Weakley County, Tennessee

Weakley County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,895. Its is. Its largest city is, the home of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,507 (582 ). 1,503 km² (580 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.28%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,895 people, 13,599 households, and 9,124 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (60/sq mi). There were 14,928 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.27%, 6.95% or , 0.15% , 1.32% , 0.01% , 0.52% from , and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,599 households out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.60% under the age of 18, 15.90% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,008, and the median income for a family was $38,658. Males had a median income of $28,597 versus $20,845 for females. The for the county was $15,408. About 11.10% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

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