Perry County, Tennessee

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Perry County Courthouse
Perry County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Linden trees
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 16
Linden, TN 37096-0016
Foundation : November 14, 1818
Made up from: Hickman County
Area code : 001 931
Demographics
Residents : 7915  (2010)
Population density : 7.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1095 km²
Water surface : 21 km²
map
Map of Perry County within Tennessee
Website : www.perrycountytennessee.com

Perry County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Linden .

geography

The county is located in west-central Tennessee and has an area of ​​1095 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Humphreys County , Hickman County , Lewis County , Wayne County , Decatur County, and Benton County .

Cities

Other places

history

Perry County was formed on November 14, 1818 from parts of Hickman County. It was named after Oliver Hazard Perry , a US naval officer in the British-American War .

The Hufstedler Gravehouse is one of the county's seven entries in the NRHP.

Seven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 27, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 8800 -
1910 8815 0.2%
1920 7765 -11.9%
1930 7147 -8th %
1940 7535 5.4%
1950 6462 -14.2%
1960 5273 -18.4%
1970 5238 -0.7%
1980 6111 16.7%
1990 6612 8.2%
2000 7631 15.4%
2010 7915 3.7%
1900-1990

2000

Perry County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Perry County had 7,631 people in 3,023 households and 2,164 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.55 percent white, 1.70 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.14 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.33 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.84 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80 percent of the population.

Of the 3,023 households, 30.6 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 59.3 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers, and 28.4 percent were non-families. 25.2 percent were single households and 12.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.48 and the average household size was 2.96 people.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 and 24, 25.4 percent between 25 and 44, 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.4 percent were older than 65. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 99.0 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,061 , and the median income for a family was $ 34,792. Males had a median income of $ 26,626 versus $ 21,053 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,969. 12.6 percent of families and 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Perry 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 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ^ Perry County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 38 ′  N , 87 ° 52 ′  W