Giles County, Tennessee

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Giles County Courthouse
Giles County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Pulaski
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 678
Pulaski, TN 38478-0678
Foundation : November 14, 1809
Made up from: Maury County
Area code : 001 931
Demographics
Residents : 29,485  (2010)
Population density : 18.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1583 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Giles County within Tennessee

Giles County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Pulaski .

geography

The county is located in southern Tennessee, bordering Alabama and has an area of ​​1,583 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Maury County , Marshall County , Lincoln County , Limestone County, Alabama, and Lawrence County .

history

Giles County was formed on November 14, 1809 from parts of Maury County. It was named after William B. Giles , a US Senator and Governor of Virginia .

The Brown-Daly-Horne House is one of 36 entries for the county in the NRHP.

36 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 14, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 33,035 -
1910 32,629 -1.2%
1920 30,948 -5.2%
1930 28,016 -9.5%
1940 29,240 4.4%
1950 26,961 -7.8%
1960 22,410 -16.9%
1970 22,138 -1.2%
1980 24,625 11.2%
1990 25,741 4.5%
2000 29,447 14.4%
2010 29,485 0.1%
1900-1990

2000

Giles County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Giles County had 29,447 people in 11,713 households and 8,363 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.44 percent white, 11.80 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.21 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.89 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.90 percent of the population.

Of the 11,713 households, 31.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.9 percent were single mothers, and 28.6 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent were single households and 11.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average household size was 2.96 people.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 27.9 percent between 25 and 44, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.5 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 94.4 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the 34,824 USD , and the median income for a family was 41,714 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,221 versus $ 22,221 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,543. 9.0 percent of families and 11.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Giles 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. 112 f.
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 14, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ^ Giles County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Giles County, Tennessee  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 35 ° 12 ′  N , 87 ° 2 ′  W