Giles County, Tennessee facts for kids
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Giles County
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Giles County Courthouse in Pulaski
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Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Tennessee |
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| Founded | November 14, 1809 | |
| Named for | William B. Giles | |
| Seat | Pulaski | |
| Largest city | Pulaski | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 611 sq mi (1,580 km2) | |
| • Land | 611 sq mi (1,580 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.04%% | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 30,346  |
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| • Density | 50/sq mi (20/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | |
| Congressional district | 4th | |
Giles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 30,346. Its county seat is Pulaski.
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History
Giles County is named after William Branch Giles, a senator from Virginia who sponsored the admission of Tennessee as the 16th state into the Union. He also sponsored the building of the city and courthouse, which has burned four times. The current courthouse was built in 1909. One of Giles County's local heroes is James McCallum, who served as grandmaster of the Tennessee Masons, a member of the Confederate Congress, and mayor. He lived in Giles County for 70 years.
Until Maury County was established in November 1807, the area of the future Giles County was part of Williamson County. Two years after the formation of Maury County, Giles County was created from southern Maury County on November 14, 1809, by an act of the state legislature. Nearly half of the new county lay in Chickasaw territory until September 1816.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 611 square miles (1,580 km2), of which 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.04%) is covered by water.
Adjacent counties
- Maury County (north)
- Marshall County (northeast)
- Lincoln County (east)
- Limestone County, Alabama (south)
- Lauderdale County, Alabama (southwest)
- Lawrence County (west)
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 4,546 | — | |
| 1820 | 12,558 | 176.2% | |
| 1830 | 18,703 | 48.9% | |
| 1840 | 21,494 | 14.9% | |
| 1850 | 25,949 | 20.7% | |
| 1860 | 26,166 | 0.8% | |
| 1870 | 32,413 | 23.9% | |
| 1880 | 36,014 | 11.1% | |
| 1890 | 34,957 | −2.9% | |
| 1900 | 33,035 | −5.5% | |
| 1910 | 32,629 | −1.2% | |
| 1920 | 30,948 | −5.2% | |
| 1930 | 28,016 | −9.5% | |
| 1940 | 29,240 | 4.4% | |
| 1950 | 26,961 | −7.8% | |
| 1960 | 22,410 | −16.9% | |
| 1970 | 22,138 | −1.2% | |
| 1980 | 24,265 | 9.6% | |
| 1990 | 25,741 | 6.1% | |
| 2000 | 29,447 | 14.4% | |
| 2010 | 29,485 | 0.1% | |
| 2020 | 30,346 | 2.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2014 2020 |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 24,920 | 82.12% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,927 | 9.65% |
| Native American | 113 | 0.37% |
| Asian | 176 | 0.58% |
| Pacific Islander | 9 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 1,473 | 4.85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 728 | 2.4% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 30,346 people, 11,904 households, and 7,807 families residing in the county.
Transportation
Airport
Abernathy Field is a public use airport owned by Giles County and the City of Pulaski. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Pulaski.
Communities
Cities
- Ardmore (partial)
- Elkton
- Minor Hill
- Pulaski (county seat)
Town
Unincorporated communities
- Aspen Hill
- Aymett Town
- Beech Hill
- Berea
- Campbellsville
- Five Points
- Frankewing
- Goodspring
- Liberty Hill
- Olivet
- Prospect
- Waco
- Weakley
Notable people
- Aaron V. Brown, Governor of Tennessee from 1845 to 1847; resident of Giles County, Tennessee.
- Neill S. Brown, Governor of Tennessee from 1847 to 1849; born in Giles County.
- John C. Brown, Governor of Tennessee from 1871 to 1875; born in Giles County.
- Cully Cobb, Southern agriculture pioneer and publisher, editor of Progressive Farmer
- Walter Herschel Beech, co-founder of Beechcraft Aircraft; born in Giles County.
- John Crowe Ransom, educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor; born in Giles County.
- James McCallum, Grandmaster of the Tennessee Masons, a member of the Confederate Congress, and mayor. He lived in Giles County for 70 years.
- James David Vaughan, music teacher, composer, song book publisher, the founder of the Vaughan Conservatory of Music and the James D. Vaughan Publishing Company; born in Giles County.
- Archibald Wright, Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1858 to 1885; raised in Giles County.
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Giles (Tennessee) para niños
