Rhea County

Rhea County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1972
administration
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Dayton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1475 North Market Street Dayton, TN 37321-1299
Foundation :	November 30, 1807
Made up from:	Roane County
Area code :	001 423
Demographics
Residents :	31,809  (2010)
Population density :	38.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	871 km²
Water surface :	53 km²
map

The Rhea County is a county in the state of Tennessee of the United States . The county seat is Dayton .

geography

The county is located in east-east Tennessee and has an area of ​​871 square kilometers, of which 53 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Cumberland County , Roane County , Meigs County , Hamilton County, and Bledsoe Counties .

history

Rhea County was formed on November 30, 1807 from parts of Roane County. It was named after John Rhea , a Tennessee politician and member of the House of Representatives .

The Dr. Walter Thomison House is one of the county's four entries in the NRHP.

One place in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the Rhea County Courthouse . Four buildings 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	14,318		-
1910	15,410		7.6%
1920	13,812		-10.4%
1930	13,871		0.4%
1940	16,353		17.9%
1950	16,041		-1.9%
1960	15,863		-1.1%
1970	17.202		8.4%
1980	24,235		40.9%
1990	24,344		0.4%
2000	28,400		16.7%
2010	31,809		12%
1900-1990 2000

Rhea County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Rhea County had 28,400 people in 11,184 households and 8,108 families. The population density was 35 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.41 percent white, 2.04 percent African American, 0.39 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.75 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.08 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.67 percent of the population.

Of the 11,184 households, 31.2 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.4 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, and 27.5 percent were non-families. 23.8 percent were single households and 9.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average household size was 2.90 people.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.0 percent between 18 and 24, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44, 25.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the 30,418 USD , and the median income for a family was 35,580 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,066 versus $ 21,063 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,672. 11.4 percent of families and 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in Tennessee

Web links

Commons : Rhea County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72001251.Retrieved September 16, 2012
2. ^ Rhea County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2018.
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
7. ^ Rhea County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 37 ′  N , 84 ° 55 ′  W