Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County | |
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UTC−4 (EDT) | |
ZIP Codes | 37725, 37760, 37820, 37871, 37877, 37890 |
Area code | 865 |
Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
Website | jeffersoncountytn |
Jefferson County is an
History
Jefferson County was established on June 11, 1792, by William Blount, Governor of the Southwest Territory.[9] It had been a part of Caswell County during the State of Franklin period (1784–1789). Its county seat, Dandridge, was settled in 1783.[9]
On the eve of the Civil War, Jefferson County, like most other counties in mountainous East Tennessee, was opposed to secession. In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, Jefferson County voters rejected secession by a margin of 1,987 to 603.[10] A railroad bridge at Strawberry Plains was among those targeted by the East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy in November 1861.[11] This led to internal conflict in the area throughout the war, with men from the county enlisting in both of the rival armies.
On October 2, 2013, on I-40 in Jefferson County near the I-40 and I-81 split, a multi-vehicle collision involving a church bus, a tractor-trailer, and a SUV occurred at mile marker 423.[12] Tennessee Highway Patrol officials discovered that the church bus had blown a tire, leading it to merge into oncoming traffic, clipping the SUV and colliding with the semi-truck, causing it to burst into flames.[12] The accident resulted in 8 fatalities and 14 injuries.[12]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 18,651 | 78.98% | 4,654 | 19.71% | 311 | 1.32% |
2016 | 14,776 | 77.47% | 3,494 | 18.32% | 802 | 4.21% |
2012 | 13,038 | 74.25% | 4,232 | 24.10% | 289 | 1.65% |
2008 | 13,092 | 70.65% | 5,178 | 27.94% | 262 | 1.41% |
2004 | 11,625 | 67.53% | 5,469 | 31.77% | 121 | 0.70% |
2000 | 8,657 | 61.45% | 5,226 | 37.10% | 204 | 1.45% |
1996 | 6,446 | 53.03% | 4,688 | 38.57% | 1,021 | 8.40% |
1992 | 6,184 | 50.02% | 4,740 | 38.34% | 1,438 | 11.63% |
1988 | 6,832 | 67.85% | 3,168 | 31.46% | 69 | 0.69% |
1984 | 7,721 | 70.35% | 3,185 | 29.02% | 69 | 0.63% |
1980 | 6,944 | 66.82% | 3,180 | 30.60% | 268 | 2.58% |
1976 | 5,459 | 57.23% | 3,995 | 41.89% | 84 | 0.88% |
1972 | 5,925 | 80.26% | 1,357 | 18.38% | 100 | 1.35% |
1968 | 5,494 | 67.11% | 1,494 | 18.25% | 1,199 | 14.65% |
1964 | 4,923 | 65.44% | 2,600 | 34.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 6,141 | 78.79% | 1,620 | 20.79% | 33 | 0.42% |
1956 | 4,870 | 77.63% | 1,338 | 21.33% | 65 | 1.04% |
1952 | 4,622 | 78.87% | 1,228 | 20.96% | 10 | 0.17% |
1948 | 2,979 | 74.12% | 900 | 22.39% | 140 | 3.48% |
1944 | 3,159 | 76.25% | 966 | 23.32% | 18 | 0.43% |
1940 | 1,921 | 63.95% | 1,062 | 35.35% | 21 | 0.70% |
1936 | 2,356 | 68.33% | 1,079 | 31.29% | 13 | 0.38% |
1932 | 2,275 | 68.59% | 975 | 29.39% | 67 | 2.02% |
1928 | 2,582 | 85.55% | 436 | 14.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 2,699 | 78.39% | 712 | 20.68% | 32 | 0.93% |
1920 | 3,583 | 81.58% | 741 | 16.87% | 68 | 1.55% |
1916 | 1,648 | 75.84% | 520 | 23.93% | 5 | 0.23% |
1912 | 540 | 26.96% | 514 | 25.66% | 949 | 47.38% |
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Hamblen County (northeast)
- Cocke County (southeast)
- Sevier County (south)
- Knox County (west)
- Grainger County (north)
State protected areas
- Henderson Island Refuge
Transportation
Principal highways
Major surface routes
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1810 | 7,309 | — | |
1820 | 8,953 | 22.5% | |
1830 | 11,801 | 31.8% | |
1840 | 12,076 | 2.3% | |
1850 | 13,204 | 9.3% | |
1860 | 16,043 | 21.5% | |
1870 | 19,476 | 21.4% | |
1880 | 15,846 | −18.6% | |
1890 | 16,478 | 4.0% | |
