Clinton, Tennessee

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Clinton is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 9,409 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the county seat of Anderson County^GR6. Clinton is included in the "Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area".

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Noted people linked to the town
5 External links

[edit] History

Founded in 1801, the town of Clinton was originally named Burrville, in honor of Aaron Burr, first term Vice President under Thomas Jefferson, and designated as the county seat for the newly formed Anderson County, Tennessee, partitioned from Knox County in 1801 along with Roane County, Tennessee, also formed in 1801. On November 8, 1809, by Tennessee State Legislature, the town was renamed because of the disgrace of the Burr-Hamilton duel, which resulted in the death of Alexander Hamilton. The selection of the name Clinton was most likely to honor George Clinton, a New York political rival who, along with Alexander Hamilton, costed Burr his chance at Governor of the state of New York after Burr's Vice Presidency. George Clinton succeeded Burr as second term Vice President for Thomas Jefferson in 1805 (and also served as James Madison's Vice President, making Clinton the first Vice President to serve under two Presidents and the first Vice President to die in office). Essentially, the town name was changed from the former Vice President to the current Vice President at that time.

In 1956, Clinton gained national attention when segregationists opposed the desegregation of Clinton High School.

For more details on this topic, see Clinton High School, Tennessee#Integration.

[edit] Geography

Clinton is located at 36°6′17″N, 84°7′43″W (36.104772, -84.128487)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.7 km² (11.5 mi²). 28.3 km² (10.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (4.89%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,409 people, 4,201 households, and 2,688 families residing in the city. The population density was 333.0/km² (862.8/mi²). There were 4,441 housing units at an average density of 157.2/km² (407.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.47% White, 2.72% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 4,201 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,481, and the median income for a family was $43,099. Males had a median income of $32,120 versus $23,550 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,730. About 11.8% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.