Lauderdale County, Tennessee

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Lauderdale County is a county in the United States of Tennessee. In 2000, county's population was 27101 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 26692, making it the 55th most populous county in Tennessee. Its area is just over 507.14 square miles (1313.49 sq km), of which, 470.45 square miles (1218.46 sq km) of it is land and 36.69 square miles (95.03 sq km) of it is water, it is the 39th largest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is ranks third in the size of its inland waterways in Tennessee.


As of the census of 2000, there were 27101 residents, 9567 households, and 6816 families in the county. The population density was 57.6 people per square mile (22.24/kmē), it is the 54th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 10563 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.69/kmē). The average household size was 2.55 people, and the average family size was 3.06 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 26692, The racial makeup of the county was 63.93% White, 33.97% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian, 0.42% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.95% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29751, making it the 30th lowest county by median household income in Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $36841, making it the 54th highest county by median family income in Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $13682, it is the 13th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 6156 pupils and students, of which 3066 are male and 3090 are female, 22.72% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 358 nursery or pri school, 464 kindergarten, 3033 elementary school, 1599 high school and 702 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	Gates Town	Lauderdale County	0.71	0.71	0	901	1272.5	9910	29191
2	Halls Town	Lauderdale County	3.67	3.66	0.01	2311	630.8	15011	24142
3	Henning Town	Lauderdale County	1.29	1.29	0	970	752.3	8413	20438
4	Ripley City	Lauderdale County	12.85	12.81	0.04	7844	612.3	13710	23662

Year	Population
April 2000 census	27101
April 2000 Estimate	27103
July 2000 Estimate	27063
July 2001 Estimate	27160
July 2002 Estimate	27060
July 2003 Estimate	26887
July 2004 Estimate	26607
July 2005 Estimate	26549
July 2006 Estimate	26573
July 2007 Estimate	26681
July 2008 Estimate	26692

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	184	174	358
Kindergarten	229	235	464
Elementary school	1554	1479	3033
High school	801	798	1599
College or graduate school	298	404	702

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lauderdale County, Tennessee	$29751	$36841	$13682
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587