McNairy County, Tennessee
The McNairy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 2010, the County had 26,075 inhabitants and a population density of 18 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Selmer.
Geography
The County is located in southwestern Tennessee and bordered to the South Mississippi. It has an area of 1453 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. At the McNairy County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The McNairy County was formed on October 8, 1823 from portions of Hardin County. It was named the U.S. District Court for the District of Tennessee to John McNairy, a judge.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in McNairy County 26,075 people in 10,113 households. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. In the 10,113 households lived statistically 2.53 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 92.1 percent white, 6.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 34,777. The per capita income was $ 18,488. 21.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in McNairy County
Citys
- Finger
- Ramer
Towns
- Adamsville
- Bethel Springs
- Eastview
- Guys
- Michie
- Milledgeville1
- Selmer
- Stantonville
Unincorporated communities
- Chewalla
- Purdy
- Lawton
1 - partly in Chester and in Hardin County
Structure
The McNairy County is divided into seven numbered districts: