Grundy County, Tennessee

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Grundy County Courthouse
Grundy County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Altamont
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 177
Altamont, TN 37301-0177
Foundation : January 29, 1844
Made up from: Coffee County
Warren County
Area code : 001 931
Demographics
Residents : 13,703  (2010)
Population density : 14.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 935 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Grundy County within Tennessee

Grundy County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Altamont .

geography

The county is located southeast of the geographic center of Tennessee, is approximately 50 km to the south from Alabama and Georgia , and has an area of ​​935 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Warren County , Sequatchie County , Marion County , Franklin County, and Coffee County .

Cities

history

Grundy County was formed on January 29, 1844 from parts of Coffee County and Warren County. It was named after Felix Grundy , a member of the United States Congress , US Senator from Tennessee, and the 13th United States Attorney General .

The Coalmont Bank Building is one of 22 entries for the county in the NRHP.

22 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 16, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 7802 -
1910 8322 6.7%
1920 9753 17.2%
1930 9717 -0.4%
1940 11,552 18.9%
1950 12,558 8.7%
1960 11,512 -8.3%
1970 10,631 -7.7%
1980 13,787 29.7%
1990 13,362 -3.1%
2000 14,332 7.3%
2010 13,703 -4.4%
1900-1990

2000

Grundy County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Grundy County had 14,332 people in 5,562 households and 4,054 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.33 percent white, 0.14 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian and 0.35 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.98 percent of the population.

33.4 percent of the 5,562 households had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 56.6 percent were married couples living together, 12.0 percent were single mothers, and 27.1 percent were non-families. 24.0 percent were single households and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average household size was 3.01.

25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 and 24, 27.8 percent between 25 and 44, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.0 percent were older than 65. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 96.7 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the 22,959 US dollars (USD), and the median income for a family was 27,691 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,063 versus $ 17,447 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,039. 22.6 percent of families and 25.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Grundy 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. 123 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 16, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ^ Grundy County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 35 ° 23 ′  N , 85 ° 43 ′  W