Tipton County, Tennessee

Tipton County is a located on the western end of the  of. As of 2000, the population was 51,271. Its is. Since Tipton County borders on on the south, Tipton County is part of the.

Geography
The major north-south route,, bisects Tipton County into a western half and eastern half, and passes through Covington.. The western boundary of Tipton County is the, where Tennessee meets.

According to the, the county has a total area of 1,230 (475 ). 1,190 km² (459 sq mi) of it is land and 40 km² (15 sq mi) of it (3.23%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 51,271 people, 18,106 households, and 14,176 families residing in the county. The was 43/km² (112/sq mi). There were 19,064 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (42/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.86%, 19.90% or , 0.38% , 0.37% , 0.06% , 0.38% from , and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were or  of any race. By 2005 1.6% of the county's population was Latino.

There were 18,106 households out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were living together, 13.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.70% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.30% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,856, and the median income for a family was $46,807. Males had a median income of $35,611 versus $23,559 for females. The for the county was $17,952. About 10.30% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 17.70% of those age 65 or over.