Benton County, Tennessee

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Benton County, Tennessee is a county located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 16537 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 16193, It is the 21st smallest in terms of population. Its area is just over 436.2 sq mi (1129.75 square kilometre), of which, 394.84 square miles (1022.63 square kilometre) of it is land and 41.37 square miles (107.15 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 51st largest by total area in Tennessee. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in Tennessee.


As of the census of 2000, there were 16537 people in the county, organized into 6863 households, and 4888 families residing in the county. The population density was 41.9 people per square mile (16.18/kmē), it is the 22nd least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 8595 housing units at an average density of 21.8 per square mile (8.42/kmē). The average household size was 2.37 persons, and the average family size was 2.82 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 22% under the age of 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 16193, The racial makeup of the county was 15583 White, 372 Black or African American, 61 American Indian, 50 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 127 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28679, it is the 23rd lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $32727, it would be the 18th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $14646, making its Tennessee's 22nd lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 3320 pupils and students, of which 49.01% are male and 50.99% are female, 20.08% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.42% nursery or pri school, 5.84% kindergarten, 53.8% elementary school, 26.54% high school and 7.41% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Big Sandy Town	Benton County	0.71	0.71	0	518	728	13688	22917
2	Camden City	Benton County	22.6	11.1	11.5	3828	344.9	15271	26348

Year	Population
April 2000 census	16537
April 2000 Estimate	16537
July 2000 Estimate	16535
July 2001 Estimate	16627
July 2002 Estimate	16479
July 2003 Estimate	16382
July 2004 Estimate	16324
July 2005 Estimate	16266
July 2006 Estimate	16177
July 2007 Estimate	16243
July 2008 Estimate	16193

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	116	97	213
Kindergarten	97	97	194
Elementary school	897	889	1786
High school	440	441	881
College or graduate school	77	169	246

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Benton County, Tennessee	$28679	$32727	$14646
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587