Gibson County, Tennessee
![]() The Gibson County Courthouse in Trenton, listed on the NRHP with number 76001777 |
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US state : | Tennessee |
Administrative headquarters : | Trenton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse One Court Square Trenton, TN 38382-0000 |
Foundation : | October 21, 1823 |
Made up from: | Chickasaw land |
Area code : | 001 731 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 49,683 (2010) |
Population density : | 31.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1563 km² |
Water surface : | 2 km² |
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Website : www.gibsoncountygov.com |
The Gibson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , the county had 49,683 residents and a population density of 31.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Trenton .
geography
The county is located in western Tennessee, about 50 km to the north from Kentucky , to the west about 60 km from Missouri , and has an area of 1,563 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Gibson County:
Obion County | Weakley County | |
Dyer County |
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Carroll County |
Crockett County | Madison County |
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 39,408 | - | |
1910 | 41,630 | 5.6% | |
1920 | 43,388 | 4.2% | |
1930 | 46,528 | 7.2% | |
1940 | 44,835 | -3.6% | |
1950 | 48.132 | 7.4% | |
1960 | 44,699 | -7.1% | |
1970 | 47,871 | 7.1% | |
1980 | 49,467 | 3.3% | |
1990 | 46,315 | -6.4% | |
2000 | 48,152 | 4% | |
2010 | 49,683 | 3.2% | |
1900-2000 2010 |
Gibson County was formed from Chickasaw Land on October 21, 1823. It was named after John H. Gibson (? -1823), an officer of the Natchez expedition and campaigns against the Creek -Indianer as part of the British-American war .
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20 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 1, 2020).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Gibson County had 49,683 people in 19,548 households. The population density was 31.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.47 people lived in each of the 19,548 households.
The racial the population was composed of 79.4 percent white, 18.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 35,947 USD . The per capita income was 20,065 USD. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Gibson County localities
- Eaton
- Idlewild
- Mason Hall 1st
1 - partially in Obion County
structure
Gibson County is divided into 19 numbered districts:
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See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 76001777 . Retrieved May 1, 2020
- ^ Gibson County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Gibson County, TN ( Memento of the original from July 10, 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 12, 2012
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 12, 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. 112 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 1, 2020.
- ↑ 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 12, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 36 ° 0 ′ N , 88 ° 56 ′ W