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Dandridge is a town in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. Its most notable landmark is a large country club and golf course.

Geography


Dandridge is located at (36.028493, -83.424010).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.9 km² (5.3 mi²), all land.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there were 2,078 people, 749 households, and 516 families residing in the town. The population density was 150.0/km² (388.4/mi²). There were 856 housing units at an average density of 61.8/km² (160.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.44% White, 6.54% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 749 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,167, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $21,176 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,753. About 9.4% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Jefferson County, Tennessee | Towns in Tennessee

Dandridge, Tennessee

 

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