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Notable locations in Athens: Lawrence Hall (A), Blakeslee Hall (B), Keith Hall (C), Sherman Fine Arts Building (D), Athens City Hall (E), Durham Hall (F), James L Robb Gymnasium (G), Fowler Hall (H), Townsend Hall (I), Centennial Hall (J), Fisher Science Hall (K), Merner-Pfeiffer Library (L), McMinn County Courthouse (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Whiteway Shopping Center (1), Madison Park Shopping Center (2), McMinn Shopping Center (3), Athens Plaza Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Athens include: Cedar Springs Church (A), Central Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C), Red Hill Church (D), East Athens Church (E), Emmanuel Church (F), First Bible Church (G), First Church (H), Parkway Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sullins Cemetery (1), Cedar Grove Cemetery (2), Hammond Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sokey Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Athens include: Sunset Park (1), Fisher Field (2), McMinn Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Athens Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: McMinn County Living Heritage Museum (512 West Madison Avenue), Commercial Food Service (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1006 North Jackson Street).
Hotels: Holiday Inn Express (1819 Holiday Drive), Hampton Inn Athens (1821 Holiday Drive), Athens Super 8 Motel (2539 Decatur Pike), Econo Lodge Athens (2620 Decatur Pike), Days Inn (2541 Decatur Pike), Econo Lodge (2620 Decatur Pike), Homestead Inn East (1827 Holiday Drive), Ingleside Motel (2214 Congress Parkway South).
Courts: Tennessee State Government - Judicial Department- Ross Judge Carroll (130 East Washington Avenue), McMinn County - County Court Clerk (Court House), McMinn County - General Sessions Judge- Circuit Court Clerk (Court House).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Athens and their reported violations in the past:
ATHENS UTILITIES BOARD (Population served: 18110, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- 22 regular monitoring violations
RIDGEWOOD GOLF AND C. C. (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  18.4% | | Whole state: |  13.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 8.0% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Athens, TN
People in group quarters in Athens
- 208 people in nursing homes
- 158 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 110 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Athens compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Athens (2009 data):
- Regions Bank: Downtown Athens Rdt Branch at 103 West Washington Avenue, branch established on 2004-06-30; South Congress Branch at 921 South Congress Parkway, branch established on 1972-10-16. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- The Citizens National Bank of Athens: The Citizens National Bank Of Athens at 208 South White Street, branch established on 1915-05-06; South Congress Branch at 1612 South Congress Parkway, branch established on 1978-04-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $574.3 mil, Deposits: $478.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens National Bancorp, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Athens Main Branch at 204 Washington Avenue, branch established on 1872-06-04; Athens Plaza Branch at 1604 Decatur Pike, branch established on 1973-12-15. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- GreenBank: Athens Branch at 1305 Decatur Pike, branch established on 1995-06-24. Info updated 2007-06-28: Bank assets: $2,938.9 mil, Deposits: $2,199.2 mil, headquarters in Greeneville, TN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Green Bankshares, Inc.
- The Fort Sill National Bank: Fsnb - Athens Branch at 1815 Decatur Pike, branch established on 2008-05-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $295.1 mil, Deposits: $242.3 mil, headquarters in Fort Sill, OK, positive income, 52 total offices, Holding Company: J. R. Montgomery Bancorporation
- FSGBANK, National Association: Athens Branch at 835 South Congress Parkway, branch established on 2000-11-06. Info updated 2007-10-03: Bank assets: $1,274.8 mil, Deposits: $1,079.6 mil, headquarters in Chattanooga, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: First Security Group, Inc.
- SouthEast Bank & Trust: Southeast Bank & Trust at 1878 South Congress Parkway, branch established on 2002-04-29. Info updated 2007-04-23: Bank assets: $239.7 mil, Deposits: $210.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Southeast Bancshares, Inc.
