Fentress County

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Fentress County Courthouse
Fentress County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Jamestown
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1128
Jamestown, TN 38556-1128
Foundation : November 28, 1823
Made up from: Morgan County
Overton County
Area code : 001 931
Demographics
Residents : 17,959  (2010)
Population density : 13.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1292 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Fentress County within Tennessee

Fentress County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Jamestown .

geography

The county is located northeast of the geographic center of Tennessee, is about 6 miles to the north from Kentucky , and has an area of ​​1,292 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Pickett County , Scott County , Morgan County , Cumberland County , Overton County, and Putnam Counties . Part of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is in this county.

Valley of the Three Forks at Pall Mall, the Cumberland Plateau dominating the horizon

Cities

Unincorporated communities

history

Fentress County was formed on November 28, 1823 from parts of Morgan County and Overton County. It was named after James Fentress (1763-1843), a politician from Tennessee who was speaker in the Tennessee House of Representatives .

Alvin Cullom York Farm (2009)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Alvin Cullom York Farm . Eleven 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 6106 -
1910 7446 21.9%
1920 10,435 40.1%
1930 11,036 5.8%
1940 14,262 29.2%
1950 14,917 4.6%
1960 13,288 -10.9%
1970 12,593 -5.2%
1980 14,826 17.7%
1990 14,669 -1.1%
2000 16,625 13.3%
2010 17,959 8th %
1900-1990

2000

Fentress County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Fentress County had 16,625 people in 6,693 households and 4,818 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 99.24 percent white, 0.11 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian and 0.03 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.37 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.54 percent of the population.

Of the 6,693 households, 31.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.3 percent were single mothers, and 28.0 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent were single households and 11.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average household size was 2.94.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 26.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.7 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 96.2 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 23,238 , and the median income for a family is $ 28,856. Males had a median income of $ 23,606 versus $ 18,729 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,999. 19.5 percent of families and 23.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fentress 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. 100 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ^ Fentress County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 36 ° 23 ′  N , 84 ° 56 ′  W