Moore County, Tennessee

The Moore County Courthouse and Jail in Lynchburg, listed on the NRHP since 1979
administration
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Lynchburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 206 Lynchburg, TN 37352-0206
Foundation :	December 14, 1871
Made up from:	Bedford County Coffee County Franklin County Lincoln County
Area code :	001 931
Demographics
Residents :	6362  (2010)
Population density :	19 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	338 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
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Moore County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county is congruent with the city of Lynchburg .

geography

The county is located in southern Tennessee, about 22 miles from Alabama , and covers an area of ​​338 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Coffee County , Franklin County , Lincoln County, and Bedford Counties .

history

Moore County was formed on December 14, 1871, from parts of Bedford County, Coffee County, Franklin County and Lincoln County. It was named after Major General William Moore .

The Bobo Hotel is one of six county's entries in the NRHP.

Six 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	5706		-
1910	4800		-15.9%
1920	4491		-6.4%
1930	4037		-10.1%
1940	4093		1.4%
1950	3948		-3.5%
1960	3454		-12.5%
1970	3568		3.3%
1980	4510		26.4%
1990	4721		4.7%
2000	5740		21.6%
2010	6362		10.8%
1900-1990 2000

Moore County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Moore County had 5,740 people in 2,211 households and 1,686 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.84 percent white, 2.72 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian and 0.51 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.61 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.78 percent of the population.

Of the 2,211 households, 30.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 65.1 percent were married couples living together, 7.6 percent were single mothers, and 23.7 percent were non-families. 21.4 percent were single households and 11.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average household size was 2.95 people.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 and 24, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44, 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.5 percent were older than 65. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 98.1 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 36,591 , and the median income for a family was $ 41,484. Males had a median income of $ 31,559 versus $ 20,987 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,040. 9.6 percent of the population and 7.8 percent of families lived below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Tennessee

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79002452. Retrieved January 15, 2019
2. ^ Moore County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Moore County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

• Moore County on tennesseeencyclopedia.net (English)

Coordinates: 35 ° 17 ′  N , 86 ° 22 ′  W