Scott County, Tennessee

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Scott County Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Huntsville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 69
Huntsville, TN 37756-0069
Foundation : December 17, 1849
Made up from: Anderson County
Campbell County
Fentress County
Morgan County
Area code : 001 423
Demographics
Residents : 22,228  (2010)
Population density : 16.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1381 km²
Water surface : 3 km²
map
Map of Scott County within Tennessee
Website : www.scottcounty.com

Scott County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Huntsville .

geography

The county is located northeast of the geographic center of Tennessee, borders Kentucky to the north and has an area of ​​1,381 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is located partially in this county. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: McCreary County, Kentucky, Campbell County , Anderson County , Morgan County , Fentress County, and Pickett County .

Localities

history

Scott County was formed on December 17, 1849 from parts of Anderson, Campbell, Fentress and Morgan Counties. It was named after Winfield Scott , also known as The Grand Old Man of the Army , a US diplomat, presidential candidate and long-time general in the British-American War , Mexican-American War 1846-1848, Black Hawk War , Second Seminole War and in the American Civil War .

The Old Scott County Jail is one of the county's four entries in the NRHP.

Four 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 11,077 -
1910 12,947 16.9%
1920 13,411 3.6%
1930 14,080 5%
1940 15,966 13.4%
1950 17,362 8.7%
1960 15,413 -11.2%
1970 14,762 -4.2%
1980 19,259 30.5%
1990 18,358 -4.7%
2000 21,127 15.1%
2010 22,228 5.2%
1900-1990

2000

Scott County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Scott County had 21,127 people in 8,203 households and 6,012 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.53 percent white, 0.09 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian and 0.10 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.91 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.57 percent of the population.

Of the 8,203 households, 35.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.8 percent were single mothers, and 26.7 percent were non-families. 24.3 percent were single households and 9.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average household size was 3.02.

26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.3 percent between 18 and 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.3 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 35 years. Statistically, for every 100 females there were 97.4 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 24,093 , and the median income for a family is $ 28,595. Males had a median income of $ 24,721 versus $ 19,451 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,927. 17.6 percent of families and 20.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Scott 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. 278 .
  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. ^ Scott County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 26 ′  N , 84 ° 31 ′  W