Shelby County (Tennessee)
The Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 2010, the County had 927 644 inhabitants and a population density of 74.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Memphis.
The Shelby County is located in the center of the metropolitan area of Memphis.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme southwest of Tennessee and bordered to the South Mississippi and separated by the Mississippi River in the west to Arkansas. The Shelby County has an area of 2030 square kilometers, of which 75 square kilometers are water surface.
The most important rivers flowing through the county, are the Loosahatchie River, Nonconnah Creek and the Wolf River, all of which drain into the Mississippi River. This is the point at which it leaves the state in the direction of Mississippi, the lowest point in Tennessee.
At the Shelby County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Shelby County was formed on November 24, 1819 from portions of Hardin County. It was named for Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), an officer in the Revolutionary War, a victorious leader at the Battle of Kings Mountain and later first and fifth governor of Kentucky.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Shelby County 927 644 people in 340 443 households. The population density was 74.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 340 443 households lived statistically 2.65 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 43.6 percent white, 52.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 2.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years or older. 52.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 44,705. The per capita income was $ 25,002. 19.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Shelby County
Citys
- Bartlett
- German Town
- Lakeland
- Memphis
- Millington
Towns
- Arlington
- Collierville
Unincorporated communities
- Barretville
- Brunswick
- Capleville
- Cloverdale
- Cordova
- Cuba
- Dixonville
- East Acres
- Ellendale
- Fishersville
- Goldsmiths
- Hickory Hill
- Holiday Inns
- Kerrville
- Curl
- Lucy
- Quito
- Mark Rose
- Wilkinsville
- Woodstock
Structure
The Shelby County is divided into five numbered districts: