Farragut (Tennessee)
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Location in Tennessee
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| Foundation : | 1980 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Tennessee | ||
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Knox County Loudon County |
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| Coordinates : | 35 ° 53 ′ N , 84 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 20,676 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 495.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 42.1 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 41.7 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 269 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 37922 and 37934 | ||
| Area code : | +1 865 | ||
| FIPS : | 47-25760 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1284150 | ||
| Website : | www.townoffarragut.org | ||
 The Avery Russel House |
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Farragut is a town that is partly in Knox County and partly in Loudon County in the US state of Tennessee . It is a suburb of nearby Knoxville and belongs to the Metropolitan Statistical Area Knoxville. In 2010 Farragut had 20,676 inhabitants.
The city was named after the American naval officer David Glasgow Farragut , who was born in 1801 in Campbell's station east of Farragut.
geography
Farragut's geographic coordinates are 35 ° 53 ′ N , 84 ° 10 ′ W (35.877511, −84.173548). The non- incorporated historic village of Concord was founded in 1854 just east of today's city limits. Concord is on the main rail line to Atlanta , Georgia and the main arm of the Tennessee River . Picturesque buildings with antebellum architecture stand on the banks of the river, whose historic center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
According to the information from the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 42.1 km², of which 41.7 km² is land and 0.4 km² (= 1.05%) is water. A small portion of the Turkey Creek shopping mall, built in the late 1990s, is in the Farraguts area. The US 11 and US 70 roads run through Farragut as Kingston Pike , together with the Tennessee State Route 1 ; the I-40 / I-75 freeway passes the city north.
history
In 1787 David Campbell built a fort and stagecoach station in what is now Farragut, which became known as Campbell's Station. Campbell's Station Inn was built of brick in 1810 and still stands at Kingston Pike, within sight of City Hall. On November 16, 1863, the Battle of Campbell's Station was fought here during the Civil War .
The townspeople built a high school in 1904 . On January 16, 1980, Farragut was incorporated. On April 1 of the same year, Bob Leonard was elected the city's first mayor. In 1993 Eddy Ford was his successor and held this office until he was defeated by Ralph McGill in April 2009.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Farragut lived in 17,720 people. The population density was 425.2 people per km ². There were 6628 housing units at an average of 159.0 per km². The population of Farragut was 93.88% White , 1.80% Black or Afro American, 0.15% Native American, 3.16% Asian, and 0 % Pacific Islander. 0.33% said they belonged to other races and 0.69% mentioned two or more races. 1.07% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Farragut distributed to 6333 households out of which 39.4% had children under 18 years of age. 76.0% of households were married, 5.0% had a female head of household without a husband, and 17.4% were not families. 15.2% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 5.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.08.
The population was divided into 26.7% minors, 5.3% 18–24 year olds, 24.4% 25–44 year olds, 32.2% 45–64 year olds and 11.4% aged 65 and over or more. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 women there were 97.8 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 94.4 men.
The median household income in Farragut was 82,726 US dollars , and the median family income reached a height of 91,423 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 70,873 versus $ 34,955 for women. The per capita income was $ 35,830. 2.9% of the population and 2.6% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 2.9% of minors and 4.1% of those aged 65 and over.
Historic Buildings
- Campbell Station Inn
- Avery Russell House (listed on the National Register of Historic Places )
Personalities
- Robert Ben Garant (* 1970), actor, grew up here
- Archibald Roane (around 1760–1819), the 2nd Governor of Tennessee, is buried here
Web links
- Official website Farragut (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties ( Memento of the original from June 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , State of Tennessee website, July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Subcounty population estimates: Tennessee 2000-2006 ( English , CSV ) United States Census Bureau , Population Division. June 28, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Farragut's Ford Named Mayor of the Year," Tennessee Town & City ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 16.2 MB) , July 2, 2007
- ↑ Ralph McGill ousts Eddy Ford as mayor in Farragut; Newcomer bests longtime mayor by 2-to-1 margin , Knoxville News Sentinel , April 8, 2009
