Morgan County, Tennessee

Morgan County
	Morgan County, Tennessee
	Morgan County Courthouse in Wartburg
	; Location in the state of Tennessee
	; Tennessee's location in the U.S.
Founded	1817
Named for	Daniel Morgan
Seat	Wartburg
Largest community	Coalfield
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 522 sq mi (1,352 km²); 522 sq mi (1,352 km²); 0.3 sq mi (1 km²), 0.06%
Population; - (2020); - Density	; 21,035 ; 42/sq mi (16/km²)
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.morgancountytn.gov

This article is based on the corresponding article in another wiki. For Familypedia purposes, it requires significantly more historical detail on phases of this location's development. The ideal article for a place will give the reader a feel for what it was like to live at that location at the time their relatives were alive there. Also desirable are links to organizations that may be repositories of genealogical information..
Please help to improve this page yourself if you can.

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,035.^[2] Its county seat is Wartburg.^[3] Morgan County is part of the Knoxville, TN Combined Statistical Area.^[4]

History[]

Morgan County was formed in 1817 from portions of Anderson and Roane counties. It was named in honor of Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), an American Revolutionary War officer who commanded the troops that defeated the British at the Battle of Cowpens, and who later served as a U.S. congressman from Virginia. The county had been part of lands relinquished by the Cherokee with the signing of the Third Treaty of Tellico in 1805.^[1] The original county seat was Montgomery until 1870, when it was moved to Wartburg.^[5]

Tornado[]

On November 10, 2002, a tornado destroyed 50 homes. At least seven people were killed in the Morgan County communities of Mossy Grove and Joyner.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 522 square miles (1,350 km²), of which 522 square miles (1,350 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.06%) is water.^[6] The county, which lies on the eastern edge of the Cumberland Plateau, is known for its rugged mountain terrain, and cold mountain streams and rivers. The Crab Orchard Mountains comprise a large area of the county, which includes several designated wilderness areas, Frozen Head State Park, and Lone Mountain State Forest.

Oakdale-from-bridge-tn1 — Emory River at Oakdale

The Emory River rises on the slopes of Bird Mountain near Wartburg. The Obed River, a designated national wild and scenic river, empties into the Emory southwest of Wartburg. The Clear Fork, which forms part of Morgan's boundary with Fentress County, joins the New River in Scott County to the north to form the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.

The Cumberland Trail passes through Morgan County.

Adjacent counties[]

Scott County (northeast)
Anderson County (east)
Roane County (south)
Cumberland County (southwest/CST Border)
Fentress County (northwest/CST Border)

National protected areas[]

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (part)
Obed Wild and Scenic River (part)

State protected areas[]

Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (part)
Frozen Head State Natural Area
Frozen Head State Park
Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
Lone Mountain State Forest
North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (part)
Rugby State Natural Area

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	1,676	—
1830	2,582	54.1%
1840	2,660	3.0%
1850	3,430	28.9%
1860	3,353	−2.2%
1870	2,969	−11.5%
1880	5,156	73.7%
1890	7,639	48.2%
1900	9,587	25.5%
1910	11,458	19.5%
1920	13,285	15.9%
1930	13,603	2.4%
1940	15,242	12.0%
1950	15,727	3.2%
1960	14,304	−9.0%
1970	13,619	−4.8%
1980	16,604	21.9%
1990	17,300	4.2%
2000	19,757	14.2%
2010	21,987	11.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1790-1960^[8] 1900-1990^[9] 1990-2000^[10] 2010-2020^[2]

2020 census[]

Morgan County racial composition^[11]
Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	19,029	90.46%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	971	4.62%
Native American	54	0.26%
Asian	41	0.19%
Pacific Islander	8	0.04%
Other/Mixed	633	3.01%
Hispanic or Latino	299	1.42%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 21,035 people, 7,625 households, and 5,659 families residing in the county.

