Fayette County (Tennessee)
The Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 2010, the County had 38 413 inhabitants and a population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Somerville.
The Fayette County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area.
Geography
The County is located in southwestern Tennessee, on the south by the Mississippi and has an area of 1829 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers of water surface. Its western border is the Mississippi River, flow into the well of the whole County flowing through Loosahatchie River and the Wolf River. At the Fayette County border Nachbarcountys following:
History
The Fayette County was formed on September 29, 1824 from parts of Hardeman County and Shelby County. It was named after Marie -Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, who took part on the side of the colonists in the American Revolutionary War and played an important role in the French Revolution.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Fayette County 38 413 people in 13,498 households. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. In the 13,498 households lived statistically 2.72 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 70.3 percent white, 28.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 56.729. The per capita income was $ 26,898. 13.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Fayette County
Citys
- Gallaway
- Grand Junction1
- Moscow
- Williston
Towns
- Braden
- La Grange
- Macon
- Oakland
- Rossville
- Somerville
Unincorporated communities
- Eads
- Elba
- Hickory Withe
- Laconia
- Liberty Hill
- Piperton
- Yum Yum
- Zu Zu
1 - predominantly in Hardeman County
Structure
The Fayette County is divided into eight, numbered districts: