Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,522.[2] Its county seat is Huntingdon.[3] The county was established by the Tennessee General Assembly on November 7, 1821,[4] and was named for Governor William Carroll.[5]

Carroll County
U.S. county
Carroll County Courthouse in Huntingdon
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°59′N 88°27′W
Country United States
State Tennessee
FoundedNovember 7, 1821
Named forWilliam Carroll[1]
SeatHuntingdon
Largest cityMcKenzie
Area
 • Total600 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Land599 sq mi (1,550 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2 km2)  0.1%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2018)
28,020
 • Density48/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitecarrollcountytn.gov

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 600 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 599 square miles (1,550 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (0.1%) is water.[6]

Adjacent counties

State protected areas
  • Harts Mill Wetland Wildlife Management Area (part)
  • Jarrell Switch Refuge
  • Natchez Trace State Forest (part)
  • Natchez Trace State Park (part)

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18309,397—
184012,36231.6%
185015,96729.2%
186017,4379.2%
187019,44711.5%
188022,10313.7%
189023,6306.9%
190024,2502.6%
191023,971−1.2%
192024,3611.6%
193026,1327.3%
194025,978−0.6%
195026,5532.2%
196023,476−11.6%
197025,7419.6%
198028,2859.9%
199027,514−2.7%
200029,4757.1%
201028,522−3.2%
2018 (est.)28,020[7]−1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2014[2]
Age pyramid Carroll County[12]

As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 29,475 people, 11,779 households, and 8,398 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile (19/km2). There were 13,057 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 87.68% White, 10.35% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,779 households, out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,463, and the median income for a family was $36,880. Males had a median income of $29,904 versus $20,024 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,251. About 10.90% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

The Carroll County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (4.6 mi, 7.4 km) northwest of the central business district of Huntingdon, Tennessee.[14]

Media

Radio stations

Newspapers

Communities
McLemoresville

City

Towns

Unincorporated

Politics
Carroll County's mayoral office

Carroll County is currently, like all of the rural white South, overwhelmingly Republican. Even before the rapid trend of the upland South away from the Democratic Party, Carroll was the northernmost county in the Unionist Republican bloc with Wayne, Henderson, Hardin and McNairy Counties within historically Democratic West Tennessee. This Unionist enclave was produced by the shallow, humus-poor and easily erodible Highland Rim soils, which were much less suitable for plantation farming than the rest of Middle and West Tennessee.[15]

Presidential election results
Presidential Elections Results[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 77.3% 9,194 21.5% 2,558 1.2% 141
2016 74.7% 7,756 22.4% 2,327 2.9% 301
2012 66.6% 7,225 32.0% 3,475 1.4% 151
2008 64.0% 7,455 34.2% 3,980 1.8% 211
2004 56.2% 6,605 43.1% 5,070 0.7% 82
2000 50.5% 5,465 48.4% 5,239 1.1% 123
1996 42.7% 4,206 49.9% 4,912 7.4% 731
1992 41.0% 4,842 48.7% 5,741 10.3% 1,216
1988 57.3% 5,635 42.2% 4,151 0.5% 44
1984 56.4% 6,017 42.8% 4,568 0.7% 77
1980 51.0% 5,681 47.4% 5,277 1.7% 185
1976 41.5% 4,031 57.4% 5,581 1.1% 109
1972 69.3% 5,784 27.4% 2,290 3.3% 275
1968 41.8% 3,757 21.5% 1,932 36.7% 3,298
1964 47.9% 3,734 52.1% 4,056
1960 59.4% 4,517 38.9% 2,961 1.7% 131
1956 55.8% 4,235 42.6% 3,232 1.6% 123
1952 56.5% 3,741 42.9% 2,841 0.7% 44
1948 43.0% 2,651 45.7% 2,818 11.4% 704
1944 58.9% 2,996 40.8% 2,077 0.3% 15
1940 49.3% 2,782 50.2% 2,830 0.5% 30
1936 42.9% 2,282 56.2% 2,989 1.0% 52
1932 48.6% 2,505 50.5% 2,603 0.9% 48
1928 62.8% 2,981 36.7% 1,743 0.5% 23
1924 51.6% 2,199 46.1% 1,962 2.4% 100
1920 56.3% 4,141 43.7% 3,215
1916 52.1% 2,217 47.0% 2,001 1.0% 41
1912 33.6% 1,362 40.8% 1,653 25.6% 1,036

See also

References
  1. Joe David McClure, "Carroll County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: 22 June 2013.
  2. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. "TN Public Acts of 1821 Chapter 32". CTAS Private Acts. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  5. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 70.
  6. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  7. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  8. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  9. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  10. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  11. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  12. Based on 2000 census data
  13. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  14. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HZD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  15. Wright, John K.; ‘Voting Habits in the United States: A Note on Two Maps’; Geographical Review, vol. 22, no. 4 (October 1932), pp. 666-672
  16. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-10.

Further reading
  • History of Carroll County Tennessee. Nashville: Turner Publishing (1987). ISBN 0-938021-01-X

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