Lake County, Tennessee

Lake County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 7,954. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 7,538. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 502 (194 ). 423 km² (163 sq mi) of it is land and 79 km² (30 sq mi) of it (15.68%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,954 people, 2,410 households, and 1,614 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (49/sq mi). There were 2,716 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 66.63%, 31.19% or , 0.39% , 0.14% , 0.62% from , and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.37% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,410 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.20% were living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 17.70% under the age of 18, 13.70% from 18 to 24, 33.80% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 151.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 163.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,995, and the median income for a family was $30,339. Males had a median income of $25,082 versus $18,700 for females. The for the county was $10,794. About 19.90% of families and 23.60% of the population were below the, including 35.10% of those under age 18 and 25.10% of those age 65 or over.

Media
Radio Stations
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 * - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
 * - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

Newspaper
 * The Lake County Banner