Chester County, Tennessee

Chester County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,540. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 15,941. Its is.

It is defined as part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 748 (289 ). 747 km² (289 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.08%) is water.

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Adjacent Counties

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History
Chester County was the last county formed in Tennessee, created by the General Assembly in from adjacent parts of neighboring, , , and  Counties. This land was used to create a county named Wisdom County, but "Wisdom County" was never organized, and in March of the Assembly repealed this and created Chester County out of the same land. Lawsuits by opponents of the creation of the new county delayed actual organization until. Chester County was named for Colonel Robert I. Chester, a quartermaster in the, an early postmaster in , and a federal.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,540 people, 5,660 households, and 4,199 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (54/sq mi). There were 6,178 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.13%, 10.03% or , 0.23% , 0.23% , 0.31% from , and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,660 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% 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 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 14.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,349, and the median income for a family was $41,127. Males had a median income of $31,378 versus $21,615 for females. The for the county was $15,756. About 11.10% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the, including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education
There are six school in the with one high school,, serving the whole county.

Cities and towns

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