{"id":2443,"date":"2020-10-04T01:05:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T06:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2020-10-04T08:27:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T13:27:07","slug":"populations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/populations\/","title":{"rendered":"POPULATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Populations of early Tennessee Counties 1800-1830; Weakley Co Pop. 1830-2000; USA pop. 1790-1980.<\/strong> <\/em>2020 added<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1800 Census\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
Population of the 17 Tennessee Counties<\/span><\/b>\n

1.\u00a0 Blount = 5,587<\/b>
2.\u00a0 Carter = 4,813<\/b>
3.\u00a0 Davidson = 9,965<\/b>
4.\u00a0 Grainger = 7,367<\/b>
5.\u00a0 Greene = 7,610<\/b>
6.\u00a0 Hawkins = 6.563<\/b>
7.\u00a0 Jefferson-Cocke = 9,017<\/b>
8.\u00a0 Knox = 12,446<\/b>
9.\u00a0 Montgomery = 2,899<\/b>
10. Robertson = 4,280<\/b>
11. Sevier = 3,419<\/b>
12. Smith = 4,294<\/b>
13. Sullivan = 10,218<\/b>
14. Sumner = 4,616<\/b>
15. Washington = 6,379<\/b>
16. Williamson = 2,868<\/b>
17. Wilson = 3,261<\/b>
TOTAL\u00a0 1800 population of Tennessee = 105,602<\/b><\/p>\n

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1810 Census – Red means new county since 1800<\/span><\/span><\/b>
Population of the 37 Tennessee Counties<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Anderson = 3,959<\/span><\/b>
2.\u00a0 Bedford = 8,242<\/span><\/b>
3.\u00a0 Blount = 12,098<\/b>
4.\u00a0 Campbell = 2,668<\/span><\/b>
5.\u00a0 Carter = 4,190<\/b>
6.\u00a0 Claiborne = 4,798<\/span><\/b>
7.\u00a0 Cocke = 5,154<\/span><\/b>
8.\u00a0 Davidson = 15,608<\/b>
9.\u00a0 Dickson = 4.516<\/span><\/b>
10. Franklin = 5,730<\/span><\/b>
11. Giles = 4,546<\/span><\/b>
12. Grainger = 6,397<\/b>
13. Greene = 9,713<\/b>
14. Hawkins = 7,643<\/b>
15. Hickman = 2,583<\/span><\/b>
16. Humphreys = 1,511<\/span><\/b>
17. Jackson = 5,401<\/span><\/b>
18. Jefferson = 7,309<\/b>
19. Knox = 10,171<\/b>
20. Lincoln = 6,104<\/span><\/b>
21. Maury = 10,359<\/span><\/b>
22. Montgomery = 8,021<\/b>
23. Overton = 5,643<\/span><\/b>
24. Rhea = 2,504<\/span><\/b>
25. Roane = 5,581<\/span><\/b>
26. Robertson =7,270<\/b>
27. Rutherford = 10,265<\/span><\/b>
28. Sevier = 4,595<\/b>
29. Smith = 11,649<\/b>
30. Stewart = 4,262<\/span><\/b>
31. Sullivan = 6,847<\/b>
32. Sumner = 13,792<\/b>
33. Warren = 5,725<\/span><\/b>
34. Washington = 7,740<\/b>
35. White = 4,028<\/span><\/b>
36. Williamson = 13,153<\/b>
37. Wilson = 11,952<\/b><\/p>\n

TOTAL 1810 population of Tennessee = 261,727<\/b><\/p>\n

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1820 Census – underline means new county since 1810<\/span><\/b>
Population of the 48 Tennessee Counties<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Anderson = 4,668<\/b>
2.\u00a0 Bedford = 16,012<\/b>
3.\u00a0 Bledsoe = 4,005<\/span><\/b>
4.\u00a0 Blount = 11,258<\/b>
5.\u00a0 Campbell = 4,244<\/b>
6.\u00a0 Carter = 4,835<\/b>
7.\u00a0 Claiborne = 5,508<\/b>
8.\u00a0 Cocke = 4,892<\/b>
9.\u00a0 Davidson = 20,154<\/b>
10. Dickson =\u00a0 5,190<\/b>
11. Franklin = 16,571<\/b>
12. Giles = 12,558<\/b>
13. Grainger = 7,651<\/b>
14. Greene = 11,324<\/b>
15. Hamilton = 821<\/span><\/b>
16. Hardin = 1,462<\/span><\/b>
17. Hawkins = 10,949<\/b>
18. Hickman = 6,080<\/b>
19. Humphreys = 4,067<\/b>
20. Jackson = 7,593<\/b>
21. Jefferson = 8,953<\/b>
22. Knox = 13,034<\/b>
23. Lawrence 3,271<\/span><\/b>
24. Lincoln = 14,761<\/b>
25. Marion = 3,888<\/span><\/b>
26. Maury = 22,141<\/b>
27. McMinn = 1,623<\/span><\/b>
28. Monroe = 2,529<\/span><\/b>
29. Montgomery = 12,219<\/b>
30. Morgan = 1,676<\/b>
31. Overton = 7,128<\/b>
32. Perry = 2,384<\/span><\/b>
33. Rhea = 4,215<\/b>
34. Roane = 7,895<\/b>
35. Robertson\u00a0 = 9,938<\/b>
36. Rutherford = 19,552<\/b>
37. Sevier = 47<\/b>
38. Shelby = 354<\/span><\/b>
39. Smith = 17,580<\/b>
40. Stewart = 8,397<\/b>
41. Sullivan = 7,015<\/span><\/b>
42. Sumner = 19,211<\/b>
43. Warren = 10,348<\/b>
44. Washington = 9,557<\/b>
45. Wayne = 2,459<\/span><\/b>
46. White = 8,701<\/b>
47. Williamson = 20,640<\/b>
48. Wilson = 18730<\/b><\/p>\n

