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Lauderdale County

Population in July 2008: 851. Population change since 2000: -5.5%
 

Males: 347  (40.8%)
Females: 504  (59.2%)

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 38037.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,408 (it was $29,191 in 2000)
Gates:  $33,408
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $11,793
Gates:  $11,793
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,203 (it was $50,200 in 2000)
Gates:  $73,203
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $74,758; Detached houses: $75,797; Townhouses or other attached units: $84,764; Mobile homes: $35,000
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Races in Gates:

  • Black (53.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (45.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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

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Ancestries: United States (11.9%), German (3.0%), Irish (2.7%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 308 feet

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 1202 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Gates

  • High school or higher: 58.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 14.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gates town

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 50.5%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 15.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Tennessee:  2.8%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Gates, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gates to the number of sex offenders is 426 to 1.

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

Gates:  0.7% ($366)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Gates satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (35.9 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (59.2 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (425.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Halls, TN (1.7 miles ), Nutbush, TN (2.8 miles ), Fowlkes, TN (2.9 miles ), Ripley, TN (3.1 miles ), Maury City, TN (3.2 miles ), Friendship, TN (3.2 miles ), Dyersburg, TN (3.7 miles ), Henning, TN (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.84 N, Longitude: 89.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 731

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-2.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)



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Crime in Gates by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0001000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0112.10.00.00.0
Rapes 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 1100000
    per 100,000 110.0108.80.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 4722002
    per 100,000 440.0761.7222.5224.20.00.0234.7
Burglaries 13979686
    per 100,000 1430.1979.3778.61009.0682.6915.3704.2
Thefts 131411105114
    per 100,000 1430.11523.41223.61121.1568.81258.6469.5
Auto thefts 0210040
    per 100,000 0.0217.6111.20.00.0457.70.0
Arson 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 278.3331.9156.8384.570.5151.0115.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.35
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Gates, Tennessee

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Gates-area historical tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 181% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the Gates town center injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 tornado 17.1 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Gates-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from Gates center
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) earthquake occurred 55.2 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 23.3 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 92.1 miles away from Gates center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 73.6 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 62.3 miles away from Gates center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Gates:
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (about 14 miles; DYERSBURG, TN)
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE-BROWNSVILLE HOSP (about 17 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTON (about 24 miles; COVINGTON, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Gates, TN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gates:
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 36 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 49 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 52 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 55 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 55 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 55 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)

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Cemeteries: Gates Cemetery (1), Rhodes Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

GATES WATER DEPT (Population served: 785, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-1998), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from OCT-12-1998 to NOV-02-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.9%
Whole state:  69.3%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  26.5%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gates, TN


160 people in nursing homes


Gates compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Gates (2009 data):
  • Gates Banking and Trust Company: Gates Banking And Trust Company at Wardlaw And Third Streets, branch established on 1904-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34.4 mil, Deposits: $27.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Security Bancorp Of Tennessee, Inc.



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Gates travel time to work


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (51%)
  • Electricity (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Gates

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurches of ChristCumberland Presbyterian Church
Adherents67.2%20.0%6.1%4.4%0.6%
Congregations37.7%26.2%11.5%13.1%1.6%
NameChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents0.5%0.5%0.3%0.3%0.1%
Congregations1.6%3.3%1.6%1.6%1.6%
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$1,768$21,2160$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$3,825$22,9501$1,061
Firefighters 0$0 12$425
Solid Waste Management 1$1,785$21,4202$850
Sewerage 1$1,826$21,9120$0
Water Supply 1$1,571$18,8520$0
Other and Unallocable 1$1,105$13,2600$0
Totals for Government 7$11,880$20,36615$2,336



Gates government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $58,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $96,000
    Water Utilities: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $68,000
    Sewerage: $60,000
    Solid Waste Management: $42,000
    Fire Protection: $13,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $402,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $390,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $169,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $64,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $61,000
    Highways: $25,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $65,000
    Public Utilities: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $135,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000

5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,298 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.50%
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 Tipton County, TN  0.96% ($27,667 average AGI)
from Dyer County, TN  0.95% ($24,571)
from Shelby County, TN  0.65% ($27,302)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,878 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
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 Dyer County, TN  0.99% ($22,296 average AGI)
to Tipton County, TN  0.77% ($32,556)
to Shelby County, TN  0.65% ($27,887)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gates:
  • 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)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
  • WTRB (1570 AM; 1 kW; RIPLEY, TN; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WTRO (1450 AM; 1 kW; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: DR PEPPER PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO.)
  • KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WDXI (1310 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: LIBERTY RADIO II, INC.)
  • WTJS (1390 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gates:
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • WYNU (92.3 FM; MILAN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W202BG (88.3 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWYN (106.9 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: RAINBOW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWGM (93.1 FM; ALAMO, TN; Owner: GRACE BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
  • WTBG (95.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE WIRELESS GROUP, INC.)
  • KAMJ (93.9 FM; GOSNELL, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WTNV (104.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHLS (96.3 FM; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
  • WKBQ (93.5 FM; COVINGTON, TN; Owner: COVINGTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLSQ-FM (94.3 FM; DYER, TN; Owner: F. DARRELL BOYD)

TV broadcast stations around Gates:
  • WJKT (Channel 16; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDYR-CA (Channel 33; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WMC-TV (Channel 5; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WLMT (Channel 30; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTY-TV (Channel 24; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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)


Gates fatal accident list:
Apr 15, 1979 04:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $589,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,340
Total average daily truck traffic: 281
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,184

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Hwy 88 4 Mi E, Call Sign: KNFM517
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/08/1997, Expiration Date: 03/31/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/13/2002
    Registrant: William H Moore, 3869 Concord Rd, Gates, TN 38037-4615, Phone: (901) 836-7344
  • GATES REPEATER, 231 W Wardlow St, Type: Tank, Structure height: 46 m, Overall height: 49 m, Call Sign: WQDC653
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.655 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/23/2005, Expiration Date: 07/23/2015, Certifier: Jonathan Gay
    Registrant: Area Wide Communications, Medina, TN 38355, Phone: (731) 783-5380, Fax: (731) 783-3317, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KB8ICA, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 09/07/1995, Expiration Date: 02/09/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/10/2005
    Registrant: Lucious Napier Jr, 2023 Five Mile Ln, Gates, TN 38037
  • Call Sign: KD4AOJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00332156
    Grant Date: 03/05/2001, Expiration Date: 05/14/2011
    Registrant: John W Smith, Rt 1 Box 122 St Luke Rd, Gates, TN 38037


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 60880 , Serial Number: 15070641, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 04/25/1969
    Registrant (Individual): Michael B Walsh, 3444 Garrett Ball Rd, Gates, TN 38037


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 6

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