Greene County is a
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located in the
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of
TennesseeTennessee is a state located in the Southeastern United States. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 6,214,888, an increase of nearly 9.5% since 2000. Tennessee is the 14th fastest growing state in the US and is ranked 17th by population. It is ranked 36th by total land area. In...
. As of 2000, the population was 62,909. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 65,318
http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2005-01-47.xls. Its
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is
GreenevilleGreeneville is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. Incidentally, it is the only town with this spelling in the United States,...
, and the current county
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is Alan Broyles (
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).
According to the
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, the county has a total area of 624 square miles (1,616 km²), of which, 622 square miles (1,610 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it is water.
Greene County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
TennesseeTennessee is a state located in the Southeastern United States. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 6,214,888, an increase of nearly 9.5% since 2000. Tennessee is the 14th fastest growing state in the US and is ranked 17th by population. It is ranked 36th by total land area. In...
. As of 2000, the population was 62,909. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 65,318
http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2005-01-47.xls. Its
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is
GreenevilleGreeneville is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. Incidentally, it is the only town with this spelling in the United States,...
, and the current county
mayor"Mayor" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government....
is Alan Broyles (
RThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
).
Geography
According to the
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, the county has a total area of 624 square miles (1,616 km²), of which, 622 square miles (1,610 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.39% water.
Adjacent Counties
- Hawkins County
Hawkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 53,563. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 56,196...
(north)
- Washington County
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 107,198. Its county seat is Jonesborough...
(east)
- Unicoi County
Unicoi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 17,667. Its county seat is Erwin. Unicoi is a Cherokee Native American word meaning "white," "hazy," "fog-like," or "fog draped."...
(southeast)
- Madison County, North Carolina
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Asheville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 19,635. Its county seat is Marshall.- History :...
(south)
- Cocke County
Cocke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The county forms the Newport, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area which is, as of December 2005, considered a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was...
(southwest)
- Hamblen County
Hamblen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Together with Grainger and Jefferson counties, it is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area which is, as of December 2005, considered a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined...
(west)
National protected areaProtected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental value, or environmental plus cultural values. Examples include parks, nature reserves, and wildlife sanctuaries...
s
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee, maintained by the National Park Service. It was established to honor Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, who became president after Abraham Lincoln's death...
- Cherokee National Forest
Cherokee National Forest, created on July 19, 1936, by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, is a large National Forest operated by the U.S. Forest Service and encompassing some 640,000 acres .-Location:...
(part)
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 62,909 people, 25,756 households, and 18,132 families residing in the county. The
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was 101 people per square mile (39/km²). There were 28,116 housing units at an average density of 45 per square mile (17/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.42%
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, 2.11%
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or
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, 0.18%
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, 0.27%
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, 0.02%
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, 0.43% from
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, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were
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or
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of any race.
There were 25,756 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were
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living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.20% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,382, and the median income for a family was $36,889. Males had a median income of $26,331 versus $20,304 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the county was $15,746. About 11.20% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or over.
Local County Schools and Student Enrollment (School Year 07-08)
Baileyton Elementary
-365 Students
Camp Creek Elementary
-315 Students
Chucky Elementary
-325 Students
DeBusk Elementary
-340 Students
Doak Elementary
-590 Students
Glenwood Elementary
-255 Students
McDonald Elementary
-410 Students
Mosheim Elementary and Middle School
-960 Students
Nolachuckey Elementary
-340 Students
Ottway Elementary
-260 Students
West Pines Elementary
-240 Students
Chuckey-Doak Middle School
-495 Students
Chuckey Doak High School
-710 Students
North Greene High School
-395 Students
South Greene High Schoo
-525 Students
West Greene High School
-735 Students
Center for Technology
-488 Students
Trivia
- Davy Crockett
David Crockett was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; referred to in popular culture as Davy Crockett and often by the epithet “King of the Wild Frontier.” He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas...
was born in Greene County
- Tennessee's oldest college is in the county, Tusculum College
Tusculum College is a coeducational private college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church , with its main campus in Tusculum, Tennessee, a suburb of Greeneville...
Cities and towns
- Afton (unincorporated)
- Baileyton
Baileyton is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 504 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Baileyton is located at ....
- Chuckey (unincorporated)
- Greeneville
Greeneville is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. Incidentally, it is the only town with this spelling in the United States,...
- Limestone
Limestone is an unincorporated community on the western border of Washington County and the eastern border of Greene County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its zip code is 37681...
(unincorporated)
- Mohawk
Mohawk is an unincorporated community in southern Greene County, Tennessee, United States, located northwest of the city of Greeneville. It is home to a post office, with zip code 37810....
(unincorporated)
- Mosheim
Mosheim is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,749 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mosheim is located at ....
- Tusculum
Tusculum is a city in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,004 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Tusculum College, the oldest university in Tennessee and the 28th oldest in the United States...
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