Obion County is a county located in the State of Tennessee. Obion County was formed in 1823 from Native American lands. It is thought to have been named after the Obion River. As of 2000, the population of Obion County was 32,450. The county seat is Union City.
Obion County is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 555 square miles (1,438 km²), of which, 545...
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Obion County is a county located in the State of Tennessee. Obion County was formed in 1823 from Native American lands. It is thought to have been named after the Obion River. As of 2000, the population of Obion County was 32,450. The county seat is Union City.
Obion County is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 555 square miles (1,438 km²), of which, 545 square miles (1,411 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (27 km²) of it (1.88%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 32,450 people, 13,182 households, and 9,398 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile (23/km²). There were 14,489 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.16% White, 9.85% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more...
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