Montgomery County, Tennessee

administration
Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Clarksville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 368 Clarksville, TN 37041-0368
Foundation :	April 9, 1796
Made up from:	Tennessee Territory
Area code :	001 931
Demographics
Residents :	172,331 (2010)
Population density :	123.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1409 km²
Water surface :	12 km²
map

Website : www.montgomerycountytn.org/county

Montgomery County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Clarksville .

geography

The county is located in northwest Tennessee, borders Kentucky to the north and has an area of 1,409 square kilometers, of which 12 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Christian County, Kentucky, Todd County, Kentucky, Robertson County , Cheatham County , Dickson County , Houston County, and Stewart County .

The county is located in a karst landscape . Dunbar State Park is home to Dunbar Cave , a popular karst cave .

Localities

history

Montgomery County was formed from land of the Tennessee Territory on April 9, 1796. It was named after John Montgomery , a settler, Colonel in the Revolutionary War and leader of the Nickajack Expedition against the Creek Indians .

The Oak Top is one of 52 entries for the county in the NRHP.

52 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 26, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	36,017	-
1910	33,672	-6.5%
1920	32,265	-4.2%
1930	30,882	-4.3%
1940	33,346	8th %
1950	44,186	32.5%
1960	55,645	25.9%
1970	62,721	12.7%
1980	83,342	32.9%
1990	100,498	20.6%
2000	134,768	34.1%
2010	172.331	27.9%
1900-1990 2000

Montgomery County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Montgomery County's population was 134,768 people in 48,330 households and 35,957 families. The population density was 96 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 73.17 percent white, 19.18 percent African American, 0.53 percent Native American, 1.82 percent Asian, 0.21 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.18 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.91 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.16 percent of the population.

Of the 48,330 households, 40.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 12.2 percent were single mothers, and 25.6 percent were non-families. 20.2 percent were single households and 5.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.70 and the average household size was 3.11.

28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 12.3 percent between 18 and 24, 34.3 percent between 25 and 44, 17.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 7.8 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,981 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,023. Males had a median income of $ 30,696 versus $ 22,581 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,265. 7.9 percent of families and 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Web links

Commons : Montgomery County (Tennessee) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Montgomery County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
^ Montgomery County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

36.5 -87.38Coordinates: 36 ° 30 ′ N , 87 ° 23 ′ W

[1] Montgomery County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2018.

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

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

[5] Montgomery County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .