Huntsville, Tennessee

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Huntsville is a town in Scott County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 981 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Scott County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Huntsville is located at 36°24′39″N, 84°29′42″W (36.410732, -84.495124)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.6 km² (3.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 981 people, 406 households, and 259 families residing in the town. The population density was 114.1/km² (295.3/mi²). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 51.3/km² (132.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.94% White, 1.12% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 406 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,069, and the median income for a family was $25,804. Males had a median income of $26,902 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,469. About 17.2% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

Huntsville is the hometown of former Senator and Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker Jr.