Drinking water stations with addresses in Benton and their reported violations in the past:
BENTON WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2399, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
HIWASSEE WATER CO-OP (Population served: 1097, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-10-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUN-1996 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- 2 minor monitoring violations
THUNDER ROCK #2 CMPG - USFS (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  20.4% | | Whole state: |  13.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Benton compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Benton (2007 data):
- Benton Banking Company: Benton Motor Branch, Watsons Branch, at Main Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $105.2 mil, Deposits: $90.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Benton Bancshares, Inc.
- First Bank of Tennessee: Peoples Bank Of Polk County Branch at U.S. Highway 411, branch established on 1974-05-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.7 mil, Deposits: $159.5 mil, headquarters in Spring City, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Tennessee:
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Benton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $80,000
All Other: $10,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $255,000
Water Utilities: $232,000
Financial Administration: $180,000
Regular Highways: $32,000
Sewerage: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $499,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $193,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $499,000
Other, NEC: $193,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $422,000
Interest Earnings: $13,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $815,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $332,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $166,000
Housing & Community Development: $28,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $133,000
NEC: $76,000
Property: $48,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $93,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $30,000
7.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,146 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.81% | | Tennessee average: | 7.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,467 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.96% | | 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 Benton:
- WBIN (1540 AM; 1 kW; BENTON, TN; Owner: JOHN A. SINES AND L. JANE SINES, JTWROS)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WCLE (1570 AM; 5 kW; CLEVELAND, TN)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYXI (1390 AM; 3 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: CORNERSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Benton:
- WOCE (93.1 FM; BENTON, TN; Owner: LB RADIO OF CHATTANOOGA, LLC)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
- WCLE-FM (104.1 FM; CALHOUN, TN; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W217AN (91.3 FM; PROSPECT, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
- WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
- WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WYGO (99.5 FM; MADISONVILLE, TN; Owner: MAJOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJSQ (101.7 FM; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
- WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WLOD-FM (98.3 FM; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Benton:
- WPDP-LP (Channel 25; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WTNB-CA (Channel 27; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
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