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Population in July 2007: 454. Population change since 2000: -8.8%
 

Males: 200  (44.2%)
Females: 254  (55.8%)
Median resident age:  44.5 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37317.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,100 (it was $25,313 in 2000)
Copperhill  $27,100
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $58,200 (it was $51,400 in 2000)
Copperhill  $58,200
Tennessee:  $130,800

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Races in Copperhill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Copperhill: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.4%), German (9.8%), English (8.8%), Irish (6.8%), Scottish (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1913

Elevation: 1476 feet

Land area: 1.88 square miles.

Population density: 242 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Copperhill

  • High school or higher: 67.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Copperhill city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 51.7%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 15.2%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

17 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This city:  3.3%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Copperhill, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Copperhill to the number of sex offenders is 151 to 1.

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

Copperhill:  0.6% ($333)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Copperhill satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (61.5 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (85.3 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (525.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: McCaysville, GA (0.8 miles ), Ducktown, TN (3.0 miles ), Higdon-Mobile, GA (6.8 miles ), Blue Ridge, GA (9.3 miles ), Mineral Bluff, GA (9.4 miles ), Turtletown, TN (9.9 miles ), Morganton, GA (11.9 miles ), Rich Mountain, GA (21.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


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Latitude: 34.99 N, Longitude: 84.37 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 706

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-2.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (16%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)


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Crime in Copperhill by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0198.80.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 130511
    per 100,000 193.8576.90.0994.0200.8204.9
Burglaries 055653
    per 100,000 0.0961.5986.21192.81004.0614.8
Thefts 01077315
    per 100,000 0.01923.11380.71391.7602.43073.8
Auto thefts 011215
    per 100,000 0.0192.3197.2397.6200.81024.6
Arson 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0198.80.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 38.8275.0140.0528.8150.6288.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.20
US city average:  3.00

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Copperhill-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the Copperhill city center killed 4 people and injured 26 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 26.0 miles away from the city center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Copperhill:
  • COPPER BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (HWY 68 P O BOX 990)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Copperhill:
  • FANNIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BLUE RIDGE, GA)
  • NORTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; ELLIJAY, GA)
  • MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 26 miles; MURPHY, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Copperhill, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Copperhill:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 58 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 62 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 70 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Copperhill:
  • MARTIN CAMPBELL FIELD (about 3 miles; COPPERHILL, TN; ID: 1A3)
  • CHILHOWEE (about 22 miles; BENTON, TN; ID: 92A)
  • GILMER COUNTY (about 28 miles; ELLIJAY, GA; ID: 49A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Copperhill:
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 64 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
Public high school in Copperhill:
Public elementary/middle school in Copperhill:
Library in Copperhill:
  • COPPERHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,144; Location: 160 MAIN STREET; 4,346 books; 128 video materials)

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Church in Copperhill: United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: North Potato Creek (A), Davis Mill Creek (B), Fightingtown Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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)

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.5%
Whole state:  69.3%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.7%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  5.8%

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 significantly 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 (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Copperhill Main Branch, Cooper Basin Branch, Drive-In Facility. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$1,772$21,2640$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$700
Water Supply 1$1,417$17,0042$2,480
Sewerage 2$3,898$23,3881$562
Solid Waste Management 2$3,543$21,2581$1,417
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$997
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$151
Totals for Government 6$10,630$21,26012$6,307



Copperhill government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Sewerage: $414,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $277,000
    Regular Highways: $111,000
    Financial Administration: $102,000
    Solid Waste Management: $27,000
    Police Protection: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $208,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $61,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $695,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $50,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $182,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $849,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $28,000
    Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $54,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $296,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $6,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $44,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $98,000
    Property: $39,000
    Public Utilities: $15,000
    NEC: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $163,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $35,000

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:
from Bradley County, TN  2.52% ($27,161 average AGI)
from McMinn County, TN  0.75% ($25,976)
from Fannin County, GA  0.57% ($25,000)


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:
to Bradley County, TN  2.81% ($29,869 average AGI)
to Fannin County, GA  0.90% ($20,592)
to McMinn County, TN  0.90% ($28,408)


Strongest AM radio stations in Copperhill:
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, 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)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKRK (1320 AM; 5 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: RADFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCNG (102.7 FM; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • 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 for 2005:
Sep 25, 2005 09:45 AM, Grassy Creek Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


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