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Benton County

Population in July 2007: 512. Population change since 2000: -1.7%
 

Males: 244  (47.7%)
Females: 268  (52.3%)
Median resident age:  43.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 38221.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,500 (it was $22,917 in 2000)
Big Sandy  $24,500
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $58,900 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
Big Sandy  $58,900
Tennessee:  $130,800

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Races in Big Sandy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Big Sandy: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (35.5%), Irish (11.8%), German (6.2%), English (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1903

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 720 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Big Sandy

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Sandy town

  • Never married: 10.7%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 15.1%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Big Sandy, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Big Sandy to the number of sex offenders is 171 to 1.

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

Big Sandy:  0.6% ($321)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Big Sandy satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (54.8 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (90.9 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (388.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Springville, TN (7.8 miles ), Buchanan-Elkhorn, TN (12.7 miles ), Camden, TN (13.0 miles ), Paris, TN (16.3 miles ), New Johnsonville, TN (17.0 miles ), Bruceton, TN (17.5 miles ), Hollow Rock, TN (18.9 miles ), Puryear, TN (22.4 miles ).

Latitude: 36.23 N, Longitude: 88.09 W


Area code: 731

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Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+1.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Truck transportation (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Apparel (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (3%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other financial specialists (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Crime in Big Sandy by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0190.5
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 11252
    per 100,000 191.2191.2380.2954.2381.0
Burglaries 52621
    per 100,000 956.0382.41140.7381.7190.5
Thefts 11365
    per 100,000 191.2191.2570.31145.0952.4
Auto thefts 00011
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0190.8190.5
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 112.872.7178.7278.6295.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.91
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Big Sandy, Tennessee

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Big Sandy-area historical tornado activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the Big Sandy town center killed 3 people and injured 137 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/22/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Big Sandy:
  • CAMDEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CAMDEN, TN)
  • HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; PARIS, TN)
  • THREE RIVERS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WAVERLY, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Big Sandy, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Sandy:
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 52 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 72 miles; JACKSON, TN; ID: MKL)
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Sandy:
  • HOUSTON COUNTY (about 14 miles; MC KINNON, TN; ID: M93)
  • BENTON COUNTY (about 17 miles; CAMDEN, TN; ID: 0M4)
  • HENRY COUNTY (about 21 miles; PARIS, TN; ID: PHT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Sandy:
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 46 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
Public high school in Big Sandy:
Private high school in Big Sandy:
  • LANDMARK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 25; Location: PO BOX 4; Grades: KG - 12)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Sandy and their reported violations in the past:

BIG SANDY WATER DEPT (Population served: 1036, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-12-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-12-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)
HARBOR UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 521, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 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 JAN-1994 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-1994), St Compliance achieved (SEP-12-1994), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-1994), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1994)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
REITH RESORT & TRAILER PARK (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.2%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  21.0%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.4%
Whole state:  5.8%

Big Sandy 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.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Big Sandy (2007 data):
  • Bank of Camden: Big Sandy Branch at State Highway 69, branch established on 1972-10-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $147.8 mil, Deposits: $119.0 mil, headquarters in Camden, TN, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Clayton Bancorp, Inc



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2004 Presidential Election results in Benton County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 1$1,594$19,1280$0
Streets and Highways 1$1,949$23,3880$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$2,835$17,0100$0
Other Government Administration 2$3,720$22,3200$0
Water Supply 1$2,037$24,4440$0
Sewerage 0$0 1$811
Totals for Government 7$12,135$20,8031$811



Big Sandy government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $64,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $168,000
    Water Utilities: $73,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    Police Protection: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $11,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $222,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $208,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $55,000
    Interest Earnings: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $303,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $94,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $49,000
    Highways: $14,000
  • Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $45,000
    Property: $27,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $137,000

6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
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 Henry County, TN  0.86% ($25,250 average AGI)
from Carroll County, TN  0.67% ($27,838)
from Humphreys County, TN  0.38% ($38,667)


6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.42%
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 Henry County, TN  1.02% ($26,474 average AGI)
to Carroll County, TN  0.81% ($23,556)
to Madison County, TN  0.31% ($35,765)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Sandy:
  • WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WTPR (710 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WPHC (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WAVERLY, TN)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Sandy:
  • WTPR-FM (101.5 FM; MCKINNON, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP)
  • WMUF-FM (104.7 FM; HENRY, TN; Owner: BENTON WEATHERFORD B/C INC OF TN)
  • WRJB (95.9 FM; CAMDEN, TN; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC)
  • WAKQ (105.5 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WLZK (94.1 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD BRD/CST INC OF TN)
  • WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WCVQ (107.9 FM; FORT CAMPBELL, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WAYW (89.9 FM; NEW JOHNSONVILLE, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFGZ (94.5 FM; LOBELVILLE, TN; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
  • WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Big Sandy:
  • WQTV-LP (Channel 24; MURRAY, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)




Big Sandy fatal accident list for 2000:
Aug 23, 2000 08:12 AM, Us-Sr69, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


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