Sequatchie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee
. As of 2000, the population was 11,370. Its county seat is Dunlap
.
Sequatchie
County is part of the Chattanooga
, TN–GA
Metropolitan Statistical
Area.
Geography
According to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the
county has a total area of 266 square miles (689 km²), of
which, 266 square miles (689 km²) of it is land and
0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.07%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 11,370
people, 4,463 households, and 3,311 families residing in the
county. The
population density
was 43 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 4,916 housing
units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). 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.
Age pyramid Sequatchie County
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.
Schools
Sequatchie County has a consolidated school system which is located
in Dunlap. The system operates with a Superintendent and an elected
School Board.
The Sequatchie County school system has three schools
Populated areas
See also
References
- Based on 2000
census data
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