Meigs County, Tennessee

Meigs County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,086. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 561 (217 ). 505 km² (195 sq mi) of it is land and 57 km² (22 sq mi) of it (10.11%) is water.

Geographic Features
The main geographic feature of Meigs County, is its border with the, and Reservoirs. The county lies in the middle of the, and is bound completely to the west by the Tennessee River and its reservoirs. The northern third of the county is bound on the West by. While the rest of the county is bound on the west by. The Lower third of the county is divided by the.

Transportation
- The principal north/south highway, runs the entire length of the county dividing the county down the middle. The only link via the to the southernmost part of the county.

- The principal east/west highway. This highway divides the county into north and south and intersects Highway 58 in. The is in the process of upgrading Highway 30 from a 2-lane highway to a 4-lane divided highway. allowing for more major east/west traffic and faster connection to.

- A north/south main highway for the county, that actually runs east/west though the northern county. This highway crosses the at.

- A principal east/west highway forming the southern border of the county.

- An important local road, mainly for local residents that live off of the highway, and its northern portions allows access to 's many marinas, resorts, and campgrounds. Also connects the community of  with the county seat of Decatur.

- An important local road, connecting with  and. This also connects the north-central part of the county with the neighboring city of in.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,086 people, 4,304 households, and 3,262 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (57/sq mi). There were 5,188 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.65%, 1.24% or , 0.21% , 0.18% , 0.11% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,304 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 20.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,354, and the median income for a family was $34,114. Males had a median income of $29,521 versus $20,419 for females. The for the county was $14,551. About 15.80% of families and 18.30% of the population were below the, including 23.50% of those under age 18 and 14.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
, the county seat, is the only in Meigs County. communities include: