Unicoi County, Tennessee

Unicoi County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 17,667. Its is. Unicoi is a  word meaning "white," "hazy," "fog-like," or "fog draped."

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 483 (186 ). 482 km² (186 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.19%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,667 people, 7,516 households, and 5,223 families residing in the county. The was 37/km² (95/sq mi). There were 8,214 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (44/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.96%, 0.07% or , 0.25% , 0.08% , 0.03% , 0.95% from , and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.94% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,516 households out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.50% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 18.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,863, and the median income for a family was $36,871. Males had a median income of $30,206 versus $20,379 for females. The for the county was $15,612. About 8.70% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.