Drinking water stations with addresses in Elk Park and their reported violations in the past:
CRANBERRY WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-05-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-19-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-23-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-05-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-05-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-25-2005)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-13-2004), St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and JAN-05-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-05-2004)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 7 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elk Park that have no violations reported:
- HEATON CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.2 people | | North Carolina: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 61.0% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 20.0% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk Park, NC
Elk Park compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value 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.
- Renting percentage below 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Avery County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (4%)
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Religion statistics for Elk Park
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 54.5% | 11.2% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 39.1% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 5.8% | 1.4% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.8% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 14.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,303 | $27,636 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $550 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,177 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,675 | $32,100 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,948 | $23,376 | 1 | $354 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,926 | $27,704 | 9 | $2,081 |
Elk Park government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $97,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $95,000
Central Staff Services: $63,000
General Public Buildings: $57,000
Water Utilities: $41,000
Police Protection: $33,000
General - Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $18,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $297,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $293,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $17,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $14,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $236,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
General Support: $8,000
- Tax - Property: $37,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $89,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.93% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
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:
7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,410 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.20% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Elk Park:
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WECR (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEWLAND, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WTOE (1470 AM; 5 kW; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY MEDIA, INC.)
- WKYK (940 AM; 5 kW; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: MARK MEDIA, INC.)
- WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elk Park:
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Elk Park:
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Elk Park fatal accident list:
Jul 6, 1993 07:20 AM, Us19, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 1979 08:55 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $131,000
Total average daily traffic: 420
Total average daily truck traffic: 25
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 840
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 1.2 Km Ene Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 50 m, Overall height: 51 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elk Park)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 22972 , Serial Number: 2862, Year manufactured: 1933, Airworthiness Date: 09/16/1955
Registrant (Individual): James F Dorman, 170 Dorman Ln, Elk Park, NC 28622 - Aircraft: CESSNA 180K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 114 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2970K , Serial Number: 18053141, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 09/29/1986
Registrant (Individual): James F Dorman, 170 Dorman Ln, Elk Park, NC 28622
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 25
- Hazardous Condition: 35
- Good Intent Call: 3
Incident types - Elk Park
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Elk Park, NC
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