Hawkins County

administration
Hawkins County Courthouse
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Rogersville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 150 Washington Street Rogersville, TN 37857-3365
Foundation :	November 18, 1786
Made up from:	Sullivan County
Area code :	001 423
Demographics
Residents :	56,833 (2010)
Population density :	45.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1294 km²
Water surface :	34 km²
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Hawkins County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Rogersville .

geography

The county is located in northeast Tennessee, borders Virginia to the north and has an area of 1,294 square kilometers, of which 34 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Scott County, Virginia, Sullivan County , Greene County , Hamblen County , Grainger County, and Hancock Counties .

Citys and Towns

history

Hawkins County was formed on January 6, 1787 from parts of Sullivan County. It was named after Benjamin Hawkins , a farmer, statesman, Indian Agents of North Carolina , a member of the Continental Congress , and US senator .

The New Providence Presbyterian Church, Academy, and Cemetery is one of twelve entries for the county in the NRHP.

Twelve structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 17, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	24,267	-
1910	23,587	-2.8%
1920	22,918	-2.8%
1930	24,117	5.2%
1940	28,523	18.3%
1950	30,494	6.9%
1960	30,468	-0.1%
1970	33,726	10.7%
1980	43,751	29.7%
1990	44,565	1.9%
2000	53,563	20.2%
2010	56,833	6.1%
1900-1990 2000

Hawkins County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Hawkins County had 53,563 people in 21,936 households and 15,925 families. The population density was 42 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.24 percent white, 1.55 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.23 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.78 percent of the population.

Of the 21,936 households, 31.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.3 percent were married couples living together, 9.8 percent were single mothers, and 27.4 percent were non-families. 24.4 percent were single households and 9.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average household size was 2.86 people.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 and 24, 30.0 percent between 25 and 44, 25.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.2 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the 31,300 USD , and the median income for a family was 37,557 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,959 versus $ 22,082 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,073. 12.7 percent of families and 15.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

↑ Hawkins County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 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. 133 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
^ Hawkins County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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[1] Hawkins 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. 133 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2018.

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

[6] Hawkins County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .