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Blount County

Population in July 2007: 921. Population change since 2000: +3.6%
 

Males: 462  (50.2%)
Females: 459  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37737.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,467 (it was $40,833 in 2000)
Friendsville:  $51,467
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,813 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
Friendsville:  $134,813
Tennessee:  $130,800
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Races in Friendsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Friendsville: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.1%), Irish (11.6%), German (9.3%), English (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Scottish (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1953

Elevation: 885 feet

Land area: 3.16 square miles.

Population density: 291 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Friendsville

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Friendsville city

  • Never married: 15.2%
  • Now married: 70.0%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

14 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.6%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Friendsville, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Friendsville to the number of sex offenders is 921 to 1.

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

Friendsville:  0.4% ($377)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Friendsville satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (18.4 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (138.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (462.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Binfield, TN (2.3 miles ), Louisville, TN (2.6 miles ), Greenback, TN (2.7 miles ), Concord, TN (2.9 miles ), Lenoir City, TN (2.9 miles ), Maryville, TN (3.0 miles ), Farragut, TN (3.0 miles ), Alcoa, TN (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $37,500
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $40,600
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $39,100
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $39,700
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $139,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 35.76 N, Longitude: 84.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 865

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Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+12.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



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Friendsville-area historical tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Friendsville city center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.6 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Friendsville:
  • PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LOUISVILLE, TN)
  • FORT SANDERS LOUDON MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; LOUDON, TN)
  • FORT SANDERS PARK WEST MED CTR (about 13 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Friendsville, TN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Friendsville:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 19 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 44 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
Private high school in Friendsville:
  • FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 45; Location: P O BOX 59 108 N FARNUM ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Friendsville:
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Notable location: Smoky Landing Dock (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Friendsville include: Friends Church (A), Friendsville Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Grove Cemetery (1), Friendsville Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Dunlap Hollow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

FRIENDSVILLE WATER WORKS (Population served: 4104, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.9%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Friendsville, TN



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


Friendsville travel time to work
Friendsville mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Blount County Tennessee:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religon statistics for Friendsville

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Catholic Church
Adherents68.4%14.1%3.7%2.9%2.6%
Congregations53.8%13.9%5.7%4.4%1.3%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.2%0.8%0.8%3.9%
Congregations3.8%3.2%0.6%0.6%12.7%
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$3,131$37,5720$0
Water Supply 0$0 2$775
Totals for Government 1$3,131$37,5722$775



Friendsville government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $384,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $99,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $415,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $166,000

7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.67%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($257 average AGI)
Blount County:  0.29%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Knox County, TN  1.86% ($44,279 average AGI)
from Loudon County, TN  0.40% ($38,216)
from Sevier County, TN  0.33% ($37,806)


5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,185 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.67%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($251 average AGI)
Blount County:  0.04%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Knox County, TN  1.84% ($33,928 average AGI)
to Loudon County, TN  0.30% ($37,552)
to Sevier County, TN  0.29% ($30,311)


Strongest AM radio stations in Friendsville:
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WMTY (670 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FARRAGUT, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLIL (730 AM; 1 kW; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • 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)
  • WGAP (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARYVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
  • WBLC (1360 AM; 1 kW; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WMEN (760 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THOMAS MOFFIT JR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Friendsville:
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WKZX-FM (93.5 FM; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • WNFZ (94.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: JOHN W. PIRKLE)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTXM-FM (95.7 FM; MARYVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WKVL-FM (105.3 FM; LOUDON, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNOX-FM (99.1 FM; LOUDON, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WYIL-FM (98.7 FM; OLIVER SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMYU (93.1 FM; KARNS, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WYFC (95.3 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Friendsville:
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS 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.)
  • WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFEM-LP (Channel 12; HEISKELL, ETC., TN; Owner: H. EARL MARLAR)

Friendsville, Tennessee:
  • Fatal accident count: 8
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 8
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 26
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Tennessee average:
  • Fatal accident count: 112
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 177
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
  • Fatalities: 123
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 286
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Friendsville fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $92,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,232
Total average daily truck traffic: 61
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 1,971

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Edward G Roach, 343 South Grey Ridge Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 50.3 m, Overall height: 51.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
    Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc, 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • b b carter, 446 Cave Raod, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Union Grove TN 1, 446 Cave Raod, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Call Sign: WQIK383
    Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/03/2008, Expiration Date: 03/03/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Friendsville)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Friendsville)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$127,1209$190,29313$163,8073$55,2902$240,1452$74,300
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$207,1802$224,0200$00$01$55,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$191,7209$182,3631$128,2400$01$77,130
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$185,8003$177,3470$00$01$49,730
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$231,3800$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0116.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$145,7571$237,240
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0116.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 35
  • Hazardous Condition: 6
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Friendsville


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