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Meigs County

Population in July 2007: 3,840.
Males: 1,912  (49.8%)
Females: 1,928  (50.2%)

Median resident age:  35.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,893 (it was $29,750 in 2000)
Big Spring-East View:  $35,893
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,534
Big Spring-East View:  $17,534
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $114,457 (it was $75,900 in 2000)
Big Spring-East View:  $114,457
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $149,794; Detached houses: $200,832; Townhouses or other attached units: $115,665; Mobile homes: $47,326

Big Spring-East View, TN residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Big Spring-East View:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Big Spring-East View: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 69.5 square miles.

Population density: 55 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Big Spring-East View

  • High school or higher: 62.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Spring-East View CCD

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 66.3%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.6%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Big Spring-East View:  0.6% ($446)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (31.0 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (115.8 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (471.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Calhoun-Riceville, TN (3.1 miles ), Dayton, TN (3.1 miles ), Hopewell, TN (3.2 miles ), Calhoun, TN (3.3 miles ), Charleston, TN (3.3 miles ), Graysville, TN (3.3 miles ), Decatur, TN (3.4 miles ), Sale Creek, TN (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.38 N, Longitude: 84.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 423

Big Spring-East View household income distribution Big Spring-East View home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)



Big Spring-East View-area historical tornado activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the Big Spring-East View place center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/15/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Big Spring-East View-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Big Spring-East View center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 39.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 22.4 miles away from Big Spring-East View center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 23.2 miles away from Big Spring-East View center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Big Spring-East View:
  • RHEA MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; DAYTON, TN)
  • CLEVELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CLEVELAND, TN)
  • BRADLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, TN)

Operable nuclear power plants near Big Spring-East View:
  • 18 miles: Sequoyah 1 and 2 in Soddy-Daisy, TN.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Spring-East View:
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 32 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 68 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)

Big Spring-East View map

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Notable location: NIRA Rod and Gun Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Big Spring-East View include: Shiloh Church (A), Cotton Port Road Church (B), East View Baptist Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Georgetown Baptist Church (E), Good Hope Church (F), Mount Carmel Church (G), Beta Church (H), Big Springs Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Neeley Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Clint Hill Cemetery (3), Beta Cemetery (4), Cofer Cemetery (5), Powell Cemetery (6), Good Hope Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Flag Pond (A), Mungers Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Agency Creek (A), Allen Branch (B), Dry Branch (C), Allford Branch (D), Anderson Spring Branch (E), Hiwassee River (F), Good Hope Branch (G), Lagoon Branch (H), Beta Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Big Spring-East View include: Blythe Ferry Goose Management Area (1), Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge (2), Tennessee Wildlife Refuge (3), Armstrong Ferry Recreation Area (4), Bear Branch Access Area (5), Agency Creek Recreation Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Big Spring Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.4%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.8%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  19.4%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.8%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Spring-East View, TN



Big Spring-East View compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage 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 Meigs County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (61%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Big Spring-East View

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther religions
Adherents71.7%13.5%10.7%2.4%1.7%
Congregations45.2%32.3%9.7%6.5%6.5%
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.


10.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,123 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.27%
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 Bradley County, TN  2.18% ($39,000 average AGI)
from McMinn County, TN  1.76% ($23,194)
from Hamilton County, TN  1.18% ($38,044)


8.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,034 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.69%
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 Bradley County, TN  2.27% ($26,541 average AGI)
to McMinn County, TN  1.74% ($21,538)
to Hamilton County, TN  0.56% ($31,476)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Spring-East View:
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WCLE (1570 AM; 5 kW; CLEVELAND, TN)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WDNT (1280 AM; 1 kW; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSDQ (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DUNLAP, TN; Owner: RODGSON, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYXI (1390 AM; 3 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: CORNERSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Spring-East View:
  • WCLE-FM (104.1 FM; CALHOUN, TN; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WAYB-FM (95.7 FM; GRAYSVILLE, TN; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W217AN (91.3 FM; PROSPECT, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W203AZ (88.5 FM; FAIRMOUNT, TN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Big Spring-East View:
  • 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.)
  • W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
  • WTNB-CA (Channel 27; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


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