Jackson County, Tennessee

Jackson County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Gainesboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 716 Gainesboro, TN 38562-0716
Foundation :	November 6, 1801
Made up from:	Smith County
Area code :	001 931
Demographics
Residents :	11,638  (2010)
Population density :	14.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	828 km²
Water surface :	28 km²
map
Website : www.jacksonco.com

Jackson County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Gainesboro .

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Tennessee, is about 30 km to the north from Kentucky and has an area of ​​828 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Clay County , Overton County , Putnam County , Smith County, and Macon County .

history

Jackson County was formed on November 6, 1801 from parts of Smith County. It was named after Andrew Jackson , the seventh US president .

The Gainesboro Historic District is one of the county's four entries in the NRHP.

Four buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 18, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	15,039		-
1910	15,036		-0%
1920	14,955		-0.5%
1930	13,589		-9.1%
1940	15,082		11%
1950	12,348		-18.1%
1960	9233		-25.2%
1970	8141		-11.8%
1980	9398		15.4%
1990	9297		-1.1%
2000	10,984		18.1%
2010	11,638		6%
1900-1990 2000

Jackson County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Jackson County had 10,984 people in 4,466 households and 3,139 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.63 percent white, 0.15 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.12 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.67 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.81 percent of the population.

Of the 4,466 households, 28.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.3 percent were single mothers, and 29.7 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent were single households and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.43 and the average household size was 2.89 people.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8 percent between 18 and 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 26.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.0 percent were older than 65. The median age was 40 years. Statistically, there were 97.8 males for every 100 females and 94.9 males for every 100 females aged 18 and over.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 26,502 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,088. Males had a median income of $ 24,759 versus $ 19,511 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,020. 15.1 percent of families and 18.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Tennessee

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jackson County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 150 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 18, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. Jump up ↑ Jackson County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 22 ′  N , 85 ° 40 ′  W