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Population (year 2000): 1,770. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,760 (-0.6% change)
 

Males: 820  (46.3%)
Females: 950  (53.7%)

Franklin County

Median resident age:  39.2 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37318.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,700 (it was $27,448 in 2000)
Cowan  $26,700
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $58,500 (it was $57,200 in 2000)
Cowan  $58,500
Tennessee:  $114,000

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Races in Cowan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
  • Black (9.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (14.5%), Irish (10.6%), English (9.9%), German (6.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Dutch (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1921

Elevation: 960 feet

Land area: 1.98 square miles.

Population density: 887 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cowan

  • High school or higher: 65.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cowan city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

14 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Cowan, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cowan to the number of sex offenders is 584 to 1.

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

Cowan:  0.9% ($529)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (51.0 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (85.6 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (475.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Decherd, TN (5.7 miles ), Sewanee, TN (6.6 miles ), Winchester, TN (7.1 miles ), Sherwood, TN (9.6 miles ), Estill Springs, TN (11.0 miles ), Monteagle, TN (13.2 miles ), Pelham, TN (13.9 miles ), Harmony, TN (15.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $38,400
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $34,200
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $54,300
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $70,800
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $46,400
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $63,000
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $64,200

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Latitude: 35.17 N, Longitude: 86.01 W


7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

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Population change in the 1990s: +137 (+8.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


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Crime in Cowan by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 11000
    per 100,000 56.056.30.00.00.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 241310116
    per 100,000 1343.8732.4563.4618.0337.5
Burglaries 112218125
    per 100,000 615.91239.41014.1674.2281.2
Thefts 2143265520
    per 100,000 1175.82422.51464.83089.91124.9
Auto thefts 153106
    per 100,000 56.0281.7169.0561.8337.5
Arson 00140
    per 100,000 0.00.056.3224.70.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.7) 408.2397.7255.8339.3159.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.42
US city average:  3.00

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Cowan-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Cowan city center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 2/13/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 44 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cowan:
  • SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; WINCHESTER, TN)
  • JOHN W HARTON REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 20 miles; TULLAHOMA, TN)
  • COFFEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; MANCHESTER, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cowan:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 57 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 64 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • SMYRNA (about 68 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cowan:
  • WINCHESTER MUNI (about 3 miles; WINCHESTER, TN; ID: BGF)
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 10 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID: UOS)
  • TULLAHOMA REGIONAL ARPT/WM NORTHERN FIELD (about 21 miles; TULLAHOMA, TN; ID: THA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cowan:
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 51 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 53 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cowan:
  • J D JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 433; Location: 601 W CUMBERLAND ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
  • COWAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: 501 EAST CUMBERLAND STRE; Grades: PK - 06)

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Notable locations in Cowan: Cowan City Hall (A), Cowan Railroad Museum (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cowan include: Cowan Church of Christ (A), Cowan Cumberland Presbyterian Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Church of the Nazarene (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mullikin Cemetery (1), Montgomery Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Cowan and their reported violations in the past:

COWAN BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIE (Population served: 2342, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2004)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.0%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.7%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.8%

Cowan compared to Tennessee state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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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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
Firefighters 0$0 13$1,253
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$2,103
Police Protection - Officers 4$7,789$23,3671$159
Financial Administration 1$1,882$22,5840$0
Local Libraries 0$0 1$175
Water Supply 3$7,105$28,4201$1,136
Sewerage 1$1,931$23,1720$0
Streets and Highways 6$10,025$20,0500$0
Totals for Government 15$28,731$22,98522$4,827


Cowan government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $204,000
  • Construction - Police Protection: $40,000
    Libraries: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $328,000
    Police Protection: $171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $86,000
    Sewerage: $56,000
    Regular Highways: $50,000
    Financial Administration: $34,000
    Fire Protection: $33,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $98,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $310,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $285,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $95,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $15,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $673,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $222,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $129,000
    All Other: $100,000
    Highways: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $170,000
    Other Selective Sales: $56,000
    Public Utilities: $14,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $324,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $23,000

6.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,558 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($480 average AGI)
Franklin County:  0.12%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Coffee County, TN  1.36% ($29,464 average AGI)
from Lincoln County, TN  0.29% ($29,488)
from Grundy County, TN  0.27% ($30,079)


6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.13%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($293 average AGI)
Franklin County:  0.08%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Coffee County, TN  1.55% ($26,382 average AGI)
to Rutherford County, TN  0.42% ($34,763)
to Lincoln County, TN  0.30% ($25,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cowan:
  • WZYX (1440 AM; 5 kW; COWAN, TN; Owner: TIMS FORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WCDT (1340 AM; 1 kW; WINCHESTER, TN; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY RADIO & B/CTING, INC)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMSR (1320 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cowan:
  • WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSGM (104.7 FM; COALMONT, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFTZ (101.5 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: PHASE TWO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTML (91.5 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WAUT (88.5 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WUTS (91.3 FM; SEWANEE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH)

TV broadcast stations around Cowan:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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