Wilson County, Tennessee

Wilson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 88,809. Its and largest city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,510 (583 ). 1,478 km² (571 sq mi) of it is land and 33 km² (13 sq mi) of it (2.17%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 88,809 people, 32,798 households, and 25,582 families residing in the county. The was 60/km² (156/sq mi).

There were 34,921 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (61/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.50%, 6.26% or , 0.32% , 0.48% , 0.03% , 0.48% from , and 0.92% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were or  of any race. Like many places in the south-east United States, Wilson County saw an increase in Latinos in the years 2000-2005, with them constituting 2.1% of the population by 2005.

There were 32,798 households out of which 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.00% were non-families. 18.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 31.70% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,140, and the median income for a family was $56,650. Males had a median income of $39,848 versus $26,794 for females. The for the county was $22,739. About 4.60% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the, including 7.80% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.

By 2006 the population of Wilson County had risen to 104,000.

Notable Residents

 * - driver
 * - Rock and  member
 * - and Rock
 * - Founder of the Restaurants
 * -   champion (deceased)
 * - Country music singer,  winner
 * - Rock band
 * - Anarchist writer and publisher (deceased)
 * - Anarchist writer and publisher (deceased)

Unincorporated

 * (Shares with )
 * Cainsville
 * Cherry Valley
 * Couchville
 * Gladeville
 * Hurricane
 * LaGuardo
 * Leeville
 * Martha
 * Norene
 * (shares with )
 * Possum Town
 * Prosperity
 * Shop Springs
 * Statesville
 * Tuckers Crossroads
 * Vine
 * Tuckers Crossroads
 * Vine