Lincoln County, Tennessee

Lincoln County is a located in the  of. , the population was 31,340. Its is. It is named for, an officer in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,478 (571 ). 1,477 km² (570 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.07%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 31,340 people, 12,503 households, and 9,077 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (55/sq mi). There were 13,999 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.26%, 7.35% or , 0.49% , 0.32% , 0.03% , 0.34% from , and 1.19% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,503 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% 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 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,434, and the median income for a family was $41,211. Males had a median income of $30,917 versus $21,722 for females. The for the county was $18,837. About 10.00% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 19.90% of those age 65 or over.

History
The, used in the distillation of , is named for this county, as distillery was originally located here. However, a subsequent redrawing of county lines resulted in the establishment of adjacent, where it is now located, so no current Lincoln County business uses its namesake process.