Sumner County, Tennessee
![]() Sumner County Courthouse |
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US state : | Tennessee |
Administrative headquarters : | Gallatin |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Administration Building 355 North Belvedere Drive Gallatin, TN 37066-5446 |
Foundation : | November 18, 1786 |
Made up from: | Davidson County |
Area code : | 001 615 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 160,645 (2010) |
Population density : | 117.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1407 km² |
Water surface : | 36 km² |
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Website : www.sumnertn.org |
Sumner County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Gallatin , the largest city is Hendersonville .
geography
The county is located in northern Tennessee, bordering Kentucky and has an area of 1,407 square kilometers, of which 36 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Davidson County , Macon County , Robertson County , Trousdale County , Wilson County , Allen County, Kentucky, and Simpson County, Kentucky.
Citys and Towns
- Bethpage
- Castalian Springs
- Cottontown
- Gallatin
- Goodlettsville 1
- Hendersonville
- Millersville 2
- Mitchellville
- Portland
- Walnut Grove
- Westmoreland
- White House 2
1 is partially in Davidson County 2 is partially in Robertson County
history
Sumner County was formed on November 18, 1786 from parts of Davidson County. It was named after Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), an American general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence .
One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the log cabin settlement of Wynnewood . 37 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 5, 2018).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 26,072 | - | |
1910 | 25,621 | -1.7% | |
1920 | 27,708 | 8.1% | |
1930 | 28,622 | 3.3% | |
1940 | 32,719 | 14.3% | |
1950 | 33,533 | 2.5% | |
1960 | 36,217 | 8th % | |
1970 | 56.106 | 54.9% | |
1980 | 85,790 | 52.9% | |
1990 | 103.281 | 20.4% | |
2000 | 130,449 | 26.3% | |
2010 | 160,645 | 23.1% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
As of the 2000 census , Sumner County had 130,449 people in 48,941 households and 37,048 families. The population density was 95 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.49 percent white, 5.78 percent African American, 0.29 percent Native American, 0.66 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.80 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.96 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.76 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 48,941 households, 36.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 61.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.8 percent were single mothers, and 24.3 percent were non-families. 20.3 percent were single households and 7.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.64 and the average household size was 3.04.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 30.7 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.7 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 95.9 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 46,030 , and the median income for a family is $ 52,125. Males had a median income of $ 36,875 versus $ 25,720 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,164. 6.2 percent of families and 8.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sumner County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- ↑ 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. 294 .
- ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- Jump up ↑ Sumner County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 36 ° 28 ′ N , 86 ° 28 ′ W