Macon County, Tennessee

Macon County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 20,386. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 796 (307 ). 795 km² (307 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,386 people, 7,916 households, and 5,802 families residing in the county. The was 26/km² (66/sq mi). There were 8,894 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.86%, 0.22% or , 0.42% , 0.24% , 0.07% , 0.77% from , and 0.44% from two or more races. 1.71% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,916 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% 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 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $29,867, and the median income for a family was $37,577. Males had a median income of $28,170 versus $20,087 for females. The for the county was $15,286. About 11.30% of families and 15.10% of the population were below the, including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 25.40% of those age 65 or over.

Fun Facts

 * Macon County has two major cash crops: corn and tobacco.
 * The county is said to be one of the most "haunted" in.
 * The first three digits of the old phone numbers were "," but this is slowly being phased-out by county officals.
 * Some places of note are: "The Flooded Cave", "Witch's Bridge", and a steep backroad called "Dark Hollow" where the number of barns is said to change with each counting.
 * The town of is host to a local festival called "Hillbilly Day".

The official web site of Macon County is www.MaconCountyTN.com.