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Notable locations in Boone: Daniel Boone Theater (A), Boone Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Southgate Shopping Center (1), Boone Mall (2), Boone Heights Shopping Center (3), Watauga Village Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Boone: Greenway Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hartley Cemetery (1), Winkler Cemetery (2), Mount Lawn Cemetery (3), Edmisten Cemetery (4), Hayes Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: East Fork South Fork New River (A), Boone Creek (B), Middle Fork South Fork New River (C), Hodges Creek (D), Winkler Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Boone include: Boone Park (1), Watauga County Industrial Fields Complex (2), Junaluska City Park (3), Conrad Stadium (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Fun 'n' Wheels Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2788 Highway 105), Boone Bowling Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 261 Boone Heights Drive), High Country Host (1700 Blowing Rock Road), Boone Convention & Visitors Bureau (208 Howard Street), Count Charles Christopher Adkins- Esq. (Tours & Charters; 247 Hardin Street).
Hotels: Appalachian Inkeepers & Janitorial Supply (3241 Nc Highway 105 South), Green's Motel (1377 Blowing Rock Road), Castle Hotel (205 Sampson Road), Fairfield Inn & Suites (2060 Blowing Rock Road), Best Western Blue Ridge Plaza (840 East King Street), Comfort Suites (1184 Highway 105), Comfort Suites Boone (1184 Sr 105), Hampton Inn Boone (1075 Highway 105), Elk Motel (2588 USHighway 321 South).
Court: North Carolina State Government - Judicial Branch of State Government- Clerk of Superior C (842 West King Street).
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Watauga County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.02. This is about average. There were 10 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boone and their reported violations in the past:
BOONE, TOWN OF (Population served: 16406, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-06-2004)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-06-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP (Address: 265 DALE STREET  , Population served: 11150, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-06-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2004)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2002), St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-17-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and DEC-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2001), St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2001)
- 27 regular monitoring violations
BRADFORD PARK (Population served: 380, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-1995), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-29-1995)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and DEC-13-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-30-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and MAR-24-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-24-1994)
- One regular monitoring violation
KOA-CAMPGROUND (Population served: 352, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-23-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2001), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2002)
FLINTLOCK CAMPGROUND (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN CAMPGRD (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-09-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 4 regular monitoring violations
HONEYBEAR CAMPGROUND-SECT B/C (Population served: 62, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
HONEYBEAR CAMPGROUND SECT A (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boone that have no violations reported:
- HEBRON COLONY (Population served: 36, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GRANDFATHER BUSINESS CENTER (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HEAVENLY MTN RESORT-INN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 48.8%
(48.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.1% for Black residents, 73.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 53.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.0 people | | North Carolina: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 28.3% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boone, NC
People in group quarters in Boone:
- 4,683 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 100 people in nursing homes
- 29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Boone compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with most branches in Boone (2011 data):
- Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company: Shadowline Branch, Foscoe Branch, Downtown Boone Branch, High Country Bank Branch. Info updated 05/19/2009: Bank assets: $2,267.7 mil, Deposits: $1,983.1 mil, headquarters in Elkin, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 44 total offices, Holding Company: Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation
- RBC Bank (USA): Mall Branch at 1168 Blowing Rock Road, branch established on 08/03/1992; Boone Branch at 671 West King Street, branch established on 01/01/1921. Info updated 12/08/2008: Bank assets: $27,111.8 mil, Deposits: $20,506.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 429 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Highway 105 Branch at 2458 Highway 105, branch established on 06/16/1997; Boone Main Branch at 971 Blowing Rock Road, branch established on 09/24/1987. Info updated 03/29/2010: Bank assets: $151,545.4 mil, Deposits: $105,623.4 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1795 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Boone Branch at Blowing Rock Road & Shadowline Drive, branch established on 07/18/1973. Info updated 01/25/2011: Bank assets: $18,108.5 mil, Deposits: $15,618.3 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 431 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Blue Ridge Savings Bank, Inc.: Boone Branch at 2663 Highway 105 South, branch established on 03/16/2004. Info updated 02/26/2008: Bank assets: $18.3 mil, Deposits: $17.3 mil, headquarters in Asheville, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices
- Communityone Bank, National Association: Northwestern Bk., A Div. Of Cattawa Valley Bk. Branch at 325 Leola Street, branch established on 01/02/2002. Info updated 12/11/2007: Bank assets: $2,006.4 mil, Deposits: $1,771.1 mil, headquarters in Asheboro, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb United Corp.
