Grainger County, Tennessee
Hwy 11 W PO Box 126 Courthouse Sq
Rutledge, TN 37861
Phone: (865) 828-3513
Fax: (865) 828-4284
www.graingertn.com
In northeastern TN, northeast of Knoxville; organized Apr 22, 1796 from Hawkins County. Name Origin: For Mary Grainger Blount, wife of William Blount (1749-1800), governor (1790-95) of the territory south of the Ohio River, present-day TN.
Area (sq mi): 302.44 (land 280.33; water 22.11). Pop per sq mi: 79.50.
Pop 2005: 22,283. State rank: 60. Pop change: 2000-20005 7.90%; 1990-2000 20.80%. Pop 2000: 20,659 (White 97.70%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 1.10%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.20%). Foreign born: 1.10%. Median age: 37.70.
Income 2000: per capita $14,505; median household $27,997; Pop below poverty level: 18.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $18,947-$19,897.
Unemployment 2004: 6.10%. Change from 2000: 0.40%. Median travel time to work: 29.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 65.50%.
Rutledge, TN 37861
Phone: (865) 828-3513
Fax: (865) 828-4284
www.graingertn.com
In northeastern TN, northeast of Knoxville; organized Apr 22, 1796 from Hawkins County. Name Origin: For Mary Grainger Blount, wife of William Blount (1749-1800), governor (1790-95) of the territory south of the Ohio River, present-day TN.
Area (sq mi): 302.44 (land 280.33; water 22.11). Pop per sq mi: 79.50.
Pop 2005: 22,283. State rank: 60. Pop change: 2000-20005 7.90%; 1990-2000 20.80%. Pop 2000: 20,659 (White 97.70%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 1.10%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.20%). Foreign born: 1.10%. Median age: 37.70.
Income 2000: per capita $14,505; median household $27,997; Pop below poverty level: 18.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $18,947-$19,897.
Unemployment 2004: 6.10%. Change from 2000: 0.40%. Median travel time to work: 29.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 65.50%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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