Named for Newton Cannon Congressional district 6th Website www.cannontn.com Founded 31 January 1836 Unemployment rate 5.2% (Apr 2015) Cities Woodbury, Auburntown | Largest town Woodbury Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Area 688.9 km² Population 13,775 (2013) County seat Woodbury | |
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Rivers East Fork Stones River, Charles Creek, Liberty Creek | ||
Cannon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,801. Its county seat is Woodbury.
Contents
- Map of Cannon County TN USA
- History
- Geography
- Adjacent counties
- State protected areas
- Demographics
- Government
- Towns
- References
Map of Cannon County, TN, USA
Cannon County is part of the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Cannon County was established by the Tennessee state legislature on January 31, 1836. It was formed from portions of Rutherford, Smith, and Warren counties and was named for Governor Newton Cannon. This was part of the Middle Tennessee region, with mixed farming and livestock raising, including of thoroughbred horses. There were more slaveholders here than in Eastern Tennessee.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 266 square miles (690 km2), of which 266 square miles (690 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (0.02%) is water.
Adjacent counties
State protected areas
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,826 people, 4,998 households, and 3,643 families residing in the county. The population density was 48 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 5,420 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.87% White, 1.46% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,998 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,809, and the median income for a family was $38,424. Males had a median income of $28,659 versus $21,489 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,405. About 9.60% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.00% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The policy making and legislative authority in Cannon County is vested in the Board of County Commissioners. Commissioners are elected to four-year terms by a simple majority of the residents in their district. Each district has two commissioners and all 10 seats are up for election at the same time. Commissioners set personnel policies for the county, appropriate funds for County departments and set the property tax rate. The county mayor, typically, serves as chair of the County Commission and breaks a tie if one occurs during voting. Members typically meet in January, April, July and October with special call meetings taking place when necessary.
County Officials:
Each official is elected to a 4-year term. With the exception of the tax assessor, the terms of most of the officials above will end on September 1, 2018. The tax assessor's term will end on September 1, 2016. The general sessions judge is elected to an 8-year term and the clerk and master is appointed to a 6-year term by the chancellor.
Board of County Commissioners (2014–2018) Each district is represented by two commissioners.
District 1 (Readyville and parts of Bradyville and Woodbury): Mark Barker (Member since 1998) and James Russell Reed (Member since 2010)
District 2 (Auburntown, Gassaway and parts of Short Mountain): Todd Hollandsworth (Member since 2006) and Karen Ashford (Member since 2014)
District 3 (Woodland, Bradyville and parts of Woodbury) Jim Bush (Member since 2010) and Jamie Holloway (Member since 2014)
District 4 (Eastside, part of Short Mountain, Sunny Slope, and parts of Woodbury) Brent Bush (Member since 2014) and Glenn Steakley (Member since 2014)
District 5 (The city limits of Woodbury): Richie Hunter (Member since 2014) and Adam Melton (Member since 2014)