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Notable locations in Bolivar: Hardeman County Golf Course (A), Hardeman County Landfill (B), Hardeman County Jail (C), Hardeman County Library (D), Bolivar City Hall (E), Bolivar Fire Department (F), Hardeman County Ambulance Service (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bolivar include: Bolivar Church of Christ (A), Bolivar First Baptist Church (B), Saint Marys Catholic Church (C), Zion Church (D), Springfield Baptist Church (E), Saint James Episcopal Church (F), Bolivar Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Nuckolls Cemetery (2), Polk Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bolivar include: North Main Street Historic District (1), Bolivar Courthouse Square Historic District (2), Bills-McNeal Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Aristocrat Motor Inn (108 South Porter Street), Bolivar Inn (626 West Market Street).
Courts: Hardeman County - Juvenile Court Clerk (Courthouse), General Sessions Court (300 East Jackson), Hardeman County - General Sessions Clerk- Circuit Court Clerk (Courthouse), Juvenile Court Family Service Offices (100 North Main Street), Hardeman County - Chancery Court Clerk (Courthouse).
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Hardeman County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bolivar and their reported violations in the past:
BOLIVAR WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 7227, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bolivar that have no violations reported:
- VICTORY RANCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.5%
(16.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.7% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Tennessee: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 64.8% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bolivar, TN
People in group quarters in Bolivar:
- 211 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 203 people in nursing homes
- 61 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 9 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Bolivar compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above 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 significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Bolivar (2011 data):
- Merchants & Planters Bank: at 411 West Market Street, branch established on 1905/10/01; West Side Branch at 1355 West Market Street, branch established on 1996/10/28. Info updated 2009/10/22: Bank assets: $95.4 mil, Deposits: $81.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Merchants & Planters Bancshares, Inc.
- Farmer's and Merchants Bank: Bolivar Branch at 1315 West Market Street, branch established on 1995/12/18. Info updated 2011/04/12: Bank assets: $264.1 mil, Deposits: $231.2 mil, headquarters in Trezevant, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: F & M Bancshares, Inc.
- CB&S Bank, Inc.: The Bank Of Bolivar/Branch at 724 West Market Street, branch established on 1887/01/01. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $1,276.1 mil, Deposits: $1,018.1 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Cbs Banc-Corp.
- First South Bank: Bolivar Branch at 809 West Market Street, branch established on 2006/12/31. Info updated 2007/01/10: Bank assets: $437.6 mil, Deposits: $357.5 mil, headquarters in Jackson, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Hardeman County Investment Company, Inc.
- The Bank of Fayette County: Bolivar Branch at 118 W. Market Street, branch established on 2007/10/24. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $307.8 mil, Deposits: $253.8 mil, headquarters in Moscow, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Moscow Bancshares, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Bolivar Branch at 201 Market Street, branch established on 1987/10/19. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Bolivar, Tennessee:
- Aristrocrat Motor Inn, 108 Porter St, Bolivar, TN 38008
 , Phone: (731) 658-6451
- Rodeway Inn, 916 W Market St, Bolivar, TN 38008 , Phone: (731) 658-7888, Fax: (731) 659-2794
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Bolivar, Tennessee
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (58%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Hardeman County Tennessee:
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Religion statistics for Bolivar (based on Hardeman County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.49%
| Here | | 43.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 79.8% | 9.6% | 7.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
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| Congregations | 53.2% | 14.5% | 17.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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| Name | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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| Congregations | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 4.8% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Hardeman County: | 3.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.36 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Hardeman County: | 0.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Hardeman County: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Here: | 4.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.4% | | Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Hardeman County: | 37.5% | | Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.2% | | State: | 13.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $12,906 | $30,974 | 2 | $1,129 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $3,125 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,000 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
20 | $57,686 | $34,612 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $12,340 | $24,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
10 | $31,448 | $37,738 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $17,030 | $25,545 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
6 | $13,630 | $27,260 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $10,624 | $25,498 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $7,920 | $31,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $23,120 | $34,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
9 | $25,078 | $33,437 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $5,118 | $20,472 | 2 | $624 |
| Totals for Government |
83 | $216,900 | $31,359 | 14 | $5,878 |
Bolivar government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $547,000 ($101.32)
Sewerage: $368,000 ($68.16)
All Other: $50,000 ($9.26)
Parks & Recreation: $17,000 ($3.15)
Housing & Community Development: $0 ($0.00)
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $2,200,000 ($407.48)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $14,080,000 ($2607.89)
Gas Utilities: $3,517,000 ($651.42)
Solid Waste Management: $1,520,000 ($281.53)
Police Protection: $1,254,000 ($232.27)
Fire Protection: $476,000 ($88.16)
Sewerage: $456,000 ($84.46)
Regular Highways: $414,000 ($76.68)
Parks & Recreation: $362,000 ($67.05)
Water Utilities: $250,000 ($46.30)
Financial Administration: $240,000 ($44.45)
Central Staff Services: $100,000 ($18.52)
General Public Buildings: $58,000 ($10.74)
Libraries: $57,000 ($10.56)
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000 ($3.52)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $127,000 ($23.52)
- General - Interest on Debt: $115,000 ($21.30)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $37,000 ($6.85)
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $640,000 ($118.54)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $829,000 ($153.55)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $2,122,000 ($393.04)
Water Utilities: $230,000 ($42.60)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,913,000 ($354.32)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,005,000 ($186.15)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $2,022,000 ($374.51)
Other, NEC: $552,000 ($102.24)
Water Utilities: $173,000 ($32.04)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $356,000 ($65.94)
Electric Utilities: $100,000 ($18.52)
Water Utilities: $57,000 ($10.56)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $685,000 ($126.88)
General Revenue, NEC: $332,000 ($61.49)
Rents: $2,000 ($0.37)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,584,000 ($1960.36)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $16,055,000 ($2973.70)
Gas Utilities: $3,739,000 ($692.54)
Water Utilities: $522,000 ($96.68)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $529,000 ($97.98)
Highways: $272,000 ($50.38)
- Tax - Property: $418,000 ($77.42)
Public Utilities: $267,000 ($49.45)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $104,000 ($19.26)
Other Selective Sales: $67,000 ($12.41)
NEC: $11,000 ($2.04)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,205,000 ($778.85)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($2.59)
5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,449 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.15% | | 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:
5.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,343 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.33% | | 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 Bolivar:
- WBOL (1560 AM; daytime; 0 kW; BOLIVAR, TN; Owner: SHAW'S BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WTJS (1390 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDXI (1310 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: LIBERTY RADIO II, INC.)
- WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WMC (790 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bolivar:
- WOJG (94.7 FM; BOLIVAR, TN; Owner: JOHNNY W. SHAW & OPAL J. SHAW)
- WMOD (96.7 FM; BOLIVAR, TN; Owner: WMOD, INC.)
- WMXX-FM (103.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)
- WTNV (104.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSRR-FM (98.1 FM; MILLINGTON, TN; Owner: KOOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHHM-FM (107.7 FM; HENDERSON, TN; Owner: THOMAS RADIO, LLC)
- WKNP (90.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICTNS FOUNDTN)
- WXOQ (105.5 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)
- WFHC (91.5 FM; HENDERSON, TN; Owner: FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY)
- WSIB (93.9 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM INC)
- WFKX (95.7 FM; HENDERSON, TN; Owner: THOMAS RADIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Bolivar:
- WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- W25BY (Channel 25; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W38BY (Channel 38; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W54BU (Channel 54; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WMC-TV (Channel 5; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WJKT (Channel 16; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W22BR (Channel 22; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W52CZ (Channel 52; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W64BZ (Channel 64; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLMT (Channel 30; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTY-TV (Channel 24; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WJTE-LP (Channel 19; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W26CJ (Channel 26; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W35AH (Channel 35; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W62CK (Channel 62; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W06AW (Channel 6; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Bolivar, Tennessee:
- Fatal accident count: 29
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 44
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
- Fatalities: 38
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 72
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Tennessee average:
- Fatal accident count: 120
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 191
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 40
- Fatalities: 132
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 308
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Bolivar fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 20 meters (66ft)
Total costs: $3,161,000
Total average daily traffic: 19,210
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,660
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 33,072
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bolivar)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 48 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Bolivar, TN)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - BOLIVAR, Hannis Road (Lat: 35.200639 Lon: -88.975056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125.9 m, Call Sign: WMT412
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz
Grant Date: 02/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- 815 Tennessee St (Lat: 35.246167 Lon: -89.012000), Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WPJF254
Assigned Frequencies: 928.031 MHz, 952.031 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/2001, Expiration Date: 05/08/2011, Certifier: John Fortune
Registrant: Bolivar Energy Authority, 815 Tennessee Street, Bolivar, TN 38008, Phone: (731) 658-5257, Fax: (731) 658-7703, Email:
- 100 E Market St (Lat: 35.255889 Lon: -88.987278), Overall height: 28.7 m, Call Sign: WLD241, Licensee ID: L00009024
Assigned Frequencies: 947.000 MHz
Grant Date: 01/10/1990, Expiration Date: 08/01/2012
Registrant: Wmod, Inc., Po Box 438, Bolivar, TN 38008
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 - Rt. 8198, 0.8 M North Of Rt 64 (Lat: 35.250056 Lon: -88.891167), Overall height: 76.5 m, Call Sign: KNKP791
Assigned Frequencies: 152.720 MHz
Grant Date: 03/17/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Trott Communications Group, Inc., 4320 Beltline Rd., Suite A100, Irving, TX 75038, Phone: (972) 252-9280, Fax: (972) 258-8172, Email:
- Rt. 8198, 0.8 M North Of Rt 64 (Lat: 35.250056 Lon: -88.891167), Overall height: 76.5 m, Call Sign: KWU383
Assigned Frequencies: 152.240 MHz
Grant Date: 03/17/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Trott Communications Group, Inc., 4320 N. Beltline Rd., Suite A100, Irving, TX 75038, Phone: (972) 252-9280, Fax: (972) 258-8172, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 - Bolivar Hardeman County Airport (Lat: 35.215083 Lon: -89.295000), Type: Tower, Overall height: 10 m, Call Sign: KIX4
Assigned Frequencies: 121.125 MHz
Grant Date: 08/01/2008, Expiration Date: 09/29/2018
Registrant: Tn Dot Aeronautics Div., Nashville, TN 37217, Phone: (615) 741-1641, Email:
- Hardeman County Airport (Lat: 35.214250 Lon: -89.042833), Type: Tower, Overall height: 0 m, Call Sign: WRLB3160, Licensee ID: L00005734
Assigned Frequencies: 0.40451 MHz
Grant Date: 03/13/2006, Expiration Date: 02/28/2016
Registrant: County Of Hardeman, Courthouse, Boliver, TN 38008, Phone: (731) 658-3266
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 25 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bolivar)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 20 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Bolivar)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Bolivar, TN
| Most common first names in Bolivar, TN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 142 | 70.4 years |
| Mary | 133 | 78.6 years |
| John | 108 | 76.0 years |
| William | 105 | 72.2 years |
| Robert | 84 | 69.0 years |
| Willie | 63 | 71.5 years |
| George | 50 | 74.4 years |
| Thomas | 41 | 72.9 years |
| Joe | 31 | 75.2 years |
| Martha | 30 | 76.6 years |
| Most common last names in Bolivar, TN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Jones | 72 | 72.6 years |
| Woods | 61 | 69.5 years |
| Smith | 57 | 75.5 years |
| Brown | 47 | 71.1 years |
| Williams | 44 | 72.0 years |
| Baker | 42 | 68.4 years |
| Mckinnie | 41 | 70.3 years |
| Taylor | 37 | 75.0 years |
| Harris | 35 | 76.1 years |
| Johnson | 33 | 81.1 years |
| Businesses in Bolivar, TN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
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