Kenton, Tennessee
Kenton is a town in
Tennessee,
United States. The population was 1,306 at the 2000 census.
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Location of Kenton, Tennessee |
Kenton is located at (36.202027, -89.013044).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.2
km² (2.0
mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.00%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,306 people, 567 households, and 378 families residing in the town. The
population density was 252.1/km² (653.6/mi²). There were 616 housing units at an average density of 118.9/km² (308.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.76%
White, 14.40%
African American, 0.08%
Native American, 0.08%
Pacific Islander, 0.23% from
other races, and 0.46% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.
There were 567 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were
married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,803, and the median income for a family was $37,788. Males had a median income of $27,037 versus $19,792 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $16,515. About 11.9% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.
