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Warren County

Population in July 2008: 266. Population change since 2000: +3.5%
 

Males: 131  (49.4%)
Females: 135  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2008: $37,189 (it was $29,792 in 2000)
Centertown:  $37,189
Tennessee:  $43,614

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $19,444

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $109,448 (it was $68,500 in 2000)
Centertown:  $109,448
Tennessee:  $138,600

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $127,063; Detached houses: $129,825; Mobile homes: $41,250

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Races in Centertown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Centertown: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (46.3%), German (2.3%), Irish (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Italian (1.2%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1951

Elevation: 1094 feet

Land area: 0.92 square miles.

Population density: 289 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Centertown

  • High school or higher: 61.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Centertown town

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
Tennessee:  2.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Centertown:  0.4% ($294)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Centertown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Murfreesboro, TN (28.2 miles , pop. 68,816).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (55.8 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (433.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Plateau of the Barrens, TN (2.5 miles ), Morrison, TN (2.9 miles ), McMinnville, TN (2.9 miles ), Dibrell, TN (3.0 miles ), South Cannon, TN (3.2 miles ), Woodbury, TN (3.3 miles ), Summitville, TN (3.4 miles ), Viola, TN (3.6 miles) .

Latitude: 35.72 N, Longitude: 85.92 W

Area code: 931

Centertown household income distribution Centertown home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -316 (-55.1%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (14%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Apparel (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)



Average climate in Centertown, Tennessee

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Centertown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.0 miles away from the Centertown town center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 1/24/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.8 miles away from the town center injured 18 people and caused $5 million in damages.


Centertown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 89% 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 86.6 miles away from Centertown center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.7 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 79.0 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) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from Centertown center
On 6/17/1998 at 08:00:23, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 31.8 miles away from Centertown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Centertown:
  • RIVER PARK HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MC MINNVILLE, TN)
  • STONES RIVER HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WOODBURY, TN)
  • BAPTIST DEKALB GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SMITHVILLE, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Centertown:
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; Full-time enrollment: 16,617)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)

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Churches in Centertown include: Centertown Church of Christ (A), Centertown United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.5%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  11.7%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Centertown, TN



Centertown 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Centertown travel time to work


Centertown mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Warren County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (68%)
  • Utility gas (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


Religion statistics for Centertown

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.55%
Here52.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchDuck River and Kindred Baptists AssociationsAssemblies of God
Adherents37.3%29.7%10.0%5.0%2.8%
Congregations17.5%35.0%12.5%5.8%3.3%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)LDS (Mormon) ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchCatholic ChurchOther
Adherents2.6%2.1%2.0%1.6%6.9%
Congregations4.2%0.8%5.8%0.8%14.2%
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.


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



4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,165 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
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 DeKalb County, TN  0.48% ($24,000 average AGI)
from Coffee County, TN  0.39% ($27,981)
from White County, TN  0.28% ($22,553)


4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,941 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.80%
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 Rutherford County, TN  0.49% ($30,864 average AGI)
to Coffee County, TN  0.46% ($32,419)
to DeKalb County, TN  0.38% ($32,765)


Strongest AM radio stations in Centertown:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WAKI (1230 AM; 1 kW; MCMINNVILLE, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WMSR (1320 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMGC (810 AM; 5 kW; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: RADIO 810 NASHVILLE, LIMITED)
  • WBMC (960 AM; 1 kW; MCMINNVILLE, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Centertown:
  • WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTRZ-FM (103.9 FM; MCMINNVILLE, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBOZ (104.9 FM; WOODBURY, TN; Owner: REACH SATELLITE NETWORK)
  • WKZP (107.3 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGSQ (94.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZYZ (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CHURCH FAITH TRINITY ASSEMBLIES)
  • WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
  • W211AS (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WSGM (104.7 FM; COALMONT, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WRKK-FM (105.5 FM; SPARTA, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJLE-FM (101.7 FM; SMITHVILLE, TN; Owner: LEON B. STRIBLING AND W.E. VANETTA)
  • W299AE (107.7 FM; MCMINNVILLE, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Centertown:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WHTN (Channel 39; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)


Centertown fatal accident list:
Sep 30, 2008 09:22 AM, Us-Sr1, Lat: 35.729486, Lon: -85.928900, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Aug 26, 1994 08:00 AM, Sr1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 1,060
Total average daily truck traffic: 116
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 1,824

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • b b carter, 329 Mullican Road (088733 / Mcminnville Aka Centertown), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 74.4 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:


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