Smith County, Tennessee

Smith County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 17,712. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 843 (325 ). 814 km² (314 sq mi) of it is land and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (3.36%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,712 people, 6,878 households, and 5,069 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (56/sq mi). There were 7,665 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.42%, 2.53% or , 0.37% , 0.17% , 0.01% , 0.59% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.13% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,878 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% 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 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $41,645. Males had a median income of $30,853 versus $22,133 for females. The for the county was $17,473. About 10.30% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the, including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 14.80% of those age 65 or over.