Scott County, Tennessee

Infobox U.S. County
county = Scott County
state = Tennessee


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founded = 1849
seat = Huntsville
largest city = Oneida
area_total_sq_mi = 533
area_total_km2 = 1381
area_land_sq_mi = 532
area_land_km2 = 1378
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 3
area percentage = .21%
census yr = 2000
pop = 21127
density_sq_mi = 40
density_km2 = 15
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset= -4
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Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It was created in 1849 from Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, and Morgan Counties. As of 2000, the population was 21,127. Its county seat is Huntsville.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 533 square miles (1,381 km²), of which, 532 square miles (1,378 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*McCreary County, Kentucky (north)
*Campbell County (east)
*Anderson County (southeast)
*Morgan County (south)
*Fentress County (west)
*Pickett County (northwest)

National protected area

* Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 21,127 people, 8,203 households, and 6,012 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 8,909 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.53% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,203 households out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were married couples living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% 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 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,093, and the median income for a family was $28,595. Males had a median income of $24,721 versus $19,451 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,927. About 17.60% of families and 20.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.10% of those under age 18 and 17.10% of those age 65 or over.

Scott County, a part of the Cumberland Plateau, includes the majority of the Big South Fork National Park.

Cities and towns

*Helenwood (unincorporated)
*Huntsville
*Oneida
*Robbins (unincorporated)
*Rugby (unincorporated)
*Winfield

References

External links

*dmoz|Regional/North_America/United_States/Tennessee/Counties/Scott/|Scott County
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/scott Scott Co, TN Genealogy]
* [http://www.scottcountyliberals.com Scott County Liberals & Friends]
* [http://www.scottcountytennessee.com Scott County Discussion Forum]
* Scott county [http://www.cs.utk.edu/~dunigan/landforms/countylf.php?county=Morgan landforms]