Smith County, Tennessee

administration
Smith County Courthouse
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Carthage
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 207 Main Street Carthage, TN 37030
Foundation :	October 26, 1799
Made up from:	Sumner County
Area code :	001 615
Demographics
Residents :	19,166 (2010)
Population density :	23.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	843 km²
Water surface :	28 km²
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Smith County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Carthage .

geography

The county is located slightly northeast of the geographic center of Tennessee, is about 50 km to the north from Kentucky and has an area of 843 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Macon County , Jackson County , Putnam County , DeKalb County , Wilson County, and Trousdale County .

Cities and Towns

Unincorporated Communities

history

Smith County was formed on October 26, 1799 from parts of Sumner County. It was named after Daniel Smith , an American surveyor, colonel in the American Revolutionary War, and two-time Senator from Tennessee.

Dixona is one of twelve entries for the county in the NRHP.

Twelve buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 4, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	19,026	-
1910	18,548	-2.5%
1920	17.134	-7.6%
1930	15,473	-9.7%
1940	16,148	4.4%
1950	14,098	-12.7%
1960	12,059	-14.5%
1970	12,509	3.7%
1980	14,935	19.4%
1990	14,143	-5.3%
2000	17,712	25.2%
2010	19,166	8.2%
1900-1990 2000

Smith County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Smith County had 17,712 people in 6,878 households and 5,069 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.42 percent white, 2.53 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.59 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.93 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.13 percent of the population.

Of the 6,878 households, 34.1 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.8 percent were single mothers, and 26.3 percent were non-families. 23.4 percent were single households and 11.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average household size was 3.00 people.

25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 30.0 percent between 25 and 44, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.4 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 37 years. Statistically, there were 97.0 males for every 100 females and 92.4 males for every 100 females aged 18 and over.

The median income for a household in the 35,625 USD , and the median income for a family was 41,645 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,853 versus $ 22,133 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,473. 10.3 percent of families and 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

^ Smith County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 285 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 4, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
^ Smith County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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[1] Smith County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 285 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 4, 2018.

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

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

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