The Cookeville Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of three counties in central

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee....

 Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

, anchored by the city of Cookeville

Cookeville, Tennessee

Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population was 30,435, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2010 was 65,014. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee...

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As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the Cookeville Micropolitan Area had a population of 93,417 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 104,366).

Counties

• Jackson
• Overton
• Putnam
  Putnam County, Tennessee
  Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 62,315, a 21 percent increase from 1990. The was 72,321, an increase of 16.1% since 2000...
  
  

Communities

• Algood
  Algood, Tennessee
  Algood is a town in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,942 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Alpine
  Alpine, Tennessee
  Alpine is a small unincorporated community in Overton County, Tennessee, United States. It is served by the ZIP Code of 38543, for which the ZCTA had a population of 497 at the 2000 census....
  
   (unincorporated)
• Baxter
  Baxter, Tennessee
  Baxter is a town in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,279 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.Though this is a small town it had its few minutes of fame when the little family store was featured in "Coal Miner's...
  
  
• Cookeville
  Cookeville, Tennessee
  Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population was 30,435, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2010 was 65,014. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee...
  
   (Principal city)
• Gainesboro
  Gainesboro, Tennessee
  Gainesboro is a town in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 879 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County.Gainesboro is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Livingston
  Livingston, Tennessee
  Livingston is a town in Overton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,498 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Overton County...
  
  
• Monterey
  Monterey, Tennessee
  Monterey is a town in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,717 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Monterey is located at ....
  
  

Demographics

At the census

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of 2000, there were 93,417 people, 37,441 households, and 25,469 families residing within the Cookeville Micropolitan Area. The racial makeup of the Cookeville Micropolitan Area was 95.88% White, 1.22% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.27% of the population.

The median income for a household in the Cookeville Micropolitan Area was $28,110, and the median income for a family was $34,599. Males had a median income of $26,430 versus $20,062 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the Cookeville Micropolitan Area was $15,286.