Marion County, Tennessee

Marion County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 27,776. Its is.

Marion County is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,327 (512 ). 1,291 km² (498 sq mi) of it is land and 36 km² (14 sq mi) of it (2.72%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,776 people, 11,037 households, and 8,134 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (56/sq mi). There were 12,140 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.33%, 4.14% or , 0.26% , 0.21% , 0.01% , 0.27% from , and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,037 households out of which 31.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,419, and the median income for a family was $36,351. Males had a median income of $30,236 versus $21,778 for females. The for the county was $16,419. About 10.80% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the, including 20.00% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.