Rutherford County, Tennessee

administration
Rutherford County Courthouse
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Murfreesboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse Public Square Murfreesboro, TN 37130-0000
Foundation :	October 25, 1803
Made up from:	Davidson County
Area code :	001 615
Demographics
Residents :	262,604 (2010)
Population density :	163.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1616 km²
Water surface :	13 km²
map

Website : www.rutherfordcounty.org

Rutherford County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Murfreesboro .

geography

The county is located on the geographic center of Tennessee and has an area of 1,616 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Wilson County , Cannon County , Coffee County , Bedford County , Marshall County , Williamson County, and Davidson County . The Stones River National Battlefield is located in Rutherford County.

Citys and Towns

Unincorporated Communities

history

Rutherford County was formed on October 25, 1803 from parts of Davidson County. It was named after Griffin Rutherford (1731-1805), an officer and general in the North Carolina militia and early politician of the Southwest Territory .

The Collier-Lane-Crichlow House is one of 49 entries for the county in the NRHP.

49 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 2, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	33,543	-
1910	33.199	-1 %
1920	33,059	-0.4%
1930	32,286	-2.3%
1940	33,604	4.1%
1950	40,696	21.1%
1960	52,368	28.7%
1970	59,428	13.5%
1980	84.058	41.4%
1990	118,570	41.1%
2000	182.023	53.5%
2010	262,604	44.3%
1900-1990 2000

Rutherford County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Rutherford Counties had 182,023 people in 66,443 households and 47,440 families. The population density was 114 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 85.73 percent white, 9.51 percent African American, 0.29 percent Native American, 1.90 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.32 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.20 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.78 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 66,443 households, 37.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, and 28.6 percent were non-families. 20.8 percent were single households and 5.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.65 and the average household size was 3.09 people.

26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 13.2 percent between 18 and 24, 33.5 percent between 25 and 44, 19.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 7.5 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 99.1 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 46,312 , and the median income for a family is $ 53,553. Males had a median income of $ 36,788 versus $ 26,555 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,938. 5.8 percent of families and 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

↑ Rutherford County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . 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. 266 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Jump up ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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[1] Rutherford County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . 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. 266 .

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

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

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

[6] Jump up ↑ Rutherford County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .