Benton County, Tennessee

Benton County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 16,537. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 16,467. Its is.

Benton County is located in northwest Tennessee, bordering the western branch of the and 30 miles south of the  border. Aside from Camden, other major communities include agrarian communities and. It is known well in the area for its and  industries, and in the past, was recognized for  production, although it is no longer produced there.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,130 (436 ). 1,023 km² (395 sq mi) of it is land and 107 km² (41 sq mi) of it (9.48%) is water.

History
Benton County was formed in 1835 from part of Humphreys County. It was named in honor of (1779-1860), who was a member of the Third Regiment, Tennessee Militia in the  and an early settler in the county.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,537 people, 6,863 households, and 4,886 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (42/sq mi). There were 8,595 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.44%, 2.10% or , 0.33% , 0.24% , 0.20% from , and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,863 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,679, and the median income for a family was $32,727. Males had a median income of $29,177 versus $19,038 for females. The for the county was $14,646. About 11.90% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

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