Lewis County, Tennessee

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Lewis County
County
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Lewis County Courthouse, April 2014
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Flag
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Seal
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Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
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Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°31′N87°29′W / 35.52°N 87.49°W / 35.52; -87.49
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee
FoundedDecember 23, 1843
Named for Meriwether Lewis [1]
Seat Hohenwald
Largest cityHohenwald
Area
 • Total
282 sq mi (730 km2)
 • Land282 sq mi (730 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
12,582 Increase2.svg
 • Density43/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 5th
Website www.lewiscountytn.com

Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,582. [2] Its county seat is Hohenwald. [3] The county is named for explorer Meriwether Lewis, who died and was buried at Grinder's Stand near Hohenwald in 1809.

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History

Meriwether Lewis National Monument and Gravesite, April 2014. Meriwether Lewis National Monument and Gravesite.jpg
Meriwether Lewis National Monument and Gravesite, April 2014.

Lewis County was formed in 1843 from parts of Perry, Hickman, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties. [1] It was named for explorer Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. [4] Lewis's grave is located at the geographic center of the county. The bill for its creation was proposed by Powhatan Gordon in the Tennessee State Senate. [5]

On October 7, 2009, a ceremony was held at the cemetery to commemorate the bicentennial of Lewis's death. A bust of Lewis was presented to the National Park Service, which manages the site. [6]

Lewis County was the site of the Cane Creek Massacre.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 282 square miles (730 km2), of which 282 square miles (730 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.1%) is water. [7]

Adjacent counties

National protected area

State protected areas

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 4,438—
1860 2,241−49.5%
1870 1,986−11.4%
1880 2,1819.8%
1890 2,55517.1%
1900 4,45574.4%
1910 6,03335.4%
1920 5,707−5.4%
1930 5,258−7.9%
1940 5,84911.2%
1950 6,0783.9%
1960 6,2693.1%
1970 6,7617.8%
1980 9,70043.5%
1990 9,247−4.7%
2000 11,36722.9%
2010 12,1617.0%
2020 12,5823.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1790-1960 [9] 1900-1990 [10]
1990-2000 [11] 2010-2014 [12]
Age pyramid Lewis County USA Lewis County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg
Age pyramid Lewis County

2020 census

Lewis County racial composition [14]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)11,51091.48%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)1841.46%
Native American 310.25%
Asian 550.44%
Pacific Islander 50.04%
Other/Mixed 4713.74%
Hispanic or Latino 3262.59%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,582 people, 4,715 households, and 3,175 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the census [15] of 2000, there were 11,367 people, 4,381 households, and 3,215 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15 people/km2). There were 4,821 housing units at an average density of 17 units per square mile (6.6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.07% White, 1.45% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,381 households, out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,444, and the median income for a family was $35,972. Males had a median income of $27,060 versus $19,847 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,664. About 10.30% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Politics

United States presidential election results for Lewis County, Tennessee [16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 4,85282.38%99116.83%470.80%
2020 4,47479.76%1,07219.11%631.12%
2016 3,58577.56%89019.26%1473.18%
2012 3,11766.40%1,44730.83%1302.77%
2008 2,95161.05%1,80437.32%791.63%
2004 2,81955.78%2,19243.37%430.85%
2000 2,03746.09%2,28151.61%1022.31%
1996 1,29836.08%1,97154.78%3299.14%
1992 1,21829.34%2,49160.00%44310.67%
1988 1,32447.95%1,41951.39%180.65%
1984 1,73352.42%1,55647.07%170.51%
1980 1,07632.52%2,19066.18%431.30%
1976 61720.32%2,39178.75%280.92%
1972 1,05646.98%1,13850.62%542.40%
1968 45517.91%1,08842.83%99739.25%
1964 38815.84%2,06184.16%00.00%
1960 58025.09%1,72374.52%90.39%
1956 52228.16%1,32171.25%110.59%
1952 54029.05%1,30870.36%110.59%
1948 38123.29%1,14870.17%1076.54%
1944 25220.88%95579.12%00.00%
1940 36821.45%1,34378.26%50.29%
1936 33123.66%1,06876.34%00.00%
1932 13714.64%79985.36%00.00%
1928 26939.39%41460.61%00.00%
1924 19136.31%31058.94%254.75%
1920 44652.29%40347.25%40.47%
1916 41451.30%38747.96%60.74%
1912 12619.50%37057.28%15023.22%
1908 35443.12%46556.64%20.24%
1904 22033.54%41563.26%213.20%
1900 20233.44%40066.23%20.33%
1896 20438.27%32961.73%00.00%
1892 9526.24%23163.81%369.94%
1888 13233.93%25465.30%30.77%
1884 6423.36%20976.28%10.36%
1880 3715.55%20084.03%10.42%
1876 125.50%20694.50%00.00%
1872 3420.36%13379.64%00.00%
1868 33100.00%00.00%00.00%
1860 82.64%00.00%29597.36%
1856 00.00%24290.64%259.36%
1852 4318.78%18681.22%00.00%

Historically, like all of secessionist Middle Tennessee, Lewis County was overwhelmingly Democratic. Although it did vote for Charles Evans Hughes in 1916 and Warren G. Harding in 1920, Lewis County would be firmly Democratic for the next six decades, being one of only two Tennessee counties to remain loyal to both Hubert Humphrey in 1968 and George McGovern in 1972. Ronald Reagan broke this Democratic sequence with a 177-vote majority over Walter Mondale in his 1984 landslide, but Lewis County would subsequently remain Democratic up to 2000. Since then, however, like much of the rural white South, it has become overwhelmingly Republican due to opposition to the Democratic Party's liberal views on social issues. [17]

Education

The county is served by Lewis County High School.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Marjorie Graves, "Lewis County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: October 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Lewis County, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  185.
  5. ↑ White, John A. (June 26, 1910). "Lewis. Awful Tragedy Connected With Name of the County" . The Tennessean. p. 30. Retrieved September 28, 2016– via Newspapers.com. The bill creating the County of Lewis was introduced by the Hon. Powhatan Gordon, of Maury County, the main purpose of the bill being to perpetuate the name of Lewis.
  6. ↑ "First National Memorial Service for Meriwether Lewis Archived July 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , August 21, 2009. Retrieved: October 21, 2013.
  7. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ "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 7, 2015.
  12. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  13. ↑ Based on 2000 census data
  14. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  15. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  16. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ Cohn, Nate; ‘Demographic Shift: Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats’, New York Times , April 24, 2014

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