Iron City, Tennessee

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Population (year 2000): 368. Estimated population in July 2006: 377 (+2.4% change)

Males: 175	(47.6%)
Females: 193	(52.4%)

Lawrence County

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 38463.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,100 (it was $20,625 in 2000)

Iron City	$20,100
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $34,400 (it was $33,600 in 2000)

Iron City	$34,400
Tennessee:	$114,000

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Races in Iron City:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
Black (2.2%)
Hispanic (1.1%)

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Ancestries: United States (44.0%), Irish (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), English (3.0%), French (2.2%), German (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1962

Elevation: 559 feet

Land area: 0.92 square miles.

Population density: 412 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Iron City

High school or higher: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 12.4%
Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Iron City city

Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 47.4%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 15.7%
Divorced: 18.5%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.1%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Iron City, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Iron City to the number of sex offenders is 95 to 1.

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

Iron City:	0.9% ($290)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (51.5 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (96.3 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (471.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: St. Joseph, TN (5.6 miles ), Loretto, TN (10.6 miles ), St. Florian, AL (11.0 miles ), Killen, AL (11.9 miles ), Underwood-Petersville, AL (13.0 miles ), Collinwood, TN (14.8 miles ), Lexington, AL (15.1 miles ), Cloverdale, AL (15.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.03 N, Longitude: 87.58 W

Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-11.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Metal and metal products (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Utilities (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Apparel (15%)
Educational services (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Health care (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (26%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Construction laborers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Laborers and material movers, hand (20%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in Iron City, Tennessee

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Iron City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the Iron City city center killed 3 people and injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.9 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Iron City:

ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FLORENCE, AL)
SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL)
HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SHEFFIELD, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Iron City:

NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 21 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 63 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
TUPELO RGNL (about 98 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Iron City:

LAWRENCEBURG-LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 28 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; ID: 2M2)
LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 32 miles; COURTLAND, AL; ID: 9A4)
JOHN A BAKER FLD (about 35 miles; HOHENWALD, TN; ID: 0M3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Iron City:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 14 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 19 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 68 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)

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Iron City,TN has one Church of Christ

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Churches in Iron City include: Iron City Baptist Church (A), Iron City Freewill Baptist Church (B), Iron City Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

IRON CITY UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 655, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2000. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-2000)

2 routine major monitoring violations

QUIGLEY'S ASSOC. FOODS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-11-1998)

3 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.9%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	23.0%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

Iron City compared to Tennessee state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County Tennessee:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	2	$2,126	$12,756	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$1,488
Totals for Government	2	$2,126	$12,756	2	$1,488

Iron City government finances in 2002:

Construction - Water Utilities: $344,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $18,000
Financial Administration: $17,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $344,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $11,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
Highways: $10,000
Tax - Property: $11,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $26,000

4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.47%
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 Maury County, TN	0.56% ($38,267 average AGI)
from Giles County, TN	0.36% ($20,729)
from Lauderdale County, AL	0.31% ($38,171)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
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 Maury County, TN	0.58% ($32,436 average AGI)
to Giles County, TN	0.51% ($21,348)
to Lauderdale County, AL	0.31% ($32,810)

Strongest AM radio stations in Iron City:

WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WVNA (1590 AM; 5 kW; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Iron City:

WJOR-FM (101.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W254AA (98.7 FM; COLBERT HEIGHTS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMSR-FM (94.9 FM; COLLINWOOD, TN; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
WYTK (93.9 FM; ROGERSVILLE, AL; Owner: SHOALS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
W202BY (88.3 FM; KILLEN, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WVNA-FM (105.5 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBTG-FM (106.3 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCS. BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WAKD (89.9 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
W226AF (93.1 FM; LORETTO, TN; Owner: PROSPECT COMMUNICATIONS)
WMXV (103.5 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W287AA (105.3 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W225AB (92.9 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WLLX (97.5 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Owner: ROGER WRIGHT DBA PROSPECT COMMUNICATIONS)
WEUZ (92.1 FM; MINOR HILL, TN; Owner: BROADCAST ONE, INC.)
W274AA (102.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
W255AN (98.9 FM; ZIP CITY, AL; Owner: DIANE C. BIDDLE)

TV broadcast stations around Iron City:

WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
WXFL-LP (Channel 5; FLORENCE, ETC., AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBCF-LP (Channel 3; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
W57BV (Channel 57; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WYLE (Channel 26; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ETC COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

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