Clay County, Tennessee

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Clay County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Celina
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 387
Celina, TN 38551-0387
Foundation : June 24, 1870
Made up from: Jackson County
Overton County
Area code : 001 931
Demographics
Residents : 7861  (2010)
Population density : 12.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 671 km²
Water surface : 60 km²
map
Map of Clay County within Tennessee
Website : www.dalehollowlake.org/county.htm

Clay County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Celina .

geography

The county is located in northern Tennessee, bordering Kentucky and has an area of ​​671 square kilometers, of which 60 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Monroe County, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Kentucky, Pickett County , Overton County , Jackson County, and Macon County .

history

Clay County was formed on June 24, 1870 from parts of Jackson County and Overton County. It was named after Henry Clay , a US statesman who was, among other things, a senator and speaker for the United States House of Representatives .

The Free Hills Rosenwald School is one of two entries for the county in the NRHP.

Two buildings in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 11, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 8421 -
1910 9009 7%
1920 9193 2%
1930 9577 4.2%
1940 10,904 13.9%
1950 8701 -20.2%
1960 7289 -16.2%
1970 6624 -9.1%
1980 7676 15.9%
1990 7238 -5.7%
2000 7976 10.2%
2010 7861 -1.4%
1900-1990

2000

Clay County age pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Clay County had 7,976 people in 3,379 households and 2,331 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.75 percent white, 1.44 percent African American, 0.33 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, 0.11 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.24 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.99 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.35 percent of the population.

Of the 3,379 households, 27.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.7 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers, and 31.0 percent were non-families. 27.6 percent were single households and 12.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.33 and the average household size was 2.80 people.

21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44, 27.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.7 percent were older than 65. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 94.6 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the 23,958 USD , and the median income for a family was 29,784 USD. Males had a median income of $ 23,513 versus $ 16,219 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,320. 14.3 percent of families and 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clay County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ^ Clay County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 33 ′  N , 85 ° 32 ′  W