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Bledsoe County

Population in July 2007: 4,318.
Males: 2,794  (64.7%)
Females: 1,524  (35.3%)

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,697 (it was $27,930 in 2000)
Cumberland Plateau:  $33,697
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,149
Cumberland Plateau:  $14,149
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,670 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
Cumberland Plateau:  $88,670
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,469; Detached houses: $150,842; Mobile homes: $38,225; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500

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Races in Cumberland Plateau:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
  • Black (8.9%)
  • American Indian (8.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Cumberland Plateau: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1400 feet

Land area: 166.4 square miles.

Population density: 26 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Cumberland Plateau

  • High school or higher: 63.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cumberland Plateau CCD

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Cumberland Plateau:  0.5% ($269)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Cumberland Plateau satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (43.1 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (91.4 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (446.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pikeville, TN (2.3 miles ), Sequatchie Valley, TN (2.4 miles ), Mooneyham, TN (2.8 miles ), Walden Ridge, TN (3.1 miles ), Spencer, TN (3.6 miles ), Welchland, TN (3.7 miles ), Lantana, TN (3.8 miles ), Graysville, TN (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 35.67 N, Longitude: 85.24 W

Cumberland Plateau household income distribution Cumberland Plateau home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



Cumberland Plateau-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 80% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.1 miles away from the Cumberland Plateau place center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 44.1 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.


Cumberland Plateau-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 71% 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 84.1 miles away from Cumberland Plateau center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 72.6 miles away from the city 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 85.8 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 41.1 miles away from Cumberland Plateau center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from the city 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 50.4 miles away from Cumberland Plateau center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Cumberland Plateau:
  • ERLANGER BLEDSOE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PIKEVILLE, TN)
  • RHEA MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; DAYTON, TN)
  • CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; CROSSVILLE, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cumberland Plateau:
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 44 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)

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Notable location: Taft Youth Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Cumberland Plateau include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Mount Crest Church (B), Beaverhill Church (C), Wheeler Hill Church (D), Brockdell Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Simmons Cemetery (1), Wyatt Cemetery (2), Beach Cemetery (3), Knight Cemetery (4), Beaverhill Cemetery (5), Warner Cemetery (6), Blackburn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Hugh Clayborne Lake (A), J C Gant Lake (B), Beecher Smith Lake (C), Meadow Creek Lake (D), Pine Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Raccoon Creek (A), Little Laurel Creek (B), Bradden Creek (C), Gardner Creek (D), Keener Branch (E), Bob Creek (F), Glade Creek (G), Blair Creek (H), Bills Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.8%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  20.0%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

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


969 people in state prisons
141 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents


Cumberland Plateau compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above 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 below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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






2004 Presidential Election results in Bledsoe County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (47%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Cumberland Plateau

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents32.6%21.0%18.2%12.0%16.2%
Congregations13.5%18.9%32.4%10.8%24.3%
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.


8.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.22%
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 Hamilton County, TN  1.60% ($36,862 average AGI)
from Rhea County, TN  1.13% ($26,171)
from Cumberland County, TN  0.72% ($26,269)


7.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,088 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.25%
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 Hamilton County, TN  1.90% ($23,868 average AGI)
to Rhea County, TN  0.89% ($21,094)
to Cumberland County, TN  0.53% ($24,158)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cumberland Plateau:
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WSDQ (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DUNLAP, TN; Owner: RODGSON, INC.)
  • WUAT (1110 AM; daytime; 0 kW; PIKEVILLE, TN; Owner: JOYCE V. BOWNDS)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cumberland Plateau:
  • WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WZYZ (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CHURCH FAITH TRINITY ASSEMBLIES)
  • W211AS (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WKZP (107.3 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAYB-FM (95.7 FM; GRAYSVILLE, TN; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WRKK-FM (105.5 FM; SPARTA, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
  • WGSQ (94.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WOWF (102.5 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: PEG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cumberland Plateau:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WBXX-TV (Channel 20; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF TENNESSEE, LLC)
  • WCTE (Channel 22; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: UPPER CUMBERLAND BROADCAST COUNCIL)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


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