Obion County, Tennessee

Obion County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 32,450. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,438 (555 ). 1,411 km² (545 sq mi) of it is land and 27 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.88%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 32,450 people, 13,182 households, and 9,398 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (60/sq mi). There were 14,489 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.16%, 9.85% or , 0.14% , 0.19% , 0.05% , 0.91% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,182 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% 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 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,764, and the median income for a family was $40,533. Males had a median income of $32,963 versus $20,032 for females. The for the county was $17,409. About 10.10% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over.

Schools
List of schools in the Obion County School System.

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