Hardin County, Tennessee

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Hardin County Courthouse
Hardin County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Savannah
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
601 Main Street
Savannah, TN 38372-2091
Foundation : November 13, 1819
Made up from: Chickasaw land
Area code : 001 731
Demographics
Residents : 26,026  (2010)
Population density : 17.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1544 km²
Water surface : 48 km²
map
Map of Hardin County within Tennessee

The Hardin County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , the county had 26,026 residents and a population density of 17.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Savannah .

geography

The county is located in southwest Tennessee on both sides of the Tennessee River and borders Mississippi and Alabama to the south . It has an area of ​​1544 square kilometers, of which 48 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Hardin County:

Chester County Henderson County ,
Decatur County
McNairy County Compass card (de) .svg Wayne County
Tishomingo County,
Mississippi
Lauderdale County,
Alabama

history

The Cherry Mansion, listed as historical in the NRHP

Hardin County was formed from Chickasaw Land on November 13, 1819 . It was named after Joseph Hardin (1734-1801), a soldier in the Continental Army and a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Southwest Territory .

Information Center Shiloh Indian Mounds Site (2010)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Shiloh Indian Mounds Site . Nine structures 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 19,246 -
1910 17,521 -9%
1920 17,291 -1.3%
1930 16,213 -6.2%
1940 17,806 9.8%
1950 16,908 -5%
1960 17,397 2.9%
1970 18,212 4.7%
1980 22,280 22.3%
1990 22,633 1.6%
2000 25,578 13%
2010 26,026 1.8%
1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Hardin County had 26,026 people in 10,505 households. The population density was 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 10,505 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.0 percent white, 3.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.

21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 30,732  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,122. 20.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Hardin County localities

Citys

Towns

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in McNairy County
2 - partly in Chester and McNairy County

structure

Hardin County is divided into ten numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 2962 47-90072
2 2548 47-90262
3 2589 47-90452
4th 2558 47-90642
5 2501 47-90832
6th 2760 47-91022
7th 2661 47-91212
8th 2508 47-91402
9 2452 47-91592
10 2487 47-91782

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Hardin County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Accessed 22 February 2011
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Hardin County, TN ( Memento of the original from July 11, 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 18, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 18, 2012
  4. 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. 129 .
  5. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 16, 2018.
  6. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 16, 2018.
  7. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. Missouri Census Data Center - Tennessee  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 18, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 35 ° 12 ′  N , 88 ° 11 ′  W