2000 census[]

As of the census^[12] of 2000, there were 19,757 people, 6,990 households, and 5,235 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 7,714 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.72% White, 2.23% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,990 households, out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.30% 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 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,712, and the median income for a family was $31,901. Males had a median income of $25,683 versus $18,606 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,925. About 13.50% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities[]

Cities[]

Harriman (mostly in Roane County)
Sunbright
Wartburg (seat)

Towns[]

Oakdale
Oliver Springs (part)

Census-designated places[]

Coalfield
Petros

Unincorporated communities[]

Annadel
Deer Lodge
Joyner
Lancing
Midway
Rugby (partial)
Shady Grove

Politics[]

United States presidential election results for Morgan County, Tennessee^[13]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	6,930	84.22%	1,167	14.18%	131	1.59%
2016	5,441	81.15%	1,054	15.72%	210	3.13%
2012	4,669	71.79%	1,725	26.52%	110	1.69%
2008	4,717	69.14%	1,969	28.86%	136	1.99%
2004	4,401	59.80%	2,924	39.73%	35	0.48%
2000	3,144	51.02%	2,921	47.40%	97	1.57%
1996	2,070	38.88%	2,767	51.97%	487	9.15%
1992	2,306	37.29%	3,190	51.58%	688	11.13%
1988	2,576	56.67%	1,941	42.70%	29	0.64%
1984	2,903	57.19%	2,121	41.78%	52	1.02%
1980	2,823	56.29%	2,094	41.75%	98	1.95%
1976	1,949	39.46%	2,953	59.79%	37	0.75%
1972	2,531	68.35%	1,084	29.27%	88	2.38%
1968	1,803	47.46%	968	25.48%	1,028	27.06%
1964	1,842	48.49%	1,957	51.51%	0	0.00%
1960	2,241	58.13%	1,576	40.88%	38	0.99%
1956	2,402	62.83%	1,379	36.07%	42	1.10%
1952	2,565	63.22%	1,492	36.78%	0	0.00%
1948	1,570	50.89%	1,500	48.62%	15	0.49%
1944	1,399	53.81%	1,201	46.19%	0	0.00%
1940	1,448	44.82%	1,783	55.18%	0	0.00%
1936	1,225	48.51%	1,291	51.13%	9	0.36%
1932	1,184	54.19%	983	44.99%	18	0.82%
1928	1,481	76.86%	446	23.14%	0	0.00%
1924	1,103	62.78%	411	23.39%	243	13.83%
1920	2,248	73.18%	816	26.56%	8	0.26%
1916	1,265	67.72%	563	30.14%	40	2.14%
1912	312	18.86%	466	28.17%	876	52.96%
1908	1,236	71.12%	496	28.54%	6	0.35%
1904	1,049	72.20%	387	26.63%	17	1.17%
1900	1,053	71.15%	421	28.45%	6	0.41%
1896	1,140	70.11%	452	27.80%	34	2.09%
1892	681	65.23%	302	28.93%	61	5.84%
1888	860	68.80%	369	29.52%	21	1.68%
1884	607	66.27%	300	32.75%	9	0.98%
1880	434	63.92%	245	36.08%	0	0.00%

References[]

^ ^a ^b Donald Todd, "Morgan County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: 11 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47129.html.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
^ Heidi Wigdahl, "Knoxville Metropolitan Area Expands Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today," WBIR.com, 28 March 2013. Retrieved: 8 January 2014.
^ "Goodspeed’s History of Morgan County (1887)". tngenweb.org. http://tngenweb.org/morgan/goodspeeds-history-of-morgan-county-1887/.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_47.txt.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47129&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

External links[]

Official site
Morgan County Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County, TNGenWeb - free genealogy resources for the county
Morgan County at Curlie
Morgan county landforms

Template:Morgan County, Tennessee

Coordinates: 36°08′N 84°38′W / 36.13, -84.64

This page uses content from the English language Wikipedia. The original content was at Morgan County, Tennessee. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with this Familypedia wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons License.

[tehc-1] Donald Todd, "Morgan County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: 11 March 2013.

[QF-2] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47129.html.

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.

[4] Heidi Wigdahl, "Knoxville Metropolitan Area Expands Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today," WBIR.com, 28 March 2013. Retrieved: 8 January 2014.

[5] "Goodspeed’s History of Morgan County (1887)". tngenweb.org. http://tngenweb.org/morgan/goodspeeds-history-of-morgan-county-1887/.

[GR1-6] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_47.txt.

[7] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.

[8] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.

[9] Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt.

[10] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.

[11] "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47129&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.

[GR8-12] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.

[13] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]