Sequatchie County, Tennessee
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is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Tennessee. As of
2000, the population is 11,370. Its
county seat is
Dunlap6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 689
km² (266
mi²). 689 km² (266 mi²) of it is land and 0 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.07%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Van Buren County (north)
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Bledsoe County (northeast)
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Hamilton County (southeast)
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Marion County (southwest)
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Grundy County (west)
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Warren County (northwest)
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 11,370 people, 4,463 households, and 3,311 families residing in the county. The
population density was 17/km² (43/mi²). There were 4,916 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.66%
White, 0.19%
Black or
African American, 0.33%
Native American, 0.13%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.17% from
other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 4,463 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were
married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,959, and the median income for a family was $36,435. Males had a median income of $27,535 versus $20,422 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,468. About 13.50% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.50% of those under age 18 and 20.30% of those age 65 or over.
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Dunlap
