Henry County (Tennessee)

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Henry County Courthouse
Henry County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Paris
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 7
Paris, TN 38242-0007
Foundation : November 7, 1821
Made up from: Chickasaw land
Area code : 001 731
Demographics
Residents : 32,330  (2010)
Population density : 22.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1537 km²
Water surface : 82 km²
map
Map of Henry County within Tennessee
Website : www.henryco.com

The Henry County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , the county had 32,330 residents and a population density of 22.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Paris .

geography

The county is located in northwest Tennessee on the western bank of the Tennessee River dammed up to Kentucky Lake . It borders Kentucky to the north and has an area of ​​1,537 square kilometers, of which 82 square kilometers are water surface. The following neighboring counties border Henry County:

Graves County,
Kentucky
Calloway County,
Kentucky
Stewart County
Weakley County Compass card (de) .svg
Carroll County Benton County

history

P. Henry

Henry County was formed from Chickasaw Land on November 7, 1821 . It was named after Patrick Henry (1736–1799), a prominent representative of the American independence movement .

The Mt. Zion Church and Cemetery is one of the county's 15 entries in the NRHP.

15 buildings 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 24.208 -
1910 25,434 5.1%
1920 27,151 6.8%
1930 26,432 -2.6%
1940 25,877 -2.1%
1950 23,828 -7.9%
1960 22,275 -6.5%
1970 23,749 6.6%
1980 28,656 20.7%
1990 27,888 -2.7%
2000 31,115 11.6%
2010 32,330 3.9%
1900-2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Henry County had 32,330 people in 13,534 households. The population density was 22.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.33 people lived in the 13,534 households.

The racial the population was composed of 89.6 percent white, 8.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 36,836  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,687. 17.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Henry County localities

Citys

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

1 - mostly in Carroll County , partly in Weakley County

structure

Henry County is divided into five numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 6288 47-90080
2 6291 47-90270
3 7032 47-90460
4th 6265 47-90650
5 6454 47-90840

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Henry County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Henry County, TN ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 11, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 11, 2012
  4. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2018.
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. 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 11, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 20 ′  N , 88 ° 18 ′  W