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Blount County is a county located in the U.S. State of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population is 105,823. Its county seat is Maryville 6.
Before white settlers arrived, what is now Blount County was Cherokee land. In the late 1700s, white settlers of mainly Scottish and Irish decent began farming in the area. In 1795, Blount County became the tenth county created in Tennessee when the Territorial Legislature voted to split Knox County, Tennessee. The new county was named for Territorial Governor William Blount and its county seat, Maryville, was named for his wife Mary Grainger Blount.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,468 km˛ (567 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 1,447 km˛ (559 mi˛) of it is land and 21 km˛ (8 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.43% water. The Great Smoky Mountains National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains Designation U. National Park Location Tennessee, North Carolina Nearest City Knoxville, Tennessee Latitude 35° 41' N Longitude 83° 32' W Area 521,495 acres211,041 ha Date of Establishment June 15, 1934 Visitation 9,189,543 (2003) Gov lies partially in Blount County's southeast corner. Foothills of the Appalachian MountainsThe Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec. The system is divided into make up most of Blount County's landscape. The Little RiverLittle River may refer to: in the United States: The Little River in Alabama. The Little River in Connecticut,a tributary of the Shetucket River The Little River in Delaware. The Little River in Georgia, a tributary of the Savannah River The Little River flows through Blount County and forms several man-made lakeA lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water, surrounded by land. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "inland seas" and small seas are sometimes referred to as lakes. For examples (of saline lakes): the Great Salt Lake, but the Dead Sea.s created by the Tennessee Valley AuthorityUnited States federal agencies New Deal The Tennessee Valley Authority is a New Deal agency created to generate electric power and control floods in a seven- U. state region around the Tennessee River Valley. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 105,823 people, 42,667 households, and 30,634 families residing in the county. The population density is 73/km˛ (190/mi˛). There are 47,059 housing units at an average density of 33/km˛ (84/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 94.73% White, 2.91% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 42,667 households out of which 30.50% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% are married couples living together, 10.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% are non-families. 24.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 2.88.
In the county, the population is spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $37,862, and the median income for a family is $45,038. Males have a median income of $31,877 versus $23,007 for females. The per capita income for the county is $19,416. 9.70% of the population and 7.30% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 12.30% of those under the age of 18 and 9.10% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.