Loudon County
Loudon County, Tennessee
Loudon, TN 37774
Phone: (865) 458-2726
Fax: (865) 458-9891
www.loudoncounty.org
In east-central TN, south of Oak Ridge; organized as Christiana Sumner County Jun 2, 1870 from Blount, Monroe, McMinn, and Roane counties; name changed Jul 7, 1870. Name Origin: For John Campbell (1705-82), 4th Earl of Loudoun, commander of British forces during the French and Indian Wars
Area (sq mi):: 247.31 (land 228.88; water 18.43) Population per square mile: 189.60
Population 2005: 43,387 State rank: 32 Population change: 2000-20005 11.00%; 1990-2000 25.10% Population 2000: 39,086 (White 95.20%; Black or African American 1.10%; Hispanic or Latino 2.30%; Asian 0.20%; Other 2.70%). Foreign born: 1.80%. Median age: 41.00
Income 2000: per capita $21,061; median household $40,401; Population below poverty level: 10.00% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $25,400-$27,515
Unemployment (2004): 4.40% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.90% Median travel time to work: 24.80 minutes Working outside county of residence: 49.30%
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