Benton County (Tennessee)

The Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 2010, the County had 16,489 inhabitants and a population density of 16.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Camden.

Geography

The County is located in the central northwestern Tennessee on the western shore of the Kentucky Lake dammed the Tennessee River and is in the north about 40 miles from Kentucky away. It has an area of ​​1,130 square kilometers, of which 107 square kilometers are water surface. At the Benton County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

The Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge is located partly in Benton County.

History

The Benton County was formed on December 19, 1835 from former parts of Henry County and the Humphreys County. It was named after David Benton (1779-1860), a veteran of the War of 1812 and early settlers in the area.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Benton County 16,489 people in 7,271 households. The population density was 16.1 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 95.4 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 7,271 households lived statistically 2.21 per person.

20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 31,917. The per capita income was $ 19,706. 20.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Benton County

City

• Camden

Town

• Big Sandy

Unincorporated communities

• Eva
• Holladay
• Sugar Tree

Structure

The Benton County is divided into nine numbered districts: