Overton County

administration
Overton County Courthouse
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Livingston
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse Annex 317 University Street Livingston, TN 38570
Foundation :	September 11, 1806
Made up from:	Jackson County
Area code :	001 931
Demographics
Residents :	22,083 (2010)
Population density :	19.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1126 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
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Overton County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Livingston .

geography

The county is located northeast of the geographic center of Tennessee, is about 15 miles north of Kentucky , and covers an area of 1,126 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Pickett County , Fentress County , Putnam County , Jackson County, and Clay Counties .

history

Overton County was formed on September 11, 1806 from parts of Jackson County. It was named after John Overton , a co-founder of Memphis , Tennessee and a Tennessee Supreme Court Justice .

The Gov. Albert H. Roberts Law Office is one of six entries for the county 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	13,353	-
1910	15,854	18.7%
1920	17,617	11.1%
1930	18,079	2.6%
1940	18,883	4.4%
1950	17,566	-7%
1960	14,661	-16.5%
1970	14,866	1.4%
1980	17,575	18.2%
1990	17,636	0.3%
2000	20,118	14.1%
2010	22,083	9.8%
1900-1990 2000

Overton County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Overton County had 20,118 people in 8,110 households and 5,920 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.59 percent white, 0.28 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.22 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.49 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.69 percent of the population.

Of the 8,110 households, 29.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.2 percent were married couples living together, 9.9 percent were single mothers, and 27.0 percent were non-families. 24.1 percent were single households and 11.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average household size was 2.90 people.

23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 and 24, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44, 25.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.0 percent were older than 65. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 96.2 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 26,915 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,156. Males had a median income of $ 25,287 versus $ 19,674 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,910. 12.3 percent of families and 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

^ Overton County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 233 .
↑ 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
↑ Overton County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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[1] Overton County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 233 .

[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] Overton County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .