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Carter County

Population in July 2007: 1,639.
Males: 827  (50.5%)
Females: 812  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  40.5 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,954 (it was $22,341 in 2000)
Laurel Fork:  $26,954
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,044
Laurel Fork:  $16,044
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,813 (it was $51,600 in 2000)
Laurel Fork:  $77,813
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $115,077; Detached houses: $143,808; Townhouses or other attached units: $102,057; Mobile homes: $21,541

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Races in Laurel Fork:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Laurel Fork: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 3440 feet

Land area: 73.4 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Laurel Fork

  • High school or higher: 55.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 12.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laurel Fork CCD

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 70.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.3%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Laurel Fork:  0.5% ($275)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Laurel Fork satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (19.4 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (100.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (454.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Roan Mountain, TN (2.5 miles ), Elk Park, NC (3.0 miles ), Neva, TN (3.0 miles ), Tiger Valley, TN (3.0 miles ), Stony Creek, TN (3.1 miles ), Beech Mountain, NC (3.1 miles ), Hunter, TN (3.1 miles ), Butler, TN (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.28 N, Longitude: 82.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 423

Laurel Fork household income distribution Laurel Fork home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (30%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Private households (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (17%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Bus drivers (8%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)



Laurel Fork-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the Laurel Fork place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.1 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Laurel Fork-area historical earthquake activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 60.9 miles away from Laurel Fork center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 64.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Laurel Fork center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from Laurel Fork center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Laurel Fork:
  • SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
  • CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LINVILLE, NC)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laurel Fork:
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 55 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)

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Notable locations in Laurel Fork: YS Men Picnic Area (A), Lakeshore Dock (B), Clear Gap Shooting Range (C), Watauga Lakeshores Resort (D), Watauga Point Recreation Area (E), Little Milligan Boating Site (F), Cardens Bluff Campground (G), Dennis Cove Campground (H), Dennis Cove (I), Rat Branch Boating Site (J), Cove Ridge Dock (K), Fish Springs Dock (L), Don Nelan Appalachian Trail Shelter (M), Hanks Boat Dock (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Laurel Fork include: Stout Hill Church (A), Stone Mountain Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Elk Mills Baptist Church (D), Elk Mills Christian Church (E), Elk River Church (F), Piney Grove Church (G), Fish Springs Baptist Church (H), High Point Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hamby Cemetery (1), Griffith Cemetery (2), Neely Cemetery (3), Whitehead Cemetery (4), Bennett Cemetery (5), Whaley Cemetery (6), Lakeview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Watauga Lake (A), Odom Trout Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Asher Branch (A), Little Laurel Fork (B), Laurel Branch (C), Nowhere Branch (D), Maple Springs Branch (E), Ward Branch (F), Black Branch (G), Holloway Branch (H), Milligan Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Laurel Fork include: Watauga Point Recreational Area (1), Watauga Scenic Area (2), Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area (3), Cherokee Wildlife Management Area (4), Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.2%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.1%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  22.9%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laurel Fork, TN



Laurel Fork 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 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 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 Carter County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Wood (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Laurel Fork

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Churches and Churches of ChristIndependent Free Will Baptists AssociationsNational Association of Free Will BaptistsUnited Methodist Church
Adherents56.3%15.9%6.6%6.5%4.8%
Congregations29.9%16.4%13.4%13.4%6.0%
NameChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.5%1.5%1.3%3.7%
Congregations3.7%4.5%3.0%0.7%9.0%
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.


6.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.83%
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 Washington County, TN  1.98% ($24,932 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, TN  0.73% ($29,702)
from Unicoi County, TN  0.26% ($32,380)


6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
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 Washington County, TN  2.60% ($27,839 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, TN  0.63% ($26,342)
to Unicoi County, TN  0.29% ($33,545)


Strongest AM radio stations in Laurel Fork:
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Laurel Fork:
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Laurel Fork:
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOPI-CA (Channel 9; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKPT-TV (Channel 19; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJHL-TV (Channel 11; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAPK-CA (Channel 36; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)


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