Anderson County, Tennessee

Anderson County is a located in the  of. Its population was 71,330 at the. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 72,430. Its is at.

It is included in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 893 (345 ). 874 km² (338 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (2.12%) is water.

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History
Anderson County was formed in 1801 from parts of Knox and counties. It was named in honor of (1757-1847) who was judge of the Superior Court of the, a  from Tennessee, and  of the.

The construction of, the first dam built by the , brought major changes to the county in the. Approximately 2900 families were relocated from reservoir lands in Anderson and nearby counties during the construction, which began in 1933 and was completed in 1936. The town of Norris was initially built as a planned community to house the workers involved in the construction of this dam.

During, the federal government's brought more change to the county, including the displacement of more families and the founding of.

The in Norris commemorates pioneer and rural life of past decades in Anderson County and the surrounding region.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 71,330 people, 29,780 households, and 20,518 families residing in the county. The was 82/km² (211/sq mi). There were 32,451 housing units at an average density of 37/km² (96/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.36%, 3.88% or , 0.32% , 0.83% , 0.01% , 0.38% from , and 1.22% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 29,780 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 27.70% 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 2.37 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,483, and the median income for a family was $42,584. Males had a median income of $33,710 versus $23,467 for females. The for the county was $19,009. About 10.20% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 18.40% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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