Henry, Tennessee

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Population in July 2008: 546. Population change since 2000: +5.0%

Males: 258	(47.3%)
Females: 288	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	33.1 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 38231.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,771 (it was $26,333 in 2000)

Henry:	$31,771
Tennessee:	$42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,842

Henry:	$15,842
Tennessee:	$23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,972 (it was $59,000 in 2000)

Henry:	$88,972
Tennessee:	$130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $100,038; Detached houses: $115,431; Mobile homes: $43,205
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Races in Henry:

White Non-Hispanic (78.5%)
Black (14.4%)
Hispanic (6.7%)
Other race (2.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Henry: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.7%), German (4.8%), French (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), English (3.5%), Irish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1907

Elevation: 547 feet

Land area: 1.20 square miles.

Population density: 456 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Henry

High school or higher: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Henry town

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 60.3%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 14.4%

33 residents are foreign born (5.8% Latin America).

This town:	6.3%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Henry, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Henry to the number of sex offenders is 546 to 1.

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

Henry:	0.5% ($288)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (45.4 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (92.3 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (392.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: McKenzie, TN (2.7 miles ), Paris, TN (3.0 miles ), Gleason, TN (3.3 miles ), Springville, TN (3.5 miles ), Cottage Grove, TN (3.6 miles) , Huntingdon, TN (3.7 miles ), Hollow Rock, TN (3.7 miles ), Bruceton, TN (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 1 building, cost: $68,200
2004: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $73,500
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $73,500
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 36.20 N, Longitude: 88.42 W

Area code: 731

Population change in the 1990s: +193 (+59.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (18%)
Machinery (10%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
Construction (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (15%)
Machinery (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Woodworkers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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Crime in Henry by Year
Type	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	183.5
Assaults	1	2	1	2	2	3
per 100,000	190.5	375.2	186.6	373.8	373.1	550.5
Burglaries	6	3	0	1	2	3
per 100,000	1142.9	562.9	0.0	186.9	373.1	550.5
Thefts	7	7	4	7	5	12
per 100,000	1333.3	1313.3	746.3	1308.4	932.8	2201.8
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	186.6	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	171.4	167.0	67.2	140.2	153.0	291.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.83
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Henry, Tennessee

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Henry-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the Henry town center killed 3 people and injured 137 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 tornado 30.1 miles away from the town center caused $100,000 in damages.

Henry-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 49% smaller 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 82.1 miles away from Henry 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 91.1 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 76.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from Henry center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 86.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 91.1 miles away from Henry center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Henry:

METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCKENZIE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MC KENZIE, TN)
HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; PARIS, TN)
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTINGDON (about 15 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Henry, TN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Henry:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 19 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
UNION UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 88 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)

Public elementary/middle school in Henry:

Henry Elementary (Students: 491; Location: 8985 Highway 79 South; Grades: KG-8)

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Church in Henry: Henry Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Bowden Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

HENRY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 545, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-22-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-10-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.3%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	18.7%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Henry, TN

Henry compared to Tennessee state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population 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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Banks with branches in Henry (2009 data):

Commercial Bank & Trust Co.: Henry Branch at Highway 79, branch established on 1939-02-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $575.8 mil, Deposits: $502.3 mil, headquarters in Paris, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Holding Company

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2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Henry

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Community Church of Christ
Adherents	63.5%	12.8%	9.2%	4.8%	2.1%
Congregations	36.7%	22.2%	20.0%	1.1%	2.2%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	1.1%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	3.8%
Congregations	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	13.3%

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	$2,285	$27,420	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,277	$27,324	1	$886
Water Supply	2	$5,005	$30,030	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$9,567	$28,701	1	$886

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
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 Carroll County, TN	0.56% ($24,730 average AGI)
from Benton County, TN	0.50% ($26,474)
from Calloway County, KY	0.45% ($25,922)

5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
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 Calloway County, KY	0.52% ($21,207 average AGI)
to Carroll County, TN	0.45% ($22,380)
to Benton County, TN	0.43% ($25,250)

Strongest AM radio stations in Henry:

WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
WTPR (710 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WHDM (1440 AM; 1 kW; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: WHDM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDAP (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUNTINGDON, TN; Owner: MARK C. JOHNSON)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Henry:

