Johnson County, Tennessee
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US state : | Tennessee |
Administrative headquarters : | Mountain City |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 222 Main Street Mountain City, TN 37683-1338 |
Foundation : | January 2, 1836 |
Made up from: | Carter County |
Area code : | 001 423 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 18,244 (2010) |
Population density : | 23.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 784 km² |
Water surface : | 11 km² |
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Johnson County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Mountain City .
geography
The county is located in the extreme northeast of Tennessee, borders North Carolina to the east, Virginia to the north and has an area of 784 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Washington County, Virginia, Grayson County, Virginia, Ashe County, North Carolina, Watauga County, North Carolina, Avery County, North Carolina, Carter County, and Sullivan Counties .
history
Johnson County was formed on January 2, 1836 from parts of Carter County. It was named after Thomas Johnson, an early settler and justice of the peace in the area.
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Seven 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 | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 10,589 | - | |
1910 | 13.191 | 24.6% | |
1920 | 12,230 | -7.3% | |
1930 | 12,209 | -0.2% | |
1940 | 12,998 | 6.5% | |
1950 | 12,278 | -5.5% | |
1960 | 10,765 | -12.3% | |
1970 | 11,569 | 7.5% | |
1980 | 13,745 | 18.8% | |
1990 | 13,766 | 0.2% | |
2000 | 17,499 | 27.1% | |
2010 | 18,244 | 4.3% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
According to the 2000 census , Johnson County had 17,499 people in 6,827 households and 4,751 families. The population density was 23 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.40 percent white, 2.42 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.23 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.46 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.86 percent of the population.
Of the 6,827 households, 26.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers, and 30.4 percent were non-families. 26.4 percent were single households and 11.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.35 and the average household size was 2.81 people.
19.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.4 percent between 18 and 24, 30.8 percent between 25 and 44, 27.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.0 percent were older than 65. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.6 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 114.4 males.
The median income for a household in the county was US $ 23,067 and the median income for a family was US $ 28,400. Males had a median income of US $ 24,018 and females US $ 18,817. The per capita income was US $ 13,388. 18.7 percent of families and 22.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Johnson County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 156 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 18, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ Johnson County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 36 ° 28 ′ N , 81 ° 52 ′ W