Cumberland County, Tennessee

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Cumberland County Courthouse
Cumberland County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Crossville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
2 N. Main Street
Crossville, TN 38555-4583
Foundation : November 16, 1855
Made up from: Bledsoe County
Morgan County
Putnam County
Rhea County
Roane County
Van Buren County
White County
Area code : 001 931
Demographics
Residents : 56,053  (2010)
Population density : 31.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1774 km²
Water surface : 9 km²
map
Map of Cumberland County within Tennessee

Cumberland County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Crossville .

geography

The county is located northeast of the geographic center of Tennessee, is approximately 80 km to the north from Kentucky and has an area of ​​1774 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Fentress County , Morgan County , Roane County , Rhea County , Bledsoe County , Van Buren County , White County, and Putnam Counties .

Localities

history

Cumberland County was formed on November 16, 1855 from parts of Bledsoe, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren and White Counties. It was named after the Cumberland Mountains , which stretch from central Tennessee over the eastern corner of Kentucky to Virginia .

The Palace Theater 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 13, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 8311 -
1910 9327 12.2%
1920 10.094 8.2%
1930 11,440 13.3%
1940 15,592 36.3%
1950 18,877 21.1%
1960 19,135 1.4%
1970 20,733 8.4%
1980 28,676 38.3%
1990 34,736 21.1%
2000 46,802 34.7%
2010 56.053 19.8%
1900-1990

2000

Cumberland County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Cumberland County had 46,802 people in 19,508 households and 14,513 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.11 percent white, 0.13 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.45 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.79 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.23 percent of the population.

Of the 19,508 households, 26.6 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 61.8 percent were married couples living together, 9.6 percent were single mothers, and 25.6 percent were non-families. 22.4 percent were single households and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average household size was 2.74 people.

21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.7 percent between 18 and 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 20.5 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 42 years. Statistically, for every 100 females there were 94.4 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the 30,901 USD , and the median income for a family was 35,928 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,559 versus $ 20,644 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,808. 11.1 percent of families and 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Cumberland 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. 76 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Cumberland County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 35 ° 57 ′  N , 85 ° 0 ′  W