Warren County, Tennessee

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Warren County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : McMinnville
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 639
Mc Minnville, TN 37111-0639
Foundation : November 26, 1807
Made up from: White County
Area code : 001 931
Demographics
Residents : 39,839  (2010)
Population density : 35.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1124 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Warren County within Tennessee

Warren County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is McMinnville .

geography

The county is east of the geographic center of Tennessee and covers an area of ​​1,124 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: DeKalb County , White County , Van Buren County , Sequatchie County , Grunby County , Coffee County, and Cannon County .

history

Warren County was formed on November 26, 1807 from parts of White County. It was named after Joseph Warren , the first American soldier to die in the American Revolutionary War .

The Philadelphia Church of Christ is one of the county's 21 entries in the NRHP.

21 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 12, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 16,410 -
1910 16,534 0.8%
1920 17.306 4.7%
1930 20.209 16.8%
1940 19,764 -2.2%
1950 22,271 12.7%
1960 23.102 3.7%
1970 26,972 16.8%
1980 32,653 21.1%
1990 32,992 1 %
2000 38.276 16%
2010 39,839 4.1%
1900-1990

2000

Warren County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Warren County had 38,276 people in 15,181 households and 10,824 families. The population density was 34 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.66 percent white, 3.16 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.56 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.94 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.92 percent of the population.

Of the 15,181 households, 31.9 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 56.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, and 28.7 percent were non-families. 25.0 percent were single households and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average household size was 2.93 people.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24, 29.4 percent between 25 and 44, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.9 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 96.5 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,920 , and the median income for a family is $ 37,835. Males had a median income of $ 28,409 versus $ 20,863 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,759. 13.0 percent of families and 16.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Warren 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. 318 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 12, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ^ Warren County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 35 ° 41 ′  N , 85 ° 47 ′  W