Morgan County, Tennessee
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,757 people, 6,990 households, and 5,235 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km²).

Morgan County, Tennessee

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 19,757 people, 6,990 households, and 5,235 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1820	1,676	—

1830	2,582	54.1%

1840	2,660	3.0%

1850	3,430	28.9%

1860	3,353	−2.2%

1870	2,969	−11.5%

1880	5,156	73.7%

1890	7,639	48.2%

1900	9,587	25.5%

1910	11,458	19.5%

1920	13,285	15.9%

1930	13,603	2.4%

1940	15,242	12.0%

1950	15,727	3.2%

1960	14,304	−9.0%

1970	13,619	−4.8%

1980	16,604	21.9%

1990	17,300	4.2%

2000	19,757	14.2%

2010	21,987	11.3%

Est. 2016	21,554	−2.0%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2014

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