Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Bledsoe County
County
Bledsoe County Courthouse in Pikeville, TN
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°36′N 85°13′W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	1807
Seat	Pikeville
Largest city	Pikeville
Area
• Total	407 sq mi (1,053 km2)
• Land	406 sq mi (1,052 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (1 km2)  .1%
Population  (2010)
• Total	12,876
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

Bledsoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population is 12,876. Its county seat is PikevilleTemplate:GR.

History

Bledsoe County was formed in 1807 from land that was formerly Indian Land as well as land carved from Roane County. The county was named for Anthony Bledsoe, a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was an early settler of Sumner County. He was killed in an Indian attack at Bledsoe's Station.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 407 square miles (1,054.1 km²), of which 406 square miles (1,051.5 km²) is land and 0 square miles (0.0 km²) (0.10%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

• Cumberland County (north)
• Rhea County (east)
• Hamilton County (southeast)
• Sequatchie County (southwest)
• Van Buren County (west)

Demographics

Age pyramid Bledsoe County

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 12,367 people, 4,430 households, and 3,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 5,142 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.44% White, 3.70% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,430 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 121.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,982, and the median income for a family was $34,593. Males had a median income of $26,648 versus $20,639 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,889. About 14.90% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 23.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

• Pikeville

Unincorporated communities

• Cold Spring
• Dill
• Lees Station
• Lusk
• Melvine
• Mount Crest
• New Harmony
• Pailo
• Summer City

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
• USS Bledsoe County LST-356

External links

• Blesoe County on FamilySearch Wiki. Resources for tracing your family tree in Bledsoe County.
• Bledsoe County, TNGenWeb - free genealogy resources for the county
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