1900 | 18,590 | 12.8% | |
1910 | 17,755 | −4.5% | |
1920 | 17,677 | −0.4% | |
1930 | 17,914 | 1.3% | |
1940 | 18,621 | 3.9% | |
1950 | 19,667 | 5.6% | |
1960 | 21,493 | 9.3% | |
1970 | 24,940 | 16.0% | |
1980 | 31,284 | 25.4% | |
1990 | 33,016 | 5.5% | |
2000 | 44,294 | 34.2% | |
2010 | 51,407 | 16.1% | |
2020 | 54,683 | 6.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[15] 1790-1960[16] 1900-1990[17] 1990-2000[18] 2010-2014[6] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
48,975 | 89.56% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
787 | 1.44% |
Native American
|
159 | 0.29% |
Asian
|
257 | 0.47% |
Pacific Islander
|
20 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed
|
2,093 | 3.83% |
Latino
|
2,392 | 4.37% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 54,683 people, 20,154 households, and 13,998 families residing in the county.
2000 census
As of the
There were 17,155 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.90% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males. However, the last statistic is somewhat misleading because of female longevity, and if adults 18-65 were considered, the numbers would be very close to equal.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,824, and the median income for a family was $38,537. Males had a median income of $29,123 versus $20,269 for females. The
Economy
According to a data profile produced by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2023,[23] the top employers in the county are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
---|---|---|
1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 1,100 |
2 | Jefferson County Board of Education | 1,100 |
3 | Bush Brothers and Company | 500 |
4 | Nyrstar | 450 |
5 | Carson–Newman University | 404 |
6 | Oshkosh Corporation | 325 |
7 | Jefferson Memorial Hospital | 305 |
8 | Jefferson County Government | 300 |
9 | Walmart (Jefferson City) | 300 |
10 | Ball MetalPack | 159 |
Education
K-12 public education in the county is conducted by Jefferson County Public Schools.
Communities
Cities
- Baneberry
- Jefferson City
- Morristown (partial, mostly in Hamblen)
Towns
- Dandridge (county seat)
- New Market
- White Pine (small portion in Hamblen)
Census-designated place
- Strawberry Plains (partial, portions in Knox and Sevier)
Unincorporated communities
- Belmont
- Chestnut Hill
- Shady Grove
- Talbott (partial)
See also
References
- ^ [1], Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Jefferson County
- ^ Origins Of Tennessee County Names, Tennessee Blue Book 2005-2006, pages 508-513
- ^ "Jefferson". County Technical Assistance Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Results: County mayor races in 10 East Tenn. counties". WBIR-TV. May 1, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "The United States: By Rural, Urban and Exurban Counties". The Daily Yonder. March 17, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- National Archives.
- ^ a b Estle Muncy, "Jefferson County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: October 18, 2013.
- ^ Oliver Perry Temple, East Tennessee and the Civil War (R. Clarke Company, 1899), p. 199.
- ^ Temple, East Tennessee and the Civil War, pp. 370-406.
- ^ a b c Winter, Michael (October 2, 2013). "8 dead in church bus crash on I-40 in Tennessee". USA Today. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 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 March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- 2000 censusdata
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Jefferson County: County Profile Tool". Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. State of Tennessee. 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.