Hunter, Tennessee

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Hunter is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,566 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Hunter is located at 36°22′36″N, 82°9′18″W (36.376630, -82.155032)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.0 km² (6.2 mi²). 15.9 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.49%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,566 people, 689 households, and 491 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 98.5/km² (254.9/mi²). There were 729 housing units at an average density of 45.8/km² (118.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.17% White, 0.13% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 689 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,968, and the median income for a family was $37,981. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,668 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,590. About 5.6% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.