Chester County, Tennessee
Chester County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 8th |
Website | chestercountytn |
Chester County is a
History
Chester County was the last county formed in Tennessee, created by the General Assembly in 1875 from adjacent parts of neighboring
Geography
According to the
Adjacent Counties
- Henderson County (northeast)
- Hardin County (southeast)
- McNairy County (south)
- Hardeman County (southwest)
- Madison County (northwest)
State protected areas
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 9,069 | — | |
1900 | 9,869 | 8.8% | |
1910 | 9,090 | −7.9% | |
1920 | 9,669 | 6.4% | |
1930 | 10,603 | 9.7% | |
1940 | 11,124 | 4.9% | |
1950 | 11,149 | 0.2% | |
1960 | 9,569 | −14.2% | |
1970 | 9,927 | 3.7% | |
1980 | 12,727 | 28.2% | |
1990 | 12,819 | 0.7% | |
2000 | 15,540 | 21.2% | |
2010 | 17,131 | 10.2% | |
2020 | 17,341 | 1.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2014[10] |
2020 census
Race | Perc. |
---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
84.5% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
9.5% |
Native American
|
0.6% |
Asian
|
0.8% |
Other/Mixed
|
2.1% |
Latino
|
3.0% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,341 people, 6,060 households, and 4,471 families residing in the county.
2000 census
As of the
As of 2000 there were 5,660 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 14.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,349, and the median income for a family was $41,127. Males had a median income of $31,378 versus $21,615 for females. The
Education
There are six schools in the Chester County School District. Chester County High School serves the whole county and holds grades 9–12. Chester County Junior High School holds grades 6 through 8 for the entire county. Chester County Middle School serves the whole county's students in grades 4 and 5. East Chester County Elementary School, West Chester County Elementary School, and Jacks Creek Elementary School all hold kindergarten through 3rd grade. [14]
Henderson is the home of Freed-Hardeman University.
Communities
City
- Henderson (County Seat)
Town
- Enville (partial)
- Finger (partial)
- Milledgeville (partial)
- Silerton (partial)
Unincorporated communities
In popular culture
- Country musician Eddy Arnold, a native of Henderson, titled his 1969 autobiography It's A Long Way From Chester County.
- The 1973 movie Walking Tall was filmed in Henderson and elsewhere in Chester County, including important scenes filmed in the county courthouse; many local residents served as extras or played bit parts.
Politics
Chester County is a Republican stronghold. The last Democrat to carry the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 5,952 | 78.48% | 1,412 | 18.62% | 220 | 2.90% |
2016 | 5,081 | 78.09% | 1,243 | 19.10% | 183 | 2.81% |
2012 | 4,684 | 73.07% | 1,624 | 25.34% | 102 | 1.59% |
2008 | 4,587 | 71.02% | 1,797 | 27.82% | 75 | 1.16% |
2004 | 4,086 | 64.28% | 2,242 | 35.27% | 29 | 0.46% |
2000 | 3,487 | 60.88% | 2,192 | 38.27% | 49 | 0.86% |
1996 | 2,746 | 56.03% | 1,922 | 39.22% | 233 | 4.75% |
1992 | 2,834 | 50.64% | 2,317 | 41.40% | 445 | 7.95% |
1988 | 2,781 | 61.05% | 1,757 | 38.57% | 17 | 0.37% |
1984 | 2,793 | 59.68% | 1,854 | 39.62% | 33 | 0.71% |
1980 | 2,751 | 55.69% | 2,123 | 42.98% | 66 | 1.34% |
1976 | 1,949 | 43.15% | 2,532 | 56.05% | 36 | 0.80% |
1972 | 2,787 | 71.70% | 961 | 24.72% | 139 | 3.58% |
1968 | 1,408 | 32.79% | 849 | 19.77% | 2,037 | 47.44% |
1964 | 1,767 | 50.06% | 1,763 | 49.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,807 | 59.05% | 1,192 | 38.95% | 61 | 1.99% |
1956 | 1,460 | 48.85% | 1,495 | 50.02% | 34 | 1.14% |
1952 | 1,674 | 53.01% | 1,484 | 46.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 766 | 39.48% | 980 | 50.52% | 194 | 10.00% |
1944 | 931 | 44.52% | 1,156 | 55.28% | 4 | 0.19% |
1940 | 1,015 | 39.77% | 1,537 | 60.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 565 | 32.40% | 1,172 | 67.20% | 7 | 0.40% |
1932 | 356 | 26.23% | 985 | 72.59% | 16 | 1.18% |
1928 | 582 | 44.19% | 735 | 55.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 484 | 38.47% | 758 | 60.25% | 16 | 1.27% |
1920 | 1,088 | 48.81% | 1,105 | 49.57% | 36 | 1.62% |
1916 | 645 | 41.64% | 862 | 55.65% | 42 | 2.71% |
1912 | 312 | 22.71% | 636 | 46.29% | 426 | 31.00% |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Tara Mitchell Mielnik, "Chester County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Chester County, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the originalon February 3, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- 2000 censusdata
- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ School Tree. "Schools in Chester County, Tennessee". Retrieved May 29, 2008.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
External links
- Official site
- Chester County Tennessee Communities
- Henderson-Chester County Chamber of Commerce
- Chester County, TNGenWeb – genealogical resources
- Chester County at Curlie