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Claiborne County

Population in July 2007: 202. Population change since 2000: -0.5%
 

Males: 96  (47.5%)
Females: 106  (52.5%)

Median resident age:  37.2 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37724.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,451 (it was $36,250 in 2000)
Cumberland Gap:  $41,451
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,560 (it was $73,800 in 2000)
Cumberland Gap:  $107,560
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,279; Detached houses: $138,694; Townhouses or other attached units: $134,286; Mobile homes: $55,000
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Races in Cumberland Gap:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Cumberland Gap: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (15.7%), Irish (14.7%), Scotch-Irish (13.2%), German (9.3%), United States (2.9%), Italian (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1907

Elevation: 1302 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 624 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cumberland Gap

  • High school or higher: 72.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cumberland Gap town

  • Never married: 31.3%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cumberland Gap to the number of sex offenders is 202 to 1.

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

Cumberland Gap:  0.6% ($418)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (45.9 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (108.9 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (421.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Harrogate-Shawanee, TN (1.3 miles ), Middlesborough, KY (1.8 miles ), Kentucky Ridge, KY (3.0 miles ), Powell Valley, TN (3.2 miles ), Tazewell, TN (3.4 miles ), Pineville, KY (3.4 miles ), New Tazewell, TN (3.4 miles ), Pruden-Fonde, KY (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


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Latitude: 36.60 N, Longitude: 83.67 W

Area code: 423

Cumberland Gap household income distribution Cumberland Gap home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-3.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (36%)
  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)



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Crime in Cumberland Gap by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 000020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0975.60.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 030000
    per 100,000 0.01515.20.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 144631
    per 100,000 485.42020.22030.52955.71463.4487.8
Thefts 454848
    per 100,000 1941.72525.32030.53940.91951.23902.4
Auto thefts 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0487.80.0
Arson 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0492.60.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 111.7545.5223.4364.52170.7190.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.95
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee

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Cumberland Gap-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.0 miles away from the Cumberland Gap town center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1967, a category 3 tornado 25.6 miles away from the town center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cumberland Gap:
  • MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
  • PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSP (about 10 miles; PINEVILLE, KY)
  • CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TAZEWELL, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Cumberland Gap, TN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cumberland Gap:
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 36 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 46 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
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Hotel: Cumberland Gap Inn (630 Brooklyn Street).

 

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

CUMBERLAND GAP WATER SERVICES (Population served: 335, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-15-2003 and MAY-24-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-1994), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1994), St Compliance achieved (AUG-22-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-1994), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1994)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-1994), St Compliance achieved (FEB-22-1994), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1994), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1994)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  58.4%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  23.3%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  18.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cumberland Gap, TN



Cumberland Gap compared to Tennessee 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.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Cumberland Gap travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Claiborne County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (71%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


Religon statistics for Cumberland Gap

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents90.8%6.2%0.9%0.6%1.6%
Congregations80.2%8.9%3.0%1.0%6.9%
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
Financial Administration 1$1,670$20,0400$0
Other and Unallocable 1$886$10,6321$142
Totals for Government 2$2,556$15,3361$142



5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,290 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.50%
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 Bell County, KY  1.19% ($26,544 average AGI)
from Knox County, TN  0.37% ($30,846)
from Campbell County, TN  0.28% ($21,379)


5.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.11%
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 Bell County, KY  0.89% ($21,785 average AGI)
to Knox County, TN  0.55% ($28,983)
to Campbell County, TN  0.46% ($23,854)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cumberland Gap:
  • WRWB (740 AM; 1 kW; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: PINE HILLS OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFXY (1490 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: COUNTRY WIDE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
  • WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WANO (1230 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cumberland Gap:
  • WLMU (91.3 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
  • WXJB (96.5 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: JBD INCORPORATED)
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
  • WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cumberland Gap:
  • W14AQ (Channel 14; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
  • W18AN (Channel 18; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
  • WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
  • WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WVLR (Channel 48; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC.)


Cumberland Gap fatal accident list:
Jun 28, 1986 06:15 AM, M000000130, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 12, 1981 12:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 60 meters (197ft)
Total average daily traffic: 68,290
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,681

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • JERRY R CELIO, South End Of Norfolk Southern Rr Tunnel Entrance, Type: Pole, Structure height: 10.7 m, Overall height: 12.3 m
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 99 Spring St., Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Email:
  • Muayyad Mustafa, 326 Templin Lane, Type: Mast, Structure height: 84.1 m, Overall height: 86 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Rte 1 Box 442a, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WMV325
    Assigned Frequencies : 951.500 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/06/1994, Expiration Date: 08/01/2012
    Registrant: Lincoln Memorial University, Box 2050 Sigmon Communication Ctr., Harrogate, TN 37752
  • BIG CLIFF, Big Cliff, Type: Mast, Structure height: 54.8 m, Call Sign: WPQQ632
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.406 MHz, 928.406 MHz, 952.568 MHz, 928.568 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/16/2000, Expiration Date: 08/16/2010, Certifier: Zane Howard
    Registrant: 122 Rusty Road, Jacksboro, TN 37757, Phone: (865) 617-2500, Fax: (423) 566-6533, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • Intersection Us 58 & 25, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: KNKC693
    Assigned Frequencies : 158.100 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
    Registrant: Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 700 North, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 973-1210, Fax: (202) 973-1212, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cumberland Gap)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Cumberland Gap)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 9

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