Maury County, Tennessee

Maury County, Tennessee
Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, TN
Seal
Location in the state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location in the U.S.
Founded	1807
Seat	Columbia
Largest city	Columbia
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	616 sq mi (1,594 km²) 613 sq mi (1,587 km²) 3 sq mi (7 km²), .43%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	80,956 113/sq mi (44/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.antebellum.com

Maury County ( /ˈmɒreɪ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 80,956. Its county seat is Columbia^[1]. It was formed in 1807 from Williamson County and Indian lands. Maury County was named in honor of Major Abram Poindexter Maury of Williamson County, who was a member of the Tennessee legislature and an officer. Maj. A. P. Maury was an uncle of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury. Maury County is notable for several civil rights incidents including a famous 1946 Race Riot and the local board of education losing an important court case involving tenure and segregated schools in Miss Florence Ella Hatton v. County Board of Education of Maury County in 1970.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 616 square miles (1,600 km²), of which 613 square miles (1,590 km²) is land and 3 square miles (7.8 km²) (0.43%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Williamson County (north)
• Marshall County (east)
• Giles County (south)
• Lawrence County (southwest)
• Lewis County (west)
• Hickman County (northwest)

National protected area

• Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

Demographics

Age pyramid Maury County^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 69,498 people, 26,444 households, and 19,277 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile (44/km²). There were 28,674 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile (18/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.39% White, 14.25% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. 3.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 26,444 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,591, and the median income for a family was $48,010. Males had a median income of $37,675 versus $23,334 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,365. About 8.30% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Columbia (county seat)
• Mount Pleasant
• Spring Hill

Unincorporated towns and communities

This is an incomplete list

• Culleoka
• Fly
• Hampshire
• Hopewell
• Santa Fe
• Williamsport

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Maury County, Tennessee

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ Based on 2000 census data
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

summertown

External links

• Maury County at the Open Directory Project
• Columbia Daily herald

Coordinates: 35°37′N 87°05′W / 35.62°N 87.08°W / 35.62; -87.08