TOTAL 1820 population of Tennessee = 418,088<\/b>
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1830 Census – underlined means new county since 1820<\/span><\/b>
Population of the 62 Tennessee Counties<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Anderson = 5,310<\/b>
2.\u00a0 Bedford = 30,396<\/b>
3.\u00a0 Bledsoe = 4,648<\/b>
4.\u00a0 Blount = 11,028<\/b>
5.\u00a0 Campbell = 5,110<\/b>
6.\u00a0 Carroll = 9,397<\/span><\/b>
7.\u00a0 Carter = 6,414<\/b>
8.\u00a0 Claiborne = 8,470<\/b>
9.\u00a0 Cocke = 6,017<\/b>
10. Davidson = 28,122<\/b>
11. Dickson = 7,265<\/b>
12. Dyer = 1,904<\/span><\/b>
13. Fayette = 8,652<\/span><\/b>
14. Fentress = 2,748<\/span><\/b>
15. Franklin = 15,620<\/b>
16. Gibson = 5,801<\/span><\/b>
17. Giles = 18,703<\/b>
18. Grainger = 10,066<\/b>
19. Greene = 14,410<\/b>
20. Hamilton = 2,276<\/b>
21. Hardeman = 11,655<\/span><\/b>
22. Hardin = 4,868<\/b>
23. Hawkins = 13,683<\/b>
24. Haywood = 5,334<\/span><\/b>
25. Henderson = 8,748<\/span><\/b>
26. Henry = 12,249<\/span><\/b>
27. Hickman = 8,119<\/b>
28. Humphreys = 6,187<\/b>
29. Jackson = 9,698<\/b>
30. Jefferson = 11, 801<\/b>
31. Knox = 14,498<\/b>
32. Lawrence = 5,411<\/b>
33. Lincoln = 22,075<\/b>
34. Madison = 11,594<\/span><\/b>
35. Marion = 5,508<\/b>
36. Maury = 27,665<\/b>
37. McMinn = 14,460<\/b>
38. McNairy = 5,697<\/span><\/b>
39. Monroe = 13,708<\/b>
40. Montgomery = 14,349<\/b>
41. Morgan = 2,582<\/b>
42. Obion = 2,099<\/span><\/b>
43. Overton = 8,242<\/b>
44. Perry = 7,094<\/b>
45. Rhea = 8186<\/b>
46. Roane = 11,341<\/b>
47. Robertson = 13,272<\/b>
48. Rutherford = 26,134<\/b>
49. Sevier = 5,717<\/b>
50. Shelby = 5.648<\/b>
51. Smith = 19,906<\/b>
52. Stewart = 6,968<\/b>
53. Sullivan = 10,073<\/b>
54. Sumner = 20,569<\/b>
55. Tipton = 5,317<\/span><\/b>
56. Warren = 15,210<\/b>
57. Washington = 10,995<\/b>
58. Wayne = 6,013<\/b>
59. Weakley = 4,797<\/span><\/span><\/b>
60. White = 9,967<\/b>
61. Williamson = 26,638<\/b>
62. Wilson = 25,472<\/b><\/p>\n

TOTAL 1830 population of Tennessee = 681,904<\/b><\/p>\n

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1840 U.S.Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 9,870<\/b>
Total 1840 population of Tennessee = 853,103<\/b><\/p>\n

1850 U.S.Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 14,608<\/b>
Total 1850 population of Tennessee = 1,002,717<\/b><\/p>\n

1860 U.S.Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 18,216<\/b>
Total 1860 population of Tennessee = 1,109,801<\/b><\/p>\n

1870 U.S. Census<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 20,755<\/b>
Total 1870 population of Tennessee = 1,258,520<\/b><\/p>\n

