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Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee. In the 16th century, three Spanish expeditions passed through what is now Tennessee. [12] The Hernando de Soto expedition entered the Tennessee Valley via the Nolichucky River in June 1540, rested for several weeks at the village of Chiaha (near the modern Douglas Dam), and proceeded southward to the Coosa chiefdom in northern ...
In 2010, 4.6% of the total population was of Hispanic or Latino origin (they may be of any race), up from 2.2% in 2000. Between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population in Tennessee grew by 134.2%, the third-highest rate of any state. [14] That same year Non-Hispanic whites were 75.6% of the population, compared to 63.7% of the population ...
The 2020 United States census reported Tennessee's population at 6,910,840, an increase of 564,735, or 8.90%, since the 2010 census. [4] Between 2010 and 2019, the state received a natural increase of 143,253 (744,274 births minus 601,021 deaths), and an increase from net migration of 338,428 people into the state.
The state reached 7 million in population for the first time in 2022, according to the data. ... (The Center Square) — Tennessee's population grew from 7.1 million in 2023 to 7.2 million this ...
The Knoxville Gazette, first Tennessee newspaper, begun. 1794 Blount College, a predecessor of the University of Tennessee, founded in Knoxville, first American nondenominational institution of higher learning. 1796 February 6 - Tennessee adopts a constitution. June 1 - Tennessee becomes the 16th of the United States.
The location and low population helped keep the town a secret, though the settlement grew from 3,000 to 3,750 in 1942 to about 75,000 by 1945. [32] [33] Because of the large number of workers recruited to the area for the Manhattan Project, the Army planned a town for project workers at the eastern end of the valley. The time required for the ...
Shelby County was estimated to have a population of 916,371 in 2022. This is a 0.21% drop from 936,012 in 2017. Thus, while large numbers of people are moving out of the Memphis city limits, many ...
Did you know older adults are the fastest growing demographic in Tennessee? The U.S. Census Bureau reports that by 2034, older adults will outnumber children under 18 for the first time in U.S ...