Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 29,475. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 29,121. Its is. It was named for Governor.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,554 (600 ). 1,551 km² (599 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.14%) is water.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 29,475 people, 11,779 households, and 8,398 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (49/sq mi). There were 13,057 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.68%, 10.35% or , 0.24% , 0.16% , 0.02% , 0.45% from , and 1.10% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,779 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,463, and the median income for a family was $36,880. Males had a median income of $29,904 versus $20,024 for females. The for the county was $16,251. About 10.90% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.

Media
Radio Stations
 * "Today's Best Music with in the Morning"
 * "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
 * "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

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Trivia
The song Carroll County Accident, a hit for and now one of the signature songs of, was written by noted country songwriter  when he passed through Carroll County when driving from  to  on.