Memphis metropolitan area

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Memphis metropolitan area
Geographical classification of the metropolitan region
Surface: 11,846.6 km²
Residents: 1,316,100
(2010 census)
Population density: 110.2 per km²
Counties in Tennessee: Shelby , Tipton , Fayette
Counties in Mississippi: DeSoto , Marshall , Tate , Tunica
Arkansas counties: Crittenden
The Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Mississippi near Memphis

The Memphis metropolitan area covers eight counties at the junction of US -amerikanischen states Tennessee , Mississippi and Arkansas with the Center Memphis . The metropolitan area is the second largest in Tennessee and ranks 41st nationwide.

In 2000, the Memphis metropolitan area had 1,205,204 residents. By the 2010 census , the population had increased to 1,316,100.

Counties

The region consists of eight counties in the outskirts of the city of Memphis, which are spread on both sides of the Mississippi over the three states of Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.

county
  		Population
( 2000 census ) 		Population
( 2010 census ) 		modification
  		Area
in km² 		Inhabitants
per km²
Shelby County (TN) 897.472 927,644 3.4% 1,954.2 474.7
DeSoto County (MS) 107.199 161,252 50.4% 1,237.7 130.3
Tipton County (TN) 51.271 61,081 19.1% 1,189.8 51.3
Crittenden County (AR) 50,866 50.902 0.1% 1,580.3 32.2
Fayette County (TN) 28,806 38,413 33.4% 1,824.6 21.1
Marshall County (MS) 34,993 37,144 6.1% 1,829.4 20.3
Tate County (MS) 25,370 28,886 13.9% 1,047.6 27.6
Tunica County (MS) 9.227 10,778 16.8% 1,178.0 9.1
Memphis metropolitan area 1,205,204      1,316,100 9.2% 11,841.6 111.1

Municipalities

Core city

Locations with 25,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

Locations with 5,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

population

The official census in 2000 found a population of 1,205,204. These were distributed over 448,473 households in 312,422 families.

The population in 2000 was 52.9 percent white , 43.5 percent African American , 0.2 percent Native American , 1.3 percent Asian and 1.2 percent other. 1.0 percent said they came from at least two of these groups. 2.4 percent of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.

The median income per household was 35,988  US dollars  (USD), the median family income 41,130 USD. The median income for men was $ 32,830 and that for women was $ 22,970. The per capita income was $ 16,729.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.census.gov Retrieved June 21, 2011
  2. ↑ United States Census 2000 The total is the sum of the eight counties - Retrieved June 21, 2011
  3. ↑ United States Census 2010 The total is the sum of the eight counties - Retrieved June 21, 2011
  4. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved June 21, 2011
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Shelby County, Tennessee. Retrieved June 21, 2011
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - DeSoto County, Mississippi.Retrieved June 21, 2011
  7. ^ US Census Bureau - Tipton County, Tennessee. Retrieved June 21, 2011
  8. ^ US Census Bureau - Crittenden County, Arkansas. Retrieved June 21, 2011
  9. ^ US Census Bureau - Fayette County, Tennessee. Retrieved June 21, 2011
  10. ^ US Census Bureau - Marshall County, Mississippi.Retrieved June 21, 2011
  11. ^ US Census Bureau - Tate County, Mississippi. Retrieved June 21, 2011
  12. ^ US Census Bureau - Tunica County, Mississippi. Retrieved June 21, 2011