Lewis County, Tennessee

Lewis County is a one of the county from Tennessee's 95 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 11367 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 11564, making it Tennessee's 12th smallest county. It covers total area of 282.48 miē (731.62 kmē), of which, 282.09 square miles (730.61 kmē) of it is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 17th smallest by total area among Tennessee's county.

Lewis County Tennessee
Map of Lewis County, Tennessee

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 11367 people, 4381 households, and 3216 families residing in the county. The population density was 40.3 people per square mile (15.56/kmē), making it the 19th least densely populated county in Tennessee. There were 4821 housing units at an average density of 17.1 per square mile (6.6/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.54 persons, and the average family size was 2.98 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 11564, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.43% White, 2.1% Black or African American, 0.22% American Indian, 0.42% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.82% from two or more races.

Lewis County Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Lewis County Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Lewis County Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30444, it would be the 54th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $35972, it is 61st wealthiest county by median family income in Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $14664, it is the 23rd poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 2649 pupils and students, of which 1375 are male and 1274 are female, 23.3% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 127 nursery or pri school, 103 kindergarten, 1411 elementary school, 662 high school and 346 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Hohenwald CityLewis County4.364.3603754861.41666524676
YearPopulation
April 2000 census11367
April 2000 Estimate11367
July 2000 Estimate11373
July 2001 Estimate11393
July 2002 Estimate11393
July 2003 Estimate11397
July 2004 Estimate11372
July 2005 Estimate11333
July 2006 Estimate11454
July 2007 Estimate11560
July 2008 Estimate11564
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school9037127
Kindergarten6340103
Elementary school7276841411
High school348314662
College or graduate school147199346
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lewis County, Tennessee$30444$35972$14664
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587