Davidson County, Tennessee

Davidson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 569,891. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 607,413. Its is.

In, the City of and the Davidson County government merged, so the county government is now known as the "Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County", or "Metro Nashville" for short.

History
's state boundary line originally extended all the way to the Mississippi River. In 1777, Washington County was created by the North Carolina Legislature and encompassed all of what is now the state of Tennessee. In 1783, the North Carolina Legislature created Davidson County in what is now Middle Tennessee from a portion of Washington County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,363 (526 ). 1,301 km² (502 sq mi) of it is land and 62 km² (24 sq mi) of it (4.53%) is water.

The flows from east to west through the middle of the county. Two dams within the county are and, operated by the. Important tributaries of the Cumberland in Davidson County include Whites Creek, Manskers Creek, Stones River, Mill Creek, and the.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 569,891 people, 237,405 households, and 138,169 families residing in the county. The was 438/km² (1,135/sq mi). There were 252,977 housing units at an average density of 194/km² (504/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 66.99%, 25.92% or , 0.29% , 2.33% , 0.07% , 2.42% from , and 1.97% from two or more races. 4.58% of the population were or  of any race.

In 2005 the racial makeup of the county was 61.7% non-Hispanic white, 27.5% African-American, 6.6% Latino and 2.8% Asian.

In 2000 there were 237,405 households out of which 26.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.90% were living together, 14.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.80% were non-families. 33.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.20% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 34.00% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,797, and the median income for a family was $49,317. Males had a median income of $33,844 versus $27,770 for females. The for the county was $23,069. About 10.00% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

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