Hardeman County (Tennessee)
The Hardeman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 2010, the County had 27,253 inhabitants and a population density of 15.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bolivar.
Geography
The County is located in southwestern Tennessee and bordered to the South Mississippi. It has an area of 1736 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers is water area. At the Hardeman County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Hardeman County was formed on October 16, 1823 from Chickasaw country. It was named after Thomas Jones Hardeman, a member of the Government of the Republic of Texas.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Hardeman County 27,253 people in 8993 households. The population density was 15.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8993 households lived statistically 2.62 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 56.8 percent white, 41.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.5 percent were 65 years or older. 45.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 32,539. The per capita income was $ 15,838. 20.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Hardeman County
Citys
- Grand Junction1
- Middleton
Towns
- Hickory Valley
- Hornsby
- Saulsbury
- Silerton2
- Toone
- Whiteville
Unincorporated communities
- Essary Springs
- Pocahontas
- Van Buren
1 - partly in Fayette County 2 - partially in Chester County
Structure
The Hardeman County is divided into eight, numbered districts: