Dickson County, Tennessee

Dickson County, Tennessee
Dickson County Courthouse in Charlotte
Location in the state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location in the U.S.
Founded	Oct. 25, 1803
Seat	Charlotte
Largest city	Dickson
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	491 sq mi (1,272 km²) 490 sq mi (1,269 km²) 1 sq mi (4 km²), .29%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	49,666 88/sq mi (34/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.dicksoncounty.net

Dickson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 49,666. Its county seat is Charlotte^[1]. Its largest city is Dickson.

Dickson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Mufreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 491 square miles (1,271.7 km²), of which 490 square miles (1,269.1 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.29%) is water.

Dickson County is bordered on the NE by the Cumberland River. The county is drained by the Harpeth River.

Ruskin Cave, located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Dickson, was the site of a Utopian Socialist Colony from 1894 to 1896. The colony had as many as 250 members living at the site. See the entry on "Ruskin Colony" for more information.

Adjacent counties

• Montgomery County (north)
• Cheatham County (east)
• Williamson County (southeast)
• Hickman County (south)
• Humphreys County (southwest)
• Houston County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 43,156 people, 16,473 households, and 12,173 families residing in the county. The population density was 88 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 17,614 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.25% European American, 4.58% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid Dickson County^[3]

There were 16,473 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,056, and the median income for a family was $45,575. Males had a median income of $32,252 versus $23,686 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,043. About 8.10% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

By 2005 the county had a population that was 92.0% non-Hispanic white, 4.4% African-American and 1.7% Latino.

Cities and towns

• Burns
• Charlotte
• Dickson
• Slayden
• Vanleer
• White Bluff
• Tennessee City

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dickson County, Tennessee
• Ruskin Colony

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Based on 2000 census data

External links

• Official web site
• Dickson County at the Open Directory Project

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Coordinates: 36°09′N 87°22′W / 36.15°N 87.36°W / 36.15; -87.36