McKenzie is a city at the tripoint of Carroll, Henry, and Weakley counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 5,310 at the 2010 census. It is home to Bethel University and the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie. McKenzie is located at 36°7′59″N 88°31′2″W / 36.13306°N 88.51722°W / 36.13306; -88.51722 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,295 people, 2,131 households, and 1,412 families residing... in the city. The population density was 957.9 people per square mile . There were 2,382 housing units at an average density of 430.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 82.80% White, 14.24% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population. There were 2,131 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.
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