Hamilton County, Tennessee

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Hamilton County Courthouse
Hamilton County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Chattanooga
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
201 Seventh Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-1705
Foundation : October 25, 1819
Made up from: Rhea County
Indian Land
Area code : 001 423
Demographics
Residents : 336,463  (2010)
Population density : 239.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1491 km²
Water surface : 86 km²
map
Map of Hamilton County within Tennessee
Website : www.hamiltontn.gov

The Hamilton County is a county in the US state of Tennessee . The county seat is Chattanooga .

geography

The county is located in southeast Tennessee, borders Georgia to the south and has an area of ​​1,491 square kilometers, of which 86 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Bledsoe County , Rhea County , Meigs County , Bradley County , Whitfield County, Georgia, Catoosa County (Georgia), Walker County (Georgia), Dade County (Georgia), Marion County, and Sequatchie County .

The county is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area .

Localities

history

Alexander Hamilton

Hamilton County was formed on October 25, 1819 from parts of Rhea County and Indian land. It was named after Alexander Hamilton , an officer in the American Revolutionary War , member of the Continental Congress , first US Treasury Secretary and one of the founding fathers of the United States.

Historical objects

The historic Walnut Street Bridge is in Chattanooga . Constructed from 1889 to 1891, the bridge is on Walnut Street and spans the Tennessee River . It was listed on February 23, 1990 by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic monument with the number 90000300.

Delta Queen (2003)

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Delta Queen paddle steamer and the Moccasin Bend Archeological District . 100 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 163, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 61,695 -
1910 89,267 44.7%
1920 115,954 29.9%
1930 159,497 37.6%
1940 180.478 13.2%
1950 208.255 15.4%
1960 237.905 14.2%
1970 254.236 6.9%
1980 287.740 13.2%
1990 285,536 -0.8%
2000 307,896 7.8%
2010 336.463 9.3%
1900-1990

2000

Hamilton County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Hamilton County had 307,896 people in 124,444 households and 83,750 families. The population density was 219 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 76.32 percent white, 20.14 percent African American, 0.29 percent Native American, 1.27 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.77 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.14 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.78 percent of the population.

Of the 124,444 households, 28.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 50.2 percent were married couples living together, 13.5 percent were single mothers, and 32.7 percent were non-families. 27.9 percent were single households and 10.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average household size was 2.95 people.

23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 and 24, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,930 , and the median income for a family is $ 48,037. Males had a median income of $ 35,413 versus $ 24,505 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,593. 9.2 percent of families and 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hamilton 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. 126 .
  3. ↑ NRIS
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ^ Hamilton County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 35 ° 11 ′  N , 85 ° 10 ′  W