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Campbell County

Population in July 2007: 4,673.
Males: 2,226  (47.6%)
Females: 2,447  (52.4%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,777 (it was $20,536 in 2000)
Elk Valley:  $24,777
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,690
Elk Valley:  $13,690
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,042 (it was $36,500 in 2000)
Elk Valley:  $55,042
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $69,223; Detached houses: $82,680; Townhouses or other attached units: $61,234; In 2-unit structures: $26,189; Mobile homes: $27,392

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Races in Elk Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Elk Valley: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1117 feet

Land area: 70.6 square miles.

Population density: 66 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Elk Valley

  • High school or higher: 54.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elk Valley CCD

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Elk Valley:  0.9% ($317)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Elk Valley satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (41.1 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (104.9 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (412.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Jellico, TN (2.2 miles ), Habersham, TN (2.3 miles ), Saxton, KY (2.9 miles ), La Follette, TN (3.4 miles ), Fincastle, TN (3.7 miles ), Pearl, KY (3.7 miles ), Jacksboro, TN (3.7 miles ), Williamsburg, KY (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 36.53 N, Longitude: 84.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 423

Elk Valley household income distribution Elk Valley home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Apparel (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)



Elk Valley-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 14% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Elk Valley place center .

On 3/12/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Elk Valley-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.3 miles away from Elk Valley center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 38.3 miles away from Elk Valley center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from Elk Valley center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Valley:
  • JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; JELLICO, TN)
  • ST MARY'S MEDICAL CTR OF CAMPBELL CO (about 10 miles; LA FOLLETTE, TN)
  • SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ONEIDA, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk Valley:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 40 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 49 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)

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Notable locations in Elk Valley: Oswego Industrial Park (A), Jellico Water Treatment Plant (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elk Valley include: Stanfield United Baptist Church (A), Crouches Creek Baptist Church (B), Rodeheaver Church (C), Elk Fork Baptist Church (D), Elk Valley First Baptist Church (E), Emmanuel Baptist Church (F), Pioneer First Baptist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), Oswego Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Baird Cemetery (1), Hackler Cemetery (2), Beard Cemetery (3), Newcomb Cemetery (4), Valley View Cemetery (5), Perkins-Archer Cemetery (6), Stanfield Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Archer Branch (A), Little Elk Creek (B), Crooked Creek (C), Lawson Branch (D), Hudson Branch (E), Hatfield Creek (F), Granny Barnes Branch (G), Whistle Creek (H), Coontail Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Elk Valley include: Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area (1), Indian Mountain State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Jellico Post Office (A), Newcomb Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  52.6%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.9%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  30.4%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.7%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk Valley, TN


109 people in nursing homes


Elk Valley 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 above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Campbell County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (54%)
  • Utility gas (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Coal or coke (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Elk Valley

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents72.7%9.9%8.5%1.8%1.3%
Congregations59.7%9.0%10.4%4.5%1.5%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchCatholic ChurchOld Missionary Baptists AssociationsPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents1.2%1.1%1.0%0.9%1.7%
Congregations1.5%3.0%1.5%1.5%7.5%
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.


5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.60%
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 Anderson County, TN  0.84% ($28,853 average AGI)
from Knox County, TN  0.49% ($34,983)
from Claiborne County, TN  0.39% ($23,854)


5.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.03%
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 Anderson County, TN  0.95% ($28,600 average AGI)
to Knox County, TN  0.93% ($91,500)
to Whitley County, KY  0.36% ($19,140)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elk Valley:
  • WJJT (1540 AM; 1 kW; JELLICO, TN; Owner: DOUGLAS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
  • WEZJ (1440 AM; 3 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WLAF (1450 AM; 1 kW; LA FOLLETTE, TN; Owner: CAMPBELL COUNTY B/CING. CORP.)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WECO (940 AM; 5 kW; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY B/CASTING CO.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elk Valley:
  • WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQLA-FM (104.9 FM; LA FOLLETTE, TN; Owner: LAFOLLETTE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WECO-FM (101.3 FM; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYFC (95.3 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHAY (105.9 FM; WHITLEY CITY, KY; Owner: TIM LAVENDER)

TV broadcast stations around Elk Valley:
  • WPXK (Channel 54; JELLICO, TN; Owner: PAXSON KNOXVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, Rod Cut Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 88.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
    Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., One Town Center Road, Third Floor, Boca Raton, FL 33486, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:


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