Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County, Tennessee
Location in the state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location in the U.S.
Founded	November 7, 1821
Seat	Huntingdon
Largest city	McKenzie
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	600 sq mi (1,554 km²) 599 sq mi (1,551 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), .14%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	28,522 49/sq mi (19/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 28,522. Its county seat is Huntingdon. It was named for Governor William Carroll.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 600 square miles (1,554.0 km²), of which 599 square miles (1,551.4 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.14%) is water.

Parks and Recreation

• Natchez Trace State Park

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 29,475 people, 11,779 households, and 8,398 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 13,057 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.68% White, 10.35% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid Carroll County

There were 11,779 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,463, and the median income for a family was $36,880. Males had a median income of $29,904 versus $20,024 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,251. About 10.90% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Radio stations

• WAKQ-FM 105.5 "Today's Best Music with Ace & TJ in the Morning"
• WTPR-AM 710 "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
• WTPR-FM 101.7 "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
• WEIO "100.9 The Farm"
• WHDM 1440-AM 98.9-FM

Newspapers

• Tennessee Magnet Publications

Cities and towns

Town Square in Huntingdon, Tennessee

• Atwood
• Bruceton
• Clarksburg
• Hollow Rock
• Huntingdon
• McKenzie
• McLemoresville
• Trezevant

Unincorporated

• Lavinia
• Westport
• Yuma
• Cedar Grove, Tennessee

Adjacent counties

• Henry County (northeast)
• Benton County (east)
• Decatur County (southeast)
• Henderson County (south)
• Madison County (southwest)
• Gibson County (west)
• Weakley County (northwest)

Transportation

The Carroll County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in located four nautical miles (4.6 mi, 7.4 km) northwest of the central business district of Huntingdon, Tennessee.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Tennessee

Further reading

• History of Carroll County Tennessee. Nashville: Turner Publishing (1987). ISBN 093802101X

External links

• Carroll County at the Open Directory Project