Everything about Lewis County Tennessee totally explained
Lewis County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Tennessee. As of 2000, the population is 11,367. Its
county seat is
Hohenwald. Lewis County is named for explorer
Meriwether Lewis who died and was buried at
Grinder's Stand in 1809. Lewis's grave is located at the geographic center of the county.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 282
square miles (732
km²), of which, 282 square miles (731 km²) of it's land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 11,367 people, 4,381 households, and 3,215 families residing in the county. The
population density was 40 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 4,821 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.07%
White, 1.45%
Black or
African American, 0.20%
Native American, 0.18%
Asian, 0.29% from
other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 4,381 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were
married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,444, and the median income for a family was $35,972. Males had a median income of $27,060 versus $19,847 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,664. About 10.30% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Gordonsburg
Hohenwald
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