , Dickson County, and Montgomery Counties .

Citys and Towns

Unincorporated Communities

history

Cheatham County was formed on February 28, 1856 from parts of Davidson County, Dickson County, Montgomery County and Robertson County. It was named after Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818-1878), a President of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and a member of the Tennessee Senate .

Montgomery Bell Tunnel (2009)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Montgomery Bell Tunnel . Nine structures 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 10.112 -
1910 10,540 4.2%
1920 10,039 -4.8%
1930 9025 -10.1%
1940 9928 10%
1950 9167 -7.7%
1960 9428 2.8%
1970 13.199 40%
1980 21,616 63.8%
1990 27,140 25.6%
2000 35,912 32.3%
2010 39.105 8.9%
1900-1990

2000

Cheatham County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Cheatham County had 35,912 people in 12,878 households and 10,160 families. The population density was 46 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.86 percent white, 1.48 percent African American, 0.38 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.36 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.70 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.22 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 12,878 households, 39.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 64.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.6 percent were single mothers, and 21.1 percent were non-families. 16.9 percent were single households and 5.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.76 and the average household size was 3.08.

27.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24, 33.5 percent between 25 and 44, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 8.6 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 100.3 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 45,836 , and the median income for a family is $ 49,143. Males had a median income of $ 34,476 versus $ 25,191 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,882. 5.3 percent of families and 7.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cheatham County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ 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. 52 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Cheatham County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 36 ° 16 ′  N , 87 ° 5 ′  W