Dyer County, Tennessee
The Dyer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 2010, the County had 38 335 inhabitants and a population density of 29 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Dyersburg.
Geography
The County is located in western Tennessee and borders - separated by the Mississippi River - in Arkansas and Missouri. It has an area of 1364 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water surface. At the Dyer County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Dyer County was formed on October 15, 1823 from Chickasaw country. It was named after Robert Henry Dyer, a politician from Tennessee.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Dyer County 38 335 people in 15,079 households. The population density was 29 people per square kilometer. In the 15,079 households lived statistically 2.48 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 83.1 percent white, 14.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 36,856. The per capita income was $ 19,169. 20.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in Dyer County
Citys
- Dyersburg
Towns
- Newbern
- Trimble
Unincorporated communities
- Bogota
- Finley
- Fowlkes
- Lenox
- Miston
- Tigrett
Structure
The Dyer County is divided into ten numbered districts: