Montgomery County, Tennessee

Montgomery County is a located in the  of. The is. As of 2006, the county population was 162,576. It is one of four counties that comprise the.

History
The county was named for, a settler who founded the city of in Montgomery County. The county was initially organized as Tennessee County,, but its name was changed in , the year that Tennessee was admitted as a state, to reduce confusion. In the same year, much of the eastern portion of the county was removed from its jurisdiction and incorporated with territory taken from to from. Subsequent acts of the further reduced the area of the county; it obtained its current size and boundaries in 1871.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,409 (544 ). 1,397 km² (539 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.84%) is water.

Montgomery County lies in a region of heavy and has a cave system named.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
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 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Elected Officials

 * County Mayor: Carolyn P. Bowers
 * Assessor of Property: Ronnie D. Boyd
 * Trustee: Brenda E. Radford
 * Sheriff: Norman E. Lewis
 * Circuit Court Clerk: Cheryl J. Castle
 * County Clerk: Kellie A. Jackson
 * Register of Deeds: Connie W. Bell
 * Highway Supervisor: Robert M. Frost

Appointed Department Heads

 * Administration and Development: Ed Davis
 * Accounts & Budgets: Betty M. Burchett


 * Adult Probation: Sherry Robertson
 * Ambulance Service (EMS): Wesley Klein
 * Animal Control & Adoption: David Selby
 * Archives & Preservation of Records: Jill Hastings-Johnson
 * Bi-County Landfill & Solid Waste Management System: Pete Reed
 * Building & Codes: Rod Streeter
 * Building Maintenance: Gary Hamm
 * Clerk & Master of Chancery Court: Ted Crozier
 * Community Corrections: Rex Cummings
 * Court Safety Program: Lisa McClain
 * Health Department: Vianca Reed
 * Human Resources: Sheryl Gossard
 * Information Systems: Betty Burchett
 * Juvenile Court: Larry Ross
 * Parks & Recreation: Stacy Goodwin
 * Projects & Facilities: Gary Hamm
 * Public Information Officer:
 * Purchasing: Jane Davis
 * Veterans Service Organization: Jerry Rivers

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 134,768 people, 48,330 households, and 35,957 families residing in the county. The was 96/km² (250/sq mi). There were 52,167 housing units at an average density of 37/km² (97/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 73.17%, 19.18% or , 0.53% , 1.82% , 0.21% , 2.18% from , and 2.91% from two or more races. 5.16% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 48,330 households out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 12.30% from 18 to 24, 34.30% from 25 to 44, 17.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,981, and the median income for a family was $43,023. Males had a median income of $30,696 versus $22,581 for females. The for the county was $17,265. About 7.90% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

Adjacent counties
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