Hancock County, Tennessee

Hancock County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,786. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 6,704. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 579 (224 ). 576 km² (222 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.54%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,786 people, 2,769 households, and 1,938 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (30/sq mi). There were 3,280 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.91%, 0.49% or , 0.24% , 0.07% , 0.01% , 0.34% from , and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.37% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,769 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $19,760, and the median income for a family was $25,372. Males had a median income of $23,150 versus $18,199 for females. The for the county was $11,986. About 25.30% of families and 29.40% of the population were below the, including 37.50% of those under age 18 and 30.70% of those age 65 or over.

Culture
Hancock County is known particularly for its population of people of ancestry, who are believed to be of mixed European, African, and Native American heritage.