Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Sequatchie County is a county located in the state of Tennessee in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Dunlap.

Geography

The County is located in southeastern Tennessee, is located in the Duden about 45 miles from Alabama and Georgia and has an area of 689 square kilometers, without significant water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Van Buren County, Bledsoe County, Hamilton County, Marion County, Grunby County and Warren County.

History

Sequatchie County was formed on December 9, 1857 from parts of Hamilton County. It was named after a term used in the Cherokee language.

Demographic data

2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Sequatchie County 11,370 people in 4,463 households and 3,311 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 98.66 percent White, 0.19 percent African American, 0.33 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.17 percent from other races groups; 0.48 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.82 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,463 households out of which 33.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers and 25.8 percent were non-families. 22.4 percent of all households and 8.8 percent lived in persons aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average household size was 2.92 people.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 to 24, 30.0 percent between 25 and 44, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.3 percent were older than 65, the average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 30,959, and the median income for a family was $ 36,435. Males have a median income of $ 27,535, women $ 20,422. The per capita income was $ 16,468. 13.5 percent of families and 16.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.