Trousdale County

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Trousdale County Courthouse
Trousdale County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Hartsville
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
200 East Main Street
Hartsville, TN 37074-1799
Foundation : June 21, 1870
Made up from: Macon County
Smith County
Sumner County
Wilson County
Area code : 001 615
Demographics
Residents : 7870  (2010)
Population density : 26.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 302 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Trousdale County within Tennessee

Trousdale County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Hartsville .

geography

The county is located in northern Tennessee, about 25 miles from Kentucky and covers an area of ​​302 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Macon County , Smith County , Wilson County, and Sumner County .

history

Trousdale County was formed on September 5, 1870 from parts of Macon, Smith, Sumner and Wilson Counties. It was named after William Trousdale , a brigadier general in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and later governor of Tennessee.

The James R. DeBow House is one of six entries for the county in the NRHP.

Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 11, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 6004 -
1910 5874 -2.2%
1920 5996 2.1%
1930 5629 -6.1%
1940 6113 8.6%
1950 5520 -9.7%
1960 4914 -11%
1970 5155 4.9%
1980 6137 19%
1990 5920 -3.5%
2000 7259 22.6%
2010 7870 8.4%
1900-1990

2000

Trousdale County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Trousdale County's population was 7,259 people in 2,780 households and 2,034 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.57 percent white, 11.35 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.99 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.72 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.52 percent of the population.

Of the 2,780 households, 31.9 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.3 percent were single mothers, and 26.8 percent were non-families. 23.0 percent were single households and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average household size was 2.99 people.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.3 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 96.9 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the 32,212 USD , and the median income for a family was 37,401 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,466 versus $ 21,207 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,838. 9.7 percent of families and 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Trousdale 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. 305 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 11, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ^ Trousdale County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 23 ′  N , 86 ° 10 ′  W