Houston County, Tennessee

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Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,283. Its county seat is Erin.[1] The county was founded in 1871.[2] It was named for Sam Houston.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (3.2%) is water.[4]

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Demographics

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2020 census

Houston County racial composition[11]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 7,491 90.44%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 200 2.41%
Native American 32 0.39%
Asian 16 0.19%
Pacific Islander 8 0.1%
Other/Mixed 334 4.03%
Hispanic or Latino 202 2.44%

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,283 and a median age of 44.3 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.4 males age 18 and over.[12]

The racial makeup of the county was 91.2% White, 2.5% Black or African American, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.4% of the population.[11]

Less than 0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[13]

There were 3,311 households in the county, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.7% were married-couple households, 19.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 3,936 housing units, of which 15.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.7% were owner-occupied and 25.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.4%.[12]

2000 census

As of the census[14] of 2000, there were 8,088 people, 3,216 households, and 2,299 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 3,901 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 94.58% White, 3.31% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,216 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,968, and the median income for a family was $35,395. Males had a median income of $29,528 versus $19,983 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,614. About 14.30% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.20% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Like many other rural southern and/or Appalachian counties, Houston County was a Democratic stronghold at the presidential level, but due to a combination of factors (such as the party's national shift on social liberalism, a direct contrast to the social conservatism of the region; and a lack of support for workers in these counties, the county (and state as a whole) has sped rapidly toward the Republican Party. The county's last Democratic presidential preference, Obama, won here in 2008, but by a much closer margin than any winning Democrat in recent memory.

Today's Houston County is as solidly Republican as historically GOP-friendly East Tennessee.

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The Board of Commissioners meets at the Houston County Courthouse the third Monday of odd months (January, March, May, July, September, November).

Elected officials

  • County Mayor: Joey Brake [15]
  • County Clerk: Robert Brown[16]
  • Administrator of Elections: Annette Pulley
  • Property Assessor: Joy Hooper
  • Register of Deeds: Linda Lamberth
  • County Trustee: Jimmy Lowery
  • County Highway Department Superintendent: Teresa Alsobrooks
  • County Circuit Court Clerk: Donna Potts Vincent
  • General Sessions & Juvenile Judge: W. Sidney Vinson
  • Sheriff: Kevin L. Sugg

Commissioners

  • District 1: William C. Agy and Ann Fielder[15]
  • District 2: Randall French and J. Steve Hall
  • District 3: Glen Baggett and Danny Warren
  • District 4: Charles Darrell Kingsmill and Howard Spurgeon
  • District 5: Lance Uffelman and Vickie Reedy
  • District 6: Joey Brake and Chris Pitts
  • District 7: Brant Lamastus and Tony Hayes

Politics

Houston County was historically one of the state's most Democratic counties, however, like other socially conservative rural counties, it has trended hard right in recent years. Formerly a part of Tennessee's 8th congressional district, which was represented by Blue Dog Democrat John Tanner, Houston County is now part of Tennessee's 7th congressional district and is represented by Republican Mark Green.

The county was formerly among the most consistently Democratic in the state on presidential elections. Democratic candidates failed to carry Houston County at the presidential level only twice prior to 2012. In 1928, Herbert Hoover became the first Republican presidential candidate to ever carry Houston County, due to anti-Catholic voting against Al Smith in this "Bible Belt" region.[17] The second non-Democrat to carry Houston County was George Wallace of the American Independent Party during the 1968 presidential election, following which Houston County became one of only six Wallace counties to vote for George McGovern against Richard Nixon's 3,000-plus-county landslide of 1972.Template:Efn

In the 2008 presidential election, when most other traditionally Democratic counties in the state voted for John McCain, Houston County supported Barack Obama. However, the county's vote has been shifting Republican as reflected by Barack Obama's winning margin of barely more than 2%, the lowest margin among all Democratic presidential candidates who have carried Houston County since its creation.[18] In the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney became the first Republican in 80 years to win the county.[19] Republican Senator Bob Corker[20] and Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn also won the county.[21]

In 2016, the county swung hard to the right, with Republican Donald Trump winning it by more than 40 percentage points, a massive shift from Romney's margin of less than 6 points. As such, the county has become substantially more Republican than the state as a whole, voting similarly to the rock-ribbed Republican counties of East Tennessee.

Education

Public high schools

  • Houston County High School - (Students: 465; Location: 2500 State Route 149; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • Houston County Adult High School - (Students: 2; Location: 3573 West Main Street; Grades: 11 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools

  • Erin Elementary School - (Students: 456; Location: 6500 State Route 13; Grades: KG - 05)
  • Tennessee Ridge Elementary School - (Students: 280; Location: 135 School Street; Grades: KG - 05)
  • Houston County Middle School - (Students: 338; Location: 1241 West Main Street; Grades: 06 - 08)

Media

Communities

City

Town

Unincorporated communities

See also

Further reading

  • History of Houston County, Tennessee 1871 - 1996 - History and Families. Nashville: Turner Publishing Company (1995). Template:ISBN

Notes

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References

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  18. ↑ David Leip’s Presidential Election Atlas (Election maps for Tennessee)
  19. ↑ CNN results for Tennessee
  20. ↑ CNN Results for Senate
  21. ↑ CNN results for Tennessee's 7th district

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