McNairy County, Tennessee

McNairy County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 24,653. Its is, pop. 4,500,. McNairy County is located along the northern border of the state of.

, whose story was told in the  series of movies, was the sheriff of McNairy County from 1964 to 1970.

McNairy County is the location of the, a notable site that preserves  marine shells and  remains (such as s).

County seat
was the county seat of McNairy County until. Since then, has been the county seat.

Buford Pusser
The notable sheriff,, served as the sheriff of McNairy County from 1964 to 1970, and since Selmer is the county seat, the location of the courthouse and the jail, that was his base of operations. Pusser was prominent in fighting illegal distilleries, bootleggers, gambling establishments, and corruption in McNairy county. His story has been made famous in the  series of movies starring and

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,453 (561 ). 1,450 km² (560 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.14%) is water.

The major highways (east-west), and  (north-south) intersect in McNairy County and mutually bisect it into four parts. McNairy County's position on Route 64 places it on the historic, which stretches from New York to San Francisco.

Parks and recreation

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Coon Creek Science Center
McNairy County is the location of the, a notable fossil site, located in Leapwood, over the that preserves  marine shells and  remains (such as s) left there 70 million years ago when the  receded towards the south.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 24,653 people, 9,980 households, and 7,135 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (44/sq mi). There were 11,219 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.22%, 6.23% or , 0.20% , 0.13% , 0.24% from , and 0.98% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,980 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,154, and the median income for a family was $36,045. Males had a median income of $30,028 versus $21,450 for females. The for the county was $16,385. About 11.80% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over.

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