Cumberland County (Tennessee)
Cumberland County is a county located in the state of Tennessee in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Crossville.
Geography
The County is located north-east of the geographic center of Tennessee, is located in the north about 80 miles from Kentucky and has an area of 1774 square kilometers, of which nine square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Fentress County, Morgan County, Roane County, Rhea County, Bledsoe County, Van Buren County, White County and Putnam County.
Towns
- Crab Orchard
- Crossville
- Fairfield Glade ( unincorporated )
- Grassy Cove ( unincorporated )
- Lake Tansi ( unincorporated )
- Pleasant Hill
- Ozone ( unincorporated )
History
Cumberland County was formed on November 16, 1855 from parts of Bledsoe, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren and White County. It was named after the Cumberland Mountains, which extend from central Tennessee through the eastern corner of Kentucky and Virginia.
Demographic data
2000
According to the census in 2000, lived in Cumberland County 46 802 people in 19,508 households and 14,513 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 98.11 percent White, 0.13 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.45 percent from other races groups; 0.79 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.23 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 19,508 households out of which 26.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.8 percent were married couples living together, 9.6 percent were single mothers and 25.6 percent were non-families. 22.4 percent of all households and 10.2 percent lived in persons aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average household size was 2.74 people.
21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.7 percent between 18 to 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 20.5 percent were older than 65, the average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,901, and the median income for a family was $ 35,928. Males have a median income of $ 26,559, women $ 20,644. The per capita income was $ 16,808. 11.1 percent of families and 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.