Knox County, Tennessee

administration
Knox County Courthouse
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Knoxville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	City County Building 400 Main Street Knoxville, TN 37902-2406
Foundation :	June 11, 1792
Made up from:	Greene County Hawkins County
Area code :	001 865
Demographics
Residents :	432,226 (2010)
Population density :	328.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1362 km²
Water surface :	45 km²
map

Website : www.knoxcounty.org

Knox County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Knoxville . On August 2, 2018, Glenn Jacobs, known internationally as wrestler Kane, was elected political director of the district as "county mayor" .

geography

The county is located in northeastern Tennessee and has an area of 1,362 square kilometers, of which 45 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Union County , Grainger County , Jefferson County , Sevier County , Blount County , Loudon County , Roane County, and Anderson County .

history

Knox County was formed on June 11, 1792 from parts of Greene County and Hawkins County. It was named after Henry Knox , an artillery commander in the Continental Army and the United States' first Secretary of War .

William Blount Mansion (2008)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the William Blount Mansion . 109 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	74,302	-
1910	94.187	26.8%
1920	112,926	19.9%
1930	155.902	38.1%
1940	178,468	14.5%
1950	223.007	25%
1960	250,523	12.3%
1970	276.293	10.3%
1980	319,694	15.7%
1990	335.749	5%
2000	382.032	13.8%
2010	432.226	13.1%
1900-1990 2000

Knox County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Knox County had 382,032 people in 157,872 households and 100,722 families. The population density was 290 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.10 percent white, 8.63 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 1.29 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.50 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.18 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.26 percent of the population.

Of the 157,872 households, 28.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 49.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.9 percent were single mothers, and 36.2 percent were non-families. 29.6 percent were single households and 9.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.34 and the average household size was 2.92 people.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.6 percent between 18 and 24, 30.4 percent between 25 and 44, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.7 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 93.5 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,454 , and the median income for a family is $ 49,182. Males had a median income of $ 35,755 versus $ 25,140 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,875. 8.4 percent of families and 12.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

↑ Knox 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. 166 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 18, 2018.
↑ 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
↑ Knox County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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[1] Knox 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. 166 .

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 18, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 18, 2018.

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

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

[7] Knox County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .