Houston County, Tennessee

Houston County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,088. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 8,076. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 535.92 (206.92 ). 518.54 km² (200.21 sq mi) of it is land and 17.38 km² (6.71 sq mi) of it (3.24%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - south
 * - west

Government

 * Board of Commissioners meets at the Houston County Courthouse the 3rd Monday of odd months (January, March, May, July, September, November)

Elected officials

 * County Mayor: G.E. Clark
 * County Clerk: Robert Brown
 * Administrator of Elections: Gail Walker
 * Property Assessor: Tyanne Morrison
 * Register of Deeds: Sherrill Potts Moore
 * County Trustee: Jimmy Lowery
 * County Highway Department Superintendent: Jimmy Felts

Commissioners

 * District 1: William C. Agy and Sammie Bass Jr.
 * District 2: Randall French and J. Steve Hall
 * District 3: Glen Baggett and V. Ray Elliott
 * District 4: Charles Darrell Kingsmill and James F. VanFleet
 * District 5: Chris Selph and Charles Arnold Jr.
 * District 6: James O. Fussell and Nelda R. Ellingson
 * District 7: Donnie C. Lewis and Larry W. Sykes

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,088 people, 3,216 households, and 2,299 families residing in the county. The was 15.6/km² (40.4/sq mi). There were 3,901 housing units at an average density of 7.5/km² (19.5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.58%, 3.31% or , 0.19% , 0.12% , 0.06% , 0.78% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,216 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,968, and the median income for a family was $35,395. Males had a median income of $29,528 versus $19,983 for females. The for the county was $15,614. About 14.30% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the, including 23.20% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over.

Public high schools

 * Houston County High School - (Students: 412; Location: 2500 State Route 149; Grades: 09 - 12)
 * Houston County Adult High School - (Students: 2; Location: 3573 West Main Street; Grades: 11 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools

 * Erin Elementary School - (Students: 456; Location: 6500 State Route 13; Grades: KG - 05)
 * Tennessee Ridge Elementary School - (Students: 456; Location: 135 School Street; Grades: KG - 05)
 * Houston County Middle School - (Students: 338; Location: 1241 West Main Street; Grades: 06 - 08)

Media

 * FM Radio: (website) "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
 * Weekly Newspaper: (website)