WAKQ (105.5 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
WMUF-FM (104.7 FM; HENRY, TN; Owner: BENTON WEATHERFORD B/C INC OF TN)
WAJJ (89.3 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: HEARTLAND MINSTRIES, INC.)
WLZK (94.1 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD BRD/CST INC OF TN)
WYNU (92.3 FM; MILAN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWYN (106.9 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: RAINBOW MEDIA, INC.)
WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WCDZ (95.1 FM; DRESDEN, TN; Owner: THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTKB-FM (93.7 FM; ATWOOD, TN; Owner: GIBSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WTPR-FM (101.5 FM; MCKINNON, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP)
WVHR (100.9 FM; HUNTINGDON, TN; Owner: MILAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WRJB (95.9 FM; CAMDEN, TN; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC)
W258AJ (99.5 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: BD OF REGENTS MURRAY ST. UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Henry:

WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WQTV-LP (Channel 24; MURRAY, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
W26CJ (Channel 26; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WJTE-LP (Channel 19; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Henry fatal accident list:
Aug 6, 2008 08:15 AM, Us-Sr76, Henry Mansfield Rd, Lat: 36.195894, Lon: -88.419000, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Stephanie I Jones, 1800 Lumber Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

HENRY, 26 Mockingbird Ave, Type: Tank, Structure height: 45 m, Call Sign: WNUG850
Assigned Frequencies : 458.487 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2005, Expiration Date: 09/13/2015
Registrant: Area Wide Communications, Medina, TN 38355, Phone: (731) 783-5380, Fax: (731) 783-3317, Email:
Lat: 36.204278 Lon: -88.412167, Call Sign: WQCD923
Assigned Frequencies : 72.1000 MHz
Grant Date: 02/09/2005, Expiration Date: 02/09/2015, Certifier: Bobby Owen
Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc., N3211 County Road H, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 248-3000, Fax: (262) 248-0061

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3

Route 79 & Old Mckenzie Hwy., One Mile South Of, Overall height: 60 m, Call Sign: KNKP791
Assigned Frequencies : 152.720 MHz
Grant Date: 03/17/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Trott Communications Group, Inc., 4320 Beltline Rd., Suite A100, Irving, TX 75038, Phone: (972) 252-9280, Fax: (972) 258-8172, Email:
Route 79 & Old Mckenzie Highway, One (1) Mile South Of:, Call Sign: KWU383
Assigned Frequencies : 152.240 MHz
Grant Date: 03/17/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Trott Communications Group, Inc., 4320 N. Beltline Rd., Suite A100, Irving, TX 75038, Phone: (972) 252-9280, Fax: (972) 258-8172, Email:
Rt #79 & Old Mckenzie Highway, 1 Mile Sw Of Henry, Call Sign: WXR942
Assigned Frequencies : 454.225 MHz, 454.175 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 11/12/2004
Registrant: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Tenth Floor, Washington, DC 20004-2400, Phone: (202) 508-9562, Fax: (202) 508-9700, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KA7WRI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00188987
Grant Date: 02/14/2003, Expiration Date: 04/13/2013
Registrant: Paul O Stewart, 10 South Maple, Henry, TN 38231
Call Sign: KD4AIA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00159884
Grant Date: 09/26/2001, Expiration Date: 09/26/2011
Registrant: Imogene M Holmes, 4795 Henry Midway Rd, Henry, TN 38231
Call Sign: KE4TTL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/16/1994, Expiration Date: 12/16/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/19/2006
Registrant: John F Smith, R 1 Box 271, Henry, TN 38231
Call Sign: WA5KQX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00159878
Grant Date: 07/11/2000, Expiration Date: 08/07/2010
Registrant: James K Holmes Sr, 4795 Henry Midway Rd, Henry, TN 38231
Call Sign: WA5WHZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00934234
Grant Date: 10/28/2004, Expiration Date: 01/26/2015, Certifier: Billy J Green
Registrant: Billy J Green, 978 Meadows Rd, Henry, TN 38231

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 182H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 94HD , Serial Number: 18256368, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 09/30/1965
Registrant (Co-Owned): Jonathan R Tosh, Po Box 308, Henry, TN 38231, Other Owners: Larry P Tippitt, James C Tosh

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 16
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Henry

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