- United Community Bank: Athens Branch at 123 Washington Ave, West, branch established on 2004-03-01. Info updated 2008-02-13: Bank assets: $8,574.5 mil, Deposits: $7,051.3 mil, headquarters in Blairsville, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 107 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
- Athens Federal Community Bank: at 106 Washington Avenue Nw, branch established on 1934-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $251.0 mil, Deposits: $206.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Athens, Tennessee
- Days Inn Of Athens, 2541 Decatur Pike, Athens, TN 37303, Phone: (423) 745-5800
- Holiday Inn Express, 1819 Holiday Dr, Athens, TN 37303, Phone: (423) 649-0003, Fax: (423) 649-3114
- Econo Lodge, 2620 Decatur Pike, Athens, TN 37303, Phone: (423) 744-8200, Fax: (423) 744-9030
- Hampton Inn Athens, 1821 Holiday Dr, Athens, TN 37303, Phone: (423) 745-2345
- Travelodge, 115 County Rd 247, Athens, TN 37303, Phone: (423) 745-1212, Fax: (423) 745-8325
See all 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Athens, Tennessee
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in McMinn County Tennessee:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (49%)
- Utility gas (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religon statistics for Athens
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 74.0% | 12.9% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 52.8% | 16.3% | 3.3% | 9.8% | 0.8% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God of Prophecy | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 2.4% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 4.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $16,215 | $32,430 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
10 | $28,578 | $34,294 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $1,718 | $20,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
29 | $99,112 | $41,012 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
10 | $25,986 | $31,183 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
19 | $65,937 | $41,644 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $5,781 | $69,372 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $35,101 | $35,101 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $2,743 | $32,916 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
18 | $44,929 | $29,953 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
8 | $25,897 | $38,846 | 12 | $6,693 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $6,073 | $36,438 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
14 | $60,134 | $51,543 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
53 | $229,700 | $52,008 | 6 | $1,641 |
| Gas Supply |
9 | $39,690 | $52,920 | 0 | $0 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
191 | $687,499 | $43,194 | 43 | $9,232 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
54 | $87,499 | $19,444 | 84 | $39,666 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $18,292 | $36,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
444 | $1,480,884 | $40,024 | 145 | $57,232 |
Athens government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $775,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $294,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $234,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $152,000
Parks and Recreation: $107,000
All Other: $42,000
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $2,631,000
Water Utilities: $866,000
Parks and Recreation: $482,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $441,000
Gas Utilities: $324,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $38,504,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,320,000
Gas Utilities: $12,229,000
Water Utilities: $1,801,000
Police Protection: $1,704,000
Regular Highways: $1,518,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,404,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,224,000
Central Staff Services: $847,000
Parks and Recreation: $820,000
General - Other: $761,000
Financial Administration: $701,000
General Public Buildings: $174,000
Libraries: $128,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $115,000
Health - Other: $88,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $56,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $69,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $307,000
All Other: $5,000
Education: $3,000
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $259,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Electric Utilities: $662,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,838,000
Education: $2,902,000
All Other: $43,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,095,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $583,000
Interest Earnings: $370,000
General Revenue, NEC: $70,000
Special Assessments: $63,000
Donations From Private Sources: $44,000
Sale of Property: $27,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,421,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,079,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,437,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $393,000
Electric Utilities: $68,000
General - Other: $45,000
Water Utilities: $34,000
Gas Utilities: $33,000
Police Protection: $30,000
Parks and Recreation: $28,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,000
Health - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,289,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $42,211,000
Gas Utilities: $12,948,000
Water Utilities: $2,573,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $8,334,000
General Local Government Support: $1,116,000
All Other: $732,000
Highways: $416,000
Water Utilities: $172,000
Electric Utilities: $97,000
- Tax - Property: $4,219,000
Other Selective Sales: $690,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $444,000
Public Utility License: $122,000
Other License: $97,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,189,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $39,000
7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,757 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.02% | | Tennessee average: | 7.52% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($304 average AGI)| McMinn County: | 0.07% | | Tennessee average: | 0.09% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,338 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.98% | | Tennessee average: | 6.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Athens:
- WLAR (1450 AM; 1 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
- WYXI (1390 AM; 3 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: CORNERSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WENR (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ENGLEWOOD, TN; Owner: PAUL WILSON D/B/A/ 1090 RADIO, A TEN)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WCPH (1220 AM; 1 kW; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: STARR MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDEH (800 AM; 1 kW; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WCLE (1570 AM; 5 kW; CLEVELAND, TN)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Athens:
- WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
- WYGO (99.5 FM; MADISONVILLE, TN; Owner: MAJOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJSQ (101.7 FM; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
- WLOD-FM (98.3 FM; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WCLE-FM (104.1 FM; CALHOUN, TN; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WKTS (90.1 FM; KINGSTON, TN; Owner: THE KINGSTON CENTURY CLUB INC.)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
- WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Athens:
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
- W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Athens fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 20
Total length: 47 meters (154ft)
Total costs: $3,915,000
Total average daily traffic: 144,450
Total average daily truck traffic: 10,317
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 2
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 9
- 1980-1989: 5
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Athens, TN
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Athens)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Athens, TN)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 110 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Athens)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 4 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Athens)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 35 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 263
- Hazardous Condition: 51
- Service Call: 21
- Good Intent Call: 31
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Athens, TN
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