Union County, Tennessee

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Union County is a United States county located in the United States of Tennessee. The population of county in 2000 stood at 17808 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 19008, It is the 29th smallest in terms of population. It covers total area of 247.13 square miles (640.06 sq km), of which, 223.56 square miles (579.02 sq km) of it is land and 23.57 square miles (61.05 sq km) of it is water, it is the tenth smallest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 17808 residents, 6742 households, and 5194 families in the county. The population density was 79.7 people per square mile (30.77/kmē), it is Tennessee's 37th most densely populated county. There were 7916 housing units at an average density of 35.4 per square mile (13.67/kmē). The average household size was 2.62 people, and the average family size was 2.99 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 103.5 females. In July 2008, its estimated population was 19008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 18652 White, 109 Black or African American, 45 American Indian, 29 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 170 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27335, it is the 15th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $31843, making it the 13th poorest county by median family income among the Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $13375, making it the 11th lowest county by per capita income in Tennessee.

In 2000, 3890 pupils and students, of which 48.53% are male and 51.47% are female, 21.84% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.27% nursery or pri school, 5.53% kindergarten, 53.29% elementary school, 27.17% high school and 9.74% 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	Luttrell Town	Union County	3.93	3.93	0	915	232.7	10203	20766
2	Maynardville City	Union County	5.4	5.4	0	1782	330.1	12168	23077
3	Plainview City	Union County	6.45	6.45	0	1866	289.2	13384	35896

Year	Population
April 2000 census	17808
April 2000 Estimate	17808
July 2000 Estimate	17859
July 2001 Estimate	18284
July 2002 Estimate	18405
July 2003 Estimate	18583
July 2004 Estimate	18575
July 2005 Estimate	18645
July 2006 Estimate	18752
July 2007 Estimate	18838
July 2008 Estimate	19008

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	77	89	166
Kindergarten	112	103	215
Elementary school	1046	1027	2073
High school	545	512	1057
College or graduate school	108	271	379

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Union County, Tennessee	$27335	$31843	$13375
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587