1880 U.S. Census<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 24,538<\/b>
Total 1880 population of Tennessee = 1,542,359<\/b><\/p>\n

1890 U.S. Census ( Most of the Census burned – figures already on file)<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 28,955<\/b>
Total 1850 population of Tennessee = 1,767,518<\/b><\/p>\n

1900 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 32,546<\/b>
Total 1900 population of Tennessee = 2,020.616\u00a0<\/b>
Total United States Population = 76,212,168<\/b><\/p>\n

1910 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 31,929<\/b>
Total 1910 population of Tennessee = 2,184,789<\/b>
Total United States Population = 92,228,496<\/b><\/p>\n

1920 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 31,053<\/b>
Total 1920 population of Tennessee = 2,337,885<\/b>
Total United States Population = 106,021,537\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

1930 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 29,262\u00a0<\/b>
Total 1930 population of Tennessee = 2616556\u00a0<\/b>
Total United States Population = 123,202,624<\/b><\/p>\n

1940 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 29,498\u00a0<\/b>
Total 1940 population of Tennessee = 2,915,841<\/b>
Total United States Population = 132,164,569<\/b><\/p>\n

1950 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 27,962<\/b>
Total 1950 population of Tennessee = 3,291,718<\/b>
Total United States Population = 151,325,798<\/b><\/p>\n

1960 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 24,227<\/b>
Total 1960 population of Tennessee = 3,567,089<\/b>
Total United States Population = 179,323,175<\/b><\/p>\n

1970 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 28,827<\/b>
Total 1970 population of Tennessee = 3,923,687<\/b>
Total United States Population = 203,211,926<\/b><\/p>\n

1980 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 32,896<\/b>
Total 1980 population of Tennessee = 4,591,120<\/b>
Total United States Population = 226,545,805<\/b><\/p>\n

1990 U.S. Census\u00a0<\/b>
Population of Weakley County = 31,972\u00a0<\/b>
Total 1990 population of Tennessee = 4,877,185\u00a0<\/b>
Total United States Population = 2,48,709,873<\/b><\/p>\n

2000 US Census Weakley County<\/b><\/p>\n

pop = 34,895<\/b>
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 = 9.1%<\/b>
TN pop = 5,689,283<\/b>
US pop = 281,421,906<\/b><\/p>\n

Households, 2000 = 13,599<\/b>
Housing units, 2000 = 14,928<\/b>
Homeownership rate 2000 = 69%<\/b>
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 = 136<\/b>
Land area, 2000 (square miles)\u00a0 = 580 square miles<\/b>
Persons per square mile, 2000 = 60.2<\/b>
Median household income, 1997 model-based estimante = $30,401<\/b>
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 = 14.5%<\/b>
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997\u00a0 = 19.7%<\/b>
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate = 13.3%<\/b>
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate =17.1%\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

2020 Weakley County Population = 33,653<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2020 State of Tennessee Population = 6.89 Million<\/span> \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
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US POPULATION FIGURES IN THE MILLIONS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/center>\n

1790 = 3.9 million<\/b>
1800 = 5.3 million<\/b>
1810 = 7.2 million<\/b>
1820 = 9.6 million<\/b>
1830 = 12.9 million<\/b>
1840 = 17.1 million<\/b>
1850 = 23.1 million<\/b>
1860 = 31.4 million<\/b>
1870 = 38.6 million<\/b>
1880 = 50.2 million<\/b>
1890 = 62.9 million<\/b>
1900 = 76.0 million<\/b>
1910 = 92.0 million<\/b>
1920 = 105.7 million<\/b>
1930 = 122.8 million<\/b>
1940 = 131.7 million<\/b>
1950 = 150.7 million<\/b>
1960 = 179.0 million<\/b>
1970 = 205.0 million<\/b>
1980 = 226.5 million<\/b><\/p>\n

2020 – 331 million\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Populations of early Tennessee Counties 1800-1830; Weakley Co Pop. 1830-2000; USA pop. 1790-1980. 2020 added 1800 Census\u00a0 Population of the 17 Tennessee Counties 1.\u00a0 Blount = 5,587 2.\u00a0 Carter = 4,813 3.\u00a0 Davidson = 9,965 4.\u00a0 Grainger = 7,367 5.\u00a0 Greene = 7,610 6.\u00a0 Hawkins = 6.563 7.\u00a0 Jefferson-Cocke = 9,017 8.\u00a0 Knox = 12,446 9.\u00a0 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-gutenberg.php","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"MaryCarol","author_link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/author\/marycarol\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Uncategorized<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Uncategorized<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 years ago","modified":"Updated 6 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 4, 2020","modified":"Updated on October 4, 2020"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 4, 2020 1:05 am","modified":"Updated on October 4, 2020 8:27 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443\/revisions\/2527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}