Bradley County, Tennessee
| Bradley County, Tennessee | |
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The Bradley County courthouse in Cleveland
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 Location in the U.S. state of Tennessee |
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 Tennessee's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | May 2, 1836 |
| Named for | Edward Bradley, state legislator |
| Seat | Cleveland |
| Largest city | Cleveland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 331 sq mi (857 km2) |
| • Land | 329 sq mi (852 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2), 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 98,963 |
| • Density | 301/sq mi (116/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 3rd, 4th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Bradley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,963. Its county seat is Cleveland.
Bradley County is included in the Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.
Red Clay State Park, the site of the last Cherokee council before the tribe's removal via Trail of Tears, is located in Bradley County.
Like many East Tennessee counties, Bradley County was largely opposed to secession on the eve of the Civil War. In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, the county's residents voted against secession by a margin of 1,382 to 507. The bridge over the Hiwassee River was burned on November 8, 1861, by members of the East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy led by Alfred Cate.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 331 square miles (860 km2), of which 329 square miles (850 km2) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) (0.8%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 87,965 people, 34,281 households, and 24,648 families residing in the county. The population density was 268 people per square mile (103/km²). There were 36,820 housing units at an average density of 112 per square mile (43/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.98% White, 3.99% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. 2.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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