Farragut, Tennessee

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Farragut is a town in Knox County, Tennessee, United States and is a suburb of nearby Knoxville. Farragut's population was 17,720 at the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the "Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area". It is named in honor of American Civil War Admiral David Farragut, who was born just east of Farragut at Campbell's Station in 1801.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Historic Buldings
5 Media
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[edit] Geography

Farragut is located at 35°52′39″N, 84°10′25″W (35.877511, -84.173548)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.1 km² (16.2 mi²). 41.7 km² (16.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.05%) is water.

[edit] History

The area was originally known as Campbell’s Station. A fort and stage couch station were built there by David Campbell in 1787. The brick Campbell's Station Inn was built there in 1810 and still stands on Kingston Pike within sight of the Farragut Town Hall. It is still in use as a private residence. The Civil War Battle of Campbell's Station was fought there on November 16, 1863.

The historic unincorporated town of Concord (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) was founded in 1854 just outside of what would become the eastern boundary of Farragut. Concord is located on the main rail line to Atlanta, Georgia and main channel of the Tennessee River. Picturesque buildings and antebellum homes sit along the river, as well as several very old churches.

Farragut High School was built by the community in 1904 and was named after Admiral David Farragut. The school is known for excellence in both athletics and academics, and is routinely ranked as the best in the state, and among the top fifty public high schools in the nation^{[citation needed]}.

Farragut was incorporated on January 16, 1980. The first mayor and aldermen were elected April 1, 1980. Part of the $500 million Turkey Creek shopping, office, and housing development, began in the late 1990s, is within the town's borders.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 17,720 people, 6,333 households, and 5,231 families residing in the town. The population density was 425.2/km² (1,101.5/mi²). There were 6,628 housing units at an average density of 159.0/km² (412.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.88% White, 1.80% African American, 0.15% Native American, 3.16% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 6,333 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $82,726, and the median income for a family was $91,423. Males had a median income of $70,873 versus $34,955 for females. The per capita income for the town was $35,830. About 2.6% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.