Coffee County (Tennessee)

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Coffee County Courthouse
Coffee County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Manchester
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
300 Hillsboro Blvd.
Manchester, TN 37355-1786
Foundation : January 8, 1836
Made up from: Bedford County
Franklin County
Warren County
Area code : 001 931
Demographics
Residents : 52,796  (2010)
Population density : 47.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1125 km²
Water surface : 15 km²
map
Map of Coffee County within Tennessee

Coffee County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Manchester .

geography

The county is located a little southeast of the geographic center of Tennessee, is about 60 km south of Alabama and has an area of ​​1,125 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cannon County , Warren County , Grunby County , Franklin County , Moore County , Bedford County, and Rutherford Counties .

Citys and Towns

history

Coffee County was formed on January 8, 1836 from parts of Bedford County, Franklin County and Warren County. It was named after John R. Coffee , an American brigadier general in the British-American War of 1812 who, under Jackson, participated in various battles such as the Battle of Talladega (1813), the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the Battle of New Orleans . The Coffee County in Alabama was also named after him.

House in the North Atlantic Street Historic District , one of eleven entries for the county in the NRHP.

Eleven structures and sites 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 15,574 -
1910 15,625 0.3%
1920 17,344 11%
1930 16.801 -3.1%
1940 18,959 12.8%
1950 23,049 21.6%
1960 28,603 24.1%
1970 32,572 13.9%
1980 38,311 17.6%
1990 40,339 5.3%
2000 48.014 19%
2010 52,796 10%
1900-1990

2000

Coffee County age pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Coffee County had 48,014 people in 18,885 households and 13,597 families. The population density was 43 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.43 percent white, 3.59 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.74 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.91 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.00 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.19 percent of the population.

Of the 18,885 households, 32.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.9 percent were married couples living together, 11.1 percent were single mothers, and 28.0 percent were non-families. 24.3 percent were single households and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average household size was 2.96 people.

25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.6 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 95.1 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,898 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,228. Males had a median income of $ 32,732 versus $ 21,014 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,137. 10.9 percent of families and 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Coffee County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 11, 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. ^ Coffee County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′  N , 86 ° 4 ′  W