La Follette, Tennessee
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La Follette is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee ,United States. Its population was 7,926 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the "La Follette, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area" which includes all of Campbell County and is a component of the "Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area".
Located in eastern Tennessee, it is near Norris Lake and northwest of Knoxville on the Cumberland Plateau. La Follette is a coal mining center.
[edit] Geography
La Follette is located at (36.375006, -84.127623)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.6 km² (4.9 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,926 people, 3,422 households, and 2,135 families residing in the city. The population density was 627.1/km² (1,624.7/mi²). There were 3,779 housing units at an average density of 299.0/km² (774.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.89% White, 0.54% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 3,422 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $18,370, and the median income for a family was $24,235. Males had a median income of $25,541 versus $18,835 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,355. About 28.3% of families and 33.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.7% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.
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