Decatur County, Tennessee
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US state : | Tennessee |
Administrative headquarters : | Decaturville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 22 West Main Street Decaturville, TN 38329-0488 |
Foundation : | November 1845 |
Made up from: | Perry County |
Area code : | 001 731 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 11,757 (2010) |
Population density : | 13.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 893 km² |
Water surface : | 29 km² |
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Website : www.decaturcountytn.org |
The Decatur County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , the county had 11,757 residents and a population density of 13.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Decaturville .
geography
The county is located in west central Tennessee on the west bank of the Tennessee River . It has an area of 893 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Decatur County:
Carroll County | Benton County | |
Henderson County | Perry County | |
Hardin County | Wayne County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 10,439 | - | |
1910 | 10.093 | -3.3% | |
1920 | 10.198 | 1 % | |
1930 | 10,106 | -0.9% | |
1940 | 10,261 | 1.5% | |
1950 | 9442 | -8th % | |
1960 | 8324 | -11.8% | |
1970 | 9457 | 13.6% | |
1980 | 10,857 | 14.8% | |
1990 | 10,472 | -3.5% | |
2000 | 11,731 | 12% | |
2010 | 11,757 | 0.2% | |
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Decatur County was formed from parts of Perry County in November 1845 and the administrative organization was completed on March 6, 1846. It was named after Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), a commanding American naval officer a. a. in the British-American War and the American-Tripolitan War .
Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 13, 2018).
Demographic data
As of the 2010 census , Decatur County's population was 11,757 in 4,985 households. The population density was 13.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 4,985 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.3 percent white, 3.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 30,445 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,757. 20.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Decatur County
1 - partially in Henderson County
structure
Decatur County is divided into nine numbered districts:
District | Population (2010) | FIPS |
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1 | 1199 | 47-90040 |
2 | 1269 | 47-90230 |
3 | 1300 | 47-90420 |
4th | 1356 | 47-90610 |
5 | 1356 | 47-90800 |
6th | 1283 | 47-90990 |
7th | 1304 | 47-91180 |
8th | 1321 | 47-91370 |
9 | 1369 | 47-91560 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decatur County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Accessed 22 February 2011
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Decatur County, TN ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 18, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 18, 2012
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ 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. 81 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 13, 2018.
- ↑ 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 September 18, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 35 ° 37 ′ N , 88 ° 7 ′ W