Hamblen County, Tennessee

Hamblen County is a located in the  of. Together with and  counties, it is part of the   which is, as of December 2005, considered a component of the --, TN . As of 2000, the population was 58,128. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 59,898. Its is.

History and Culture
Hamblen County was created in 1870 from Jefferson, Grainger, and Greene Counties. The county is named in honor of ( - ), an early settler, landowner, attorney, and member of the Hawkins County Court for many years.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 455 (176 ). 417 km² (161 sq mi) of it is land and 38 km² (15 sq mi) of it (8.39%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 58,128 people, 23,211 households, and 16,595 families residing in the county. The was 139/km² (361/sq mi). There were 24,693 housing units at an average density of 59/km² (153/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.72%, 4.12% or , 0.22% , 0.58% , 0.06% , 3.32% from , and 0.99% from two or more races. 5.68% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 23,211 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,350, and the median income for a family was $39,138. Males had a median income of $30,009 versus $21,309 for females. The for the county was $17,743. 14.40% of the population and 10.50% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.80% are under the age of 18 and 15.80% are 65 or older.