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Dyer County

Population in July 2007: 2,658.
Males: 1,339  (50.4%)
Females: 1,319  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,122 (it was $31,597 in 2000)
Fowlkes:  $38,122
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,748
Fowlkes:  $16,748
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,178 (it was $59,800 in 2000)
Fowlkes:  $90,178
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $99,780; Detached houses: $114,076; Townhouses or other attached units: $226,793; Mobile homes: $28,880

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Races in Fowlkes:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
  • Black (5.3%)
  • American Indian (5.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Fowlkes: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 329 feet

Land area: 75.0 square miles.

Population density: 35 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Fowlkes

  • High school or higher: 58.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fowlkes CCD

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.8%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Fowlkes:  0.6% ($363)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Fowlkes satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (35.6 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (67.5 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (417.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Friendship, TN (2.3 miles ), Halls, TN (2.4 miles ), Ro Ellen, TN (2.6 miles ), Dyersburg, TN (2.7 miles ), Gates, TN (2.9 miles ), Maury City, TN (3.2 miles ), Newbern, TN (3.5 miles ), Brazil-Gibson Wells, TN (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 35.94 N, Longitude: 89.33 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 731

Fowlkes household income distribution Fowlkes home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



Fowlkes-area historical tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 177% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the Fowlkes place center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 tornado 11.4 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Fowlkes-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 51.1 miles away from Fowlkes center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 59.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 25.0 miles away from Fowlkes center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 65.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from Fowlkes center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Fowlkes:
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (about 9 miles; DYERSBURG, TN)
  • GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TRENTON, TN)
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE-BROWNSVILLE HOSP (about 22 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN)

Amtrak station near Fowlkes:
  • 13 miles: NEWBERN/DYERSBURG (NEWBERN, 108 JEFFERSON ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fowlkes:
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 41 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 61 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 63 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 63 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 63 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)

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Churches in Fowlkes include: Sorrell Chapel (A), Parrish Chapel (B), Palestine Church (C), Fowlkes Baptist Church (D), Greenhill Church (E), Mount Vernon Church (F), Zion Hill Church (G), Miller Chapel (H), Beech Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clay Cemetery (1), Nash Cemetery (2), Williams Chapel Cemetery (3), Shelton Cemetery (4), Walker Cemetery (5), Palestine Cemetery (6), Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Clark Farm Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Miller Creek (A), Nash Creek (B), Eliza Creek (C), South Fork Forked Deer River (D), Stokes Creek (E), Cain Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  59.3%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.2%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fowlkes, TN



Fowlkes compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below 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 Dyer County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (44%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Fowlkes

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristCumberland Presbyterian ChurchCatholic Church
Adherents56.4%16.1%10.1%4.9%3.0%
Congregations34.8%16.9%21.3%7.9%1.1%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Assemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of ChristPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.2%2.0%1.4%0.8%3.2%
Congregations1.1%4.5%1.1%1.1%10.1%
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.


5.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,577 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.56%
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 Lauderdale County, TN  0.60% ($22,296 average AGI)
from Obion County, TN  0.60% ($28,568)
from Lake County, TN  0.39% ($19,385)


5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,661 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
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 Lauderdale County, TN  0.57% ($24,571 average AGI)
to Obion County, TN  0.54% ($30,082)
to Gibson County, TN  0.42% ($34,526)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fowlkes:
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTRO (1450 AM; 1 kW; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: DR PEPPER PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
  • KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDXI (1310 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: LIBERTY RADIO II, INC.)
  • WTJS (1390 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fowlkes:
  • WASL (100.1 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: DR PEPPER PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO.)
  • W205BN (88.9 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKNQ (90.7 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMS. FOUNDATION)
  • W202BG (88.3 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKVZ (94.9 FM; RIPLEY, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WAPO (90.5 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WAUV (89.7 FM; RIPLEY, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WYNU (92.3 FM; MILAN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWYN (106.9 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: RAINBOW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLSQ-FM (94.3 FM; DYER, TN; Owner: F. DARRELL BOYD)
  • WWGM (93.1 FM; ALAMO, TN; Owner: GRACE BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTNV (104.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAMJ (93.9 FM; GOSNELL, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WTBG (95.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE WIRELESS GROUP, INC.)
  • WTNE-FM (97.7 FM; TRENTON, TN; Owner: GIBSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fowlkes:
  • WJKT (Channel 16; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDYR-CA (Channel 33; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WJTE-LP (Channel 19; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W26CJ (Channel 26; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W22BR (Channel 22; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52CZ (Channel 52; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W64BZ (Channel 64; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Christine A Verre, 64 Lloyd Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 83.8 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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