- Great State Bank: Boone Branch at 189 Boone Heights Drive, branch established on 08/30/2007. Info updated 06/01/2010: Bank assets: $5.2 mil, Deposits: $4.2 mil, headquarters in Wilkesboro, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- Bank of Granite: Boone Office at 230 Wilson Drive, branch established on 08/29/2003. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $94.7 mil, Deposits: $89.0 mil, headquarters in Granite Falls, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Granite Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Southside Branch at 958 Blowing Rock Road, branch established on 08/26/1968. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- 2 other banks with 2 local branches
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Boone, North Carolina:
- Hampton Inn Boone, 1075 Hwy 105, Boone, NC 28607 , Phone: (828) 264-0077, Fax: (828) 264-4600
- Super 8 Motel, 2419 Hwy 105 S, Boone, NC 28607 , Phone: (828) 264-4133, Fax: (828) 262-0101
- Holiday Inn Of Boone, 710 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone, NC 28607 , Phone: (828) 264-2451
- High Country Inn, 1785 Hwy 105, Boone, NC 28607 , Phone: (828) 264-1000, Fax: (828) 262-0073
- The Homecoming Lodge, 5335 NC Hwy 194 N, Boone, NC 28607 , Phone: (828) 264-8413
- Holiday Inn Express, 1943 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone, NC 28607 , Phone: (828) 264-2451, Fax: (828) 265-3861
- Quality Inn Appalachian Conference CTR, 949 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone, NC 28607 , Phone: (828) 262-0020, Fax: (828) 262-9818
- Comfort Suites, 1184 Hwy 105, Boone, NC 28607 , Phone: (828) 268-0099, Fax: (828) 268-0023
- 4 other hotels and motels
All 12 fire-safe hotels and motels in Boone, North Carolina
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (66%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Watauga County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Boone:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.51%
| Here | | 47.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Episcopal Church | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 58.6% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
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| Congregations | 48.8% | 12.8% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2.3% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian and Missionary Alliance | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.0% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 4.2% |
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| Congregations | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 20.9% |
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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: 8 | Watauga County: | 1.80 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Watauga County: | 0.90 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20 | Watauga County: | 4.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 78 | Here: | 17.54 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.1% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Watauga County: | 23.1% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.3% | | State: | 15.6% |
| 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 |
7 | $21,620 | $37,063 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
21 | $63,068 | $36,039 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
35 | $137,689 | $47,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $22,282 | $33,423 | 1 | $1,129 |
| Firefighters |
14 | $51,608 | $44,235 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $2,768 | $33,216 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
11 | $31,049 | $33,872 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,677 | $44,124 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
21 | $55,607 | $31,775 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
17 | $45,292 | $31,971 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
30 | $99,386 | $39,754 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
166 | $534,046 | $38,606 | 1 | $1,129 |
Boone government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,826,000 ($199.89)
All Other: $310,000 ($21.93)
Parking Facilities: $239,000 ($16.90)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $62,000 ($4.39)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,111,000 ($149.31)
Liquor Stores: $1,932,000 ($136.65)
Sewerage: $1,813,000 ($128.24)
General - Other: $1,158,000 ($81.91)
Regular Highways: $1,136,000 ($80.35)
Water Utilities: $777,000 ($54.96)
Central Staff Services: $676,000 ($47.81)
Fire Protection: $571,000 ($40.39)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $439,000 ($31.05)
Financial Administration: $274,000 ($19.38)
Solid Waste Management: $210,000 ($14.85)
General Public Buildings: $183,000 ($12.94)
Judicial and Legal Services: $75,000 ($5.30)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000 ($0.14)
- General - Interest on Debt: $397,000 ($28.08)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $15,000 ($1.06)
Health: $11,000 ($0.78)
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $17,000 ($1.20)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,543,000 ($179.87)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,332,000 ($94.21)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,554,000 ($817.23)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $950,000 ($67.19)
