Madison County, Tennessee

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The Madison County Courthouse in Jackson, listed on the NRHP since 1995 [1]
The Madison County Courthouse in Jackson, listed on the NRHP since 1995
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Jackson
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
100 E. Main Street
Jackson, TN 38301-6208
Foundation : November 7, 1821
Made up from: Chickasaw land
Area code : 001 731
Demographics
Residents : 98,294  (2010)
Population density : 68.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1447 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Madison County within Tennessee
Website : www.co.madison.tn.us

The Madison County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , the county had 98,294 residents and a population density of 68.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Jackson .

geography

The county is located in west central Tennessee and has an area of ​​1,447 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Madison County:

Crockett County Gibson County Carroll County
Haywood County Compass card (de) .svg Henderson County
Hardeman County Chester County

history

J. Madison
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 36,333 -
1910 39,357 8.3%
1920 43,824 11.3%
1930 51,059 16.5%
1940 54,115 6%
1950 60.128 11.1%
1960 60,655 0.9%
1970 65,727 8.4%
1980 74,546 13.4%
1990 77,982 4.6%
2000 91,837 17.8%
2010 98.294 7%
1900–1990 2000 2010

Madison County was formed from Chickasaw Land on November 7, 1821 . It was named after James Madison (1751-1836), the fourth US President (1809-1817).

Pinson Mounds (2007)

About 15 km from Jackson are the Pinson Mounds , a group of burial mounds from the Woodland period . These have the status of a National Historic Landmark . 29 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 23, 2018).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Madison County had 98,294 people in 37,020 households. The population density was 68.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 37,020 households.

The racial the population was composed of 61.0 percent white, 36.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,178  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,948. 18.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Madison County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Madison County is divided into ten numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 5656    47-90114
2 11,017    47-90304
3 7404    47-90494
4th 11,572    47-90684
5 10,841    47-90874
6th 10,757    47-91064
7th 7159    47-91254
8th 8291    47-91444
9 15,654    47-91634
10 9943    47-91824

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 95000342 Retrieved March 18, 2019
  2. ↑ Madison County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Madison County, TN ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 17, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 17, 2012
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Tennessee  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 17, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 35 ° 37 ′  N , 88 ° 50 ′  W