Hickman County, Tennessee
Hickman County Courthouse |
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US state : | Tennessee |
Administrative headquarters : | Centerville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 5 Public Square Centerville, TN 37033-0000 |
Foundation : | December 3, 1807 |
Made up from: | Dickson County |
Area code : | 001 931 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 24,690 (2010) |
Population density : | 15.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1587 km² |
Water surface : | 0 km² |
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Website : www.hickmanco.com |
Hickman County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Centerville .
geography
The county is west of the geographic center of Tennessee and covers an area of 1,587 square kilometers with no significant water surface. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Dickson County , Williamson County , Maury County , Lewis County , Perry County, and Humphreys County .
history
Hickman County was formed on December 3, 1807 from parts of Dickson County. It was named after Edwin Hickman (? –1785), an officer in the American Revolutionary War , who was killed by Indians while surveying the Duck River .
Nine 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 | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 16,367 | - | |
1910 | 16,527 | 1 % | |
1920 | 16,216 | -1.9% | |
1930 | 13,613 | -16.1% | |
1940 | 14,873 | 9.3% | |
1950 | 13,353 | -10.2% | |
1960 | 11,862 | -11.2% | |
1970 | 12.096 | 2% | |
1980 | 15,151 | 25.3% | |
1990 | 16,754 | 10.6% | |
2000 | 22,295 | 33.1% | |
2010 | 24,690 | 10.7% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
As of the 2000 census , Hickman County had 22,295 people in 8,081 households and 5,955 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.71 percent white, 4.53 percent African American, 0.48 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.29 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.90 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.00 percent of the population.
Of the 8,081 households, 33.9 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 59.4 percent were married couples living together, 9.6 percent were single mothers, and 26.3 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent were single households and 9.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.59 and the average household size was 3.02.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24, 31.0 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.0 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 36 years. Statistically, there were 112.5 males for every 100 females and 111.5 males for every 100 females aged 18 and over.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 31,013 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,342. Males had a median income of $ 29,411 versus $ 21,185 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,446. 11.6 percent of families and 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Hickman County in the Geographic Names Information System of the 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. 137 .
- ↑ 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
- ^ Hickman County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 35 ° 48 ′ N , 87 ° 28 ′ W