Polk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 1.73. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.3 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Copperhill and their reported violations in the past:
COPPERHILL WATER DEPT. (Population served: 994, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-06-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-18-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-06-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-18-2005)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-27-1999)
- One minor monitoring violation
CHEROKEE HILLS UTILITY DIST (Population served: 295, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-16-2003)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In MAY-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-30-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-1998)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In APR-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-31-1998), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-1998)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In MAR-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-01-1998), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-1998)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In FEB-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-1998), St Public Notif received (APR-01-1998)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In JAN-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-1998), St Public Notif received (APR-01-1998)
- 15 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-01-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-01-2005)
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUN-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-19-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.5%
(20.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 29.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 1.9 people | | Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 48.1% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Copperhill, TN
Copperhill compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age 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 Copperhill (2011 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Copper Basin Main Branch at 114 Ocoee Street, branch established on 1974/10/07. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Tennessee:
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Religion statistics for Copperhill (based on Polk County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 78.59%
| Here |  | 78.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 86.9% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 71.0% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 4.8% | 8.1% |
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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: 2 | Polk County: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Polk County: | 7.68 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Here: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.7% | | Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Polk County: | 31.3% | | Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.1% | | 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 |
2 | $5,315 | $31,890 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $5,625 | $22,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,037 | $24,444 | 1 | $744 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,075 | $24,450 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,037 | $24,444 | 1 | $957 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $19,089 | $25,452 | 2 | $1,701 |
Copperhill government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Sewerage: $414,000 ($1169.49)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $277,000 ($782.49)
Regular Highways: $111,000 ($313.56)
Financial Administration: $102,000 ($288.14)
Solid Waste Management: $27,000 ($76.27)
Police Protection: $20,000 ($56.50)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($11.30)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $208,000 ($587.57)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($8.47)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $61,000 ($172.32)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $695,000 ($1963.28)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $50,000 ($141.24)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $182,000 ($514.12)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $25,000 ($70.62)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $849,000 ($2398.31)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($79.10)
Other, NEC: $25,000 ($70.62)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000 ($33.90)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($2.82)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $54,000 ($152.54)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $296,000 ($836.16)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $6,000 ($16.95)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $44,000 ($124.29)
Highways: $15,000 ($42.37)
- Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $98,000 ($276.84)
Property: $39,000 ($110.17)
Public Utilities: $15,000 ($42.37)
NEC: $14,000 ($39.55)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $163,000 ($460.45)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $35,000 ($98.87)
7.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,146 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.81% | | 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:
7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,467 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.96% | | 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 Copperhill:
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WKRK (1320 AM; 5 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: RADFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Copperhill:
- W250AJ (97.9 FM; COPPERHILL, TN; Owner: JOHN REYNOLDS)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WPPL (103.9 FM; BLUE RIDGE, GA; Owner: FANNIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WNSY (100.1 FM; TALKING ROCK, GA; Owner: CHARLES A. MCCLURE)
- WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
- WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WCNG (102.7 FM; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WOCE (93.1 FM; BENTON, TN; Owner: LB RADIO OF CHATTANOOGA, LLC)
- WLJA-FM (93.5 FM; ELLIJAY, GA; Owner: TRI-STATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W203BA (88.5 FM; BLUE RIDGE, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Copperhill:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WPDP-LP (Channel 25; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
Copperhill fatal accident list:
Sep 25, 2005 07:45 PM, Grassy Creek Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Copperhill)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Copperhill)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 - JET TECH INC, Po Box 381, Copperhill, TN 37317
Certificate: 03-0139 (Corporation), Certificate Issue Date: 01/23/2003, Expiration Date: 01/22/2004 - COPPER BASIN AVIATION INC, Po Box 817, Copperhill, TN 37317
Certificate: 00-1881 (Corporation), Certificate Issue Date: 10/24/2000, Expiration Date: 10/23/2001
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: LOUDERMILK WF-NEDDY B-8M (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: MCCULLOCH ALL MDLS A/B (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3249A , Serial Number: 1, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 06/21/1983
Registrant (Partnership): W F Loudermilk, Rt 1 Box 458, Copperhill, TN 37317, Other Owners: Neddy Loudermilk - Aircraft: RICHTER GREG COZY (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 722 , Serial Number: 400, Year manufactured: 2001, Airworthiness Date: 07/05/2001
Registrant (Individual): Gregory W Richter, Po Box 722, Copperhill, TN 37317
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Copperhill
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Copperhill, TN
| Most common first names in Copperhill, TN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 48 | 75.1 years |
| James | 41 | 73.9 years |
| John | 31 | 75.1 years |
| Mary | 30 | 79.1 years |
| Robert | 25 | 67.0 years |
| Charles | 18 | 71.7 years |
| Carl | 17 | 72.8 years |
| George | 14 | 75.8 years |
| Fred | 13 | 75.5 years |
| Dorothy | 12 | 75.4 years |
| Most common last names in Copperhill, TN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Panter | 23 | 72.6 years |
| Deal | 22 | 66.7 years |
| Jones | 18 | 73.5 years |
| Loudermilk | 14 | 67.9 years |
| Ledford | 14 | 71.3 years |
| Cole | 13 | 74.6 years |
| Harper | 13 | 75.7 years |
| Hughes | 13 | 77.9 years |
| Patterson | 12 | 68.1 years |
| Bell | 12 | 78.2 years |
Businesses in Copperhill, TN
- FedEx: 1
- H&R Block: 1
- Hardee's: 1
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