Madisonville, Tennessee
Madisonville is a town in
Monroe County,
Tennessee,
United States. The population was 3,939 at the 2000 census. It is the
county seat of
Monroe County and the location of
Hiwassee College.
Madisonville is located at (35.520691, -84.362905).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.1
km² (5.8
mi²), all land.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,939 people, 1,671 households, and 1,066 families residing in the town. The
population density was 261.3/km² (677.4/mi²). There were 1,806 housing units at an average density of 119.8/km² (310.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.42%
White, 3.96%
African American, 0.25%
Native American, 0.33%
Asian, 0.13%
Pacific Islander, 0.79% from
other races, and 1.12% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.
There were 1,671 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were
married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,250, and the median income for a family was $31,918. Males had a median income of $31,504 versus $23,828 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $16,468. About 13.3% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.