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $62,000 ($4.39)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,736,000 ($759.37)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $757,000 ($53.54)
Water Utilities: $382,000 ($27.02)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $236,000 ($16.69)
General Revenue, NEC: $205,000 ($14.50)
Rents: $27,000 ($1.91)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $225,000 ($15.91)
Police Protection: $190,000 ($13.44)
Fire Protection: $83,000 ($5.87)
General - Other: $38,000 ($2.69)
Financial Administration: $30,000 ($2.12)
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $25,000 ($1.77)
General Public Building: $13,000 ($0.92)
Regular Highways: $12,000 ($0.85)
Central Staff: $2,000 ($0.14)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,134,000 ($646.06)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $2,269,000 ($160.49)
Water Utilities: $1,211,000 ($85.66)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $932,000 ($65.92)
Highways: $411,000 ($29.07)
All Other: $9,000 ($0.64)
- Tax - Property: $3,001,000 ($212.26)
NEC: $231,000 ($16.34)
Other Selective Sales: $186,000 ($13.16)
Total General Sales: $26,000 ($1.84)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000 ($0.21)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,137,000 ($292.62)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $80,000 ($5.66)
10.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,089 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.63% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)| Watauga County: | 0.12% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,909 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.74% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)| Watauga County: | 0.16% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Boone:
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WATA (1450 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Boone:
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WASU-FM (90.5 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W215AZ (90.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- W298AJ (107.5 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Boone:
- W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WLNN-LP (Channel 24; BOONE, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA INC.)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Boone fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 12
Total length: 20 meters (66ft)
Total costs: $279,000
Total average daily traffic: 136,350
Total average daily truck traffic: 15,302
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 3
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 7
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Boone, NC
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Boone, NC
| Most common first names in Boone, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 95 | 74.0 years |
| John | 92 | 74.8 years |
| Mary | 91 | 79.9 years |
| James | 85 | 72.6 years |
| Robert | 66 | 73.4 years |
| Margaret | 48 | 78.0 years |
| Charles | 47 | 72.7 years |
| Ruth | 43 | 80.5 years |
| George | 41 | 75.6 years |
| Thomas | 36 | 74.8 years |
| Most common last names in Boone, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Greene | 124 | 79.9 years |
| Miller | 95 | 75.8 years |
| Brown | 82 | 78.0 years |
| Norris | 79 | 78.5 years |
| Hodges | 59 | 76.7 years |
| Moretz | 54 | 80.0 years |
| Smith | 43 | 79.2 years |
| Cook | 41 | 78.8 years |
| Coffey | 40 | 77.2 years |
| Wilson | 40 | 80.1 years |
| Businesses in Boone, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Marriott | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Panera Bread | 1 |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | Papa John's Pizza | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Penske | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Ruby Tuesday | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 2 | | Rue21 | 1 |
| FedEx | 8 | | Sears | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Sleep Inn | 1 |
| GameStop | 2 | | Staples | 1 |
| H&R Block | 2 | | Subway | 3 |
| Hardee's | 2 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| JCPenney | 1 | | T.J.Maxx | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Kincaid | 1 | | U-Haul | 3 |
| Kmart | 1 | | UPS | 7 |
| La Quinta | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Lowes | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
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- #25 on the list of "Top 100 cities with youngest residents (pop. 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students"
- #50 on the list of "Top 100 cities with strongest arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services industries (pop. 5,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
- #8 (28607) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scottish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #16 (28607) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scotch-Irish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #73 (28607) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Soviet Union first ancestries"
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