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Claiborne County

Population in July 2007: 3,969.
Males: 1,991  (50.2%)
Females: 1,978  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,205 (it was $28,406 in 2000)
Big Barren Creek:  $34,205
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,688
Big Barren Creek:  $16,688
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,114 (it was $67,800 in 2000)
Big Barren Creek:  $102,114
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $119,593; Detached houses: $147,828; Townhouses or other attached units: $88,577; Mobile homes: $38,523

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Races in Big Barren Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Big Barren Creek: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 272 feet

Land area: 67.9 square miles.

Population density: 58 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Big Barren Creek

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Barren Creek CCD

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.6%
Tennessee:  2.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Big Barren Creek:  0.6% ($403)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Big Barren Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (32.6 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (121.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (433.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: New Tazewell, TN (2.3 miles ), Tazewell, TN (2.8 miles ), Washburn, TN (2.9 miles ), Powell Valley, TN (2.9 miles ), Sharps Chapel, TN (3.2 miles ), Maynardville, TN (3.5 miles ), Rutledge, TN (3.5 miles ), Harrogate-Shawanee, TN (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 36.40 N, Longitude: 83.69 W

Big Barren Creek household income distribution Big Barren Creek home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Furniture and related products (16%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Furniture and related products (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)



Big Barren Creek-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Big Barren Creek place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 tornado 25.8 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Big Barren Creek-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 44.1 miles away from Big Barren Creek center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 33.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 10.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 55.2 miles away from Big Barren Creek center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 54.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 49.6 miles away from Big Barren Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Big Barren Creek:
  • CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TAZEWELL, TN)
  • MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CTR OF CAMPBELL CO (about 23 miles; LA FOLLETTE, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Barren Creek:
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 33 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)

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Notable locations in Big Barren Creek: Straight Creek Boat Dock (A), Cedar Grove Dock (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Big Barren Creek include: Straight Creek Church (A), Carr Branch Church (B), Lily Grove Missionary Baptist Church (C), Simmons Chapel (D), Pleasant Point Primitive Baptist Church (E), Ford Chapel (F), New Hope Church (G), Head of Barren Church (H), Leatherwood Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Simmons Cemetery (1), Russell Cemetery (2), Yoakum Cemetery (3), Beason Cemetery (4), Williams Cemetery (5), Cole Cemetery (6), Gose Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Miracle Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lone Mountain Creek (A), Meyers Branch (B), Big Barren Creek (C), Hauser Spring Branch (D), Bear Creek (E), Sandlick Creek (F), Slate Creek (G), Lick Branch (H), Yellow Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.0%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  17.6%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Barren Creek, TN



Big Barren Creek compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Claiborne County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (76%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Big Barren Creek

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents90.8%6.2%0.9%0.6%1.6%
Congregations80.2%8.9%3.0%1.0%6.9%
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.


5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,290 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.50%
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:
from Bell County, KY  1.19% ($26,544 average AGI)
from Knox County, TN  0.37% ($30,846)
from Campbell County, TN  0.28% ($21,379)


5.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.11%
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:
to Bell County, KY  0.89% ($21,785 average AGI)
to Knox County, TN  0.55% ($28,983)
to Campbell County, TN  0.46% ($23,854)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Barren Creek:
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WRWB (740 AM; 1 kW; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: PINE HILLS OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
  • WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WNTT (1250 AM; 1 kW; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: WNTT, INC.)
  • WMTN (1300 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Barren Creek:
  • WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
  • WMXK (94.1 FM; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEZG (99.3 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WXJB (96.5 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: JBD INCORPORATED)
  • WLMU (91.3 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Big Barren Creek:
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
  • WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WVLR (Channel 48; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)


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