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Polk County

Population in July 2007: 389. Population change since 2000: -7.0%
 

Males: 167  (43.1%)
Females: 222  (56.9%)

Median resident age:  48.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37326.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $21,868 (it was $18,125 in 2000)
Ducktown:  $21,868
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,138 (it was $61,100 in 2000)
Ducktown:  $92,138
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $107,426; Detached houses: $113,384; Mobile homes: $28,500

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Races in Ducktown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ducktown: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.7%), Irish (15.9%), English (9.6%), German (9.1%), Dutch (2.3%), Italian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1951

Elevation: 1760 feet

Land area: 1.93 square miles.

Population density: 202 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ducktown

  • High school or higher: 61.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ducktown city

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 17.3%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Tennessee:  2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Ducktown:  0.5% ($335)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (50.0 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (88.2 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (503.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Copperhill, TN (1.7 miles ), McCaysville, GA (1.9 miles ), Turtletown, TN (2.7 miles ), Higdon-Mobile, GA (2.8 miles ), Mineral Bluff, GA (3.2 miles ), Blue Ridge, GA (3.5 miles ), Morganton, GA (3.7 miles ), Parksville, TN (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.03 N, Longitude: 84.38 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (17%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (17%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)



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Average climate in Ducktown, Tennessee

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Ducktown-area historical tornado activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Ducktown 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 24.1 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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Hospitals/medical centers near Ducktown:
  • COPPER BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; COPPERHILL, TN)
  • FANNIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BLUE RIDGE, GA)
  • MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 21 miles; MURPHY, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Ducktown, TN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ducktown:
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 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 50 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 52 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
Library in Ducktown:
  • DUCKTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,025; Location: MAIN STREET; 3,411 books; 184 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Ducktown Basin Museum (212 Burra Burra Street).

Hotel: Ducktown Copper Inn (Highway 64).

 

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

WILDWATER LIMITED (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  50.7%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  25.9%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ducktown, TN



Ducktown compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income significantly below 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.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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 Ducktown (2009 data):
  • Peoples Bank of East Tennessee: Ducktown Branch at 105 Five Points Drive, branch established on 2006-11-10. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $175.8 mil, Deposits: $159.2 mil, headquarters in Madisonville, TN, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bancshares Of Tn, Inc.



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Ducktown mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (46%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • No fuel used (4%)
  • Other fuel (3%)


Religon statistics for Ducktown

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristOther religions
Adherents86.9%4.7%4.7%1.3%2.4%
Congregations71.0%8.1%8.1%4.8%8.1%
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
Other Government Administration 1$2,026$24,3123$836
Solid Waste Management 3$5,172$20,6880$0
Totals for Government 4$7,198$21,5943$836



Ducktown government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $46,000
    Financial Administration: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $111,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000
    Property Sale Other: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $476,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $229,000
    General Support: $34,000
    Highways: $12,000
    Housing & Community Development: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $37,000
    Other Selective Sales: $22,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $78,000

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 Ducktown:
  • 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)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WKRK (1320 AM; 5 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: RADFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ducktown:
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, 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)
  • WPPL (103.9 FM; BLUE RIDGE, GA; Owner: FANNIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W250AJ (97.9 FM; COPPERHILL, TN; Owner: JOHN REYNOLDS)
  • 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)
  • WNSY (100.1 FM; TALKING ROCK, GA; Owner: CHARLES A. MCCLURE)
  • WCNG (102.7 FM; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, 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)
  • WCLE-FM (104.1 FM; CALHOUN, TN; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLJA-FM (93.5 FM; ELLIJAY, GA; Owner: TRI-STATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ducktown:
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WPDP-LP (Channel 25; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)


Ducktown fatal accident list:
May 31, 2005 05:27 AM, Us-Sr40, Mainst, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 11, 2004 12:28 AM, Us-Sr40, Industrialpark, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Mar 29, 1999 03:05 AM, Sr-68, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 10, 1998 08:44 AM, Us-Sr40, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Apr 19, 1989 04:30 AM, Sr68, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Aug 22, 1987 08:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • On Sheep Top .3 Mi Ssw Of Boyd Gap Rest Area, Type: Mast, Structure height: 56.4 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN707
    869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 10/16/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Bonnie K Clark, On Sheep Top .3 Mi Ssw Of Boyd Gap Rest Area, Type: Mast, Structure height: 56.4 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7810X , Serial Number: 17248310, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 01/06/1961
    Registrant (Individual): Benjamin F Ii Coats, Po Box 71, Ducktown, TN 37326
  • Aircraft: AERONCA S11AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Sea, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 9232E , Serial Number: 11AC-866, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 02/11/1957
    Registrant (Individual): Thomas H Green, Po Box 509, Ducktown, TN 37326


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 11
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

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