Moore County (Tennessee)
Moore County is a county located in the state of Tennessee in the United States. The County is congruent with the city of Lynchburg.
Geography
The County is located in southern Tennessee, approximately 35 km away from Alabama and has an area of 338 square kilometers, of which 3 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Coffee County, Franklin County, Lincoln County and Bedford County.
History
Moore County was formed on December 14, 1871 from parts of Bedford County, Coffee County, Franklin County and Lincoln County. It was named after Major General William Moore.
Demographic data
2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Moore County 5740 people in 2211 households and 1686 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.84 percent White, 2.72 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, and 0.51 percent from other races; 0.61 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.78 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2211 households out of which 30.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.1 percent were married couples living together, 7.6 percent were single mothers and 23.7 percent were non-families. 21.4 percent of all households and 11.1 percent lived in persons aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average household size was 2.95 people.
23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 to 24, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44, 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.5 percent were older than 65, the average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 36,591, and the median income for a family was $ 41,484. Males have a median income of $ 31,559, women $ 20,987. The per capita income was $ 19,040. 9.6 percent of the population and 7.8 percent of families are below the poverty line.