Williamson County, Tennessee

Williamson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 126,638, and the estimates its population as of 2005 to be 153,595. Its is, and it is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,512 (584 ). 1,509 km² (583 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.16%) is water. The county is named after, a  who signed the.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 126,638 people, 44,725 households, and 35,780 families residing in the county. The was 84/km² (217/sq mi). There were 47,005 housing units at an average density of 31/km² (81/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.55%, 5.18% or , 0.20% , 1.25% , 0.03% , 0.97% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population were or  of any race.

By 2005 the racial composition of the county was 88.8% non-Hispanic white, 5.0% African-American, 3.4% Latino and 2.0% Asian-American.

There were 44,725 households in 2000 out of which 43.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.80% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.00% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 7.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

In 2004, the median income for a household in the county was $76,723, and the median income for a family was $90,087. In 2005, the per capita income for the county was $39,150. About 3.50% of families and 4.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.40% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.

In 2005, Williamson County was ranked as one of the fifteen wealthiest counties in the country. The Council for Community and Economic Research ranks Williamson County as America's second wealthiest county when the local cost of living is factored into the equation with median household income.

By 2006 Williamson County had a population of 160,781 representing 27.0% population growth since 2000. The lists Williamson as one of the 100 fastest growing counties in the United States from 2000-2005.

Public School System
Willaimson County Schools Website