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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
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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:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Wood (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Laurel Fork
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations | National Association of Free Will Baptists | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 56.3% | 15.9% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 4.8% |
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| Congregations | 29.9% | 16.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 6.0% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 3.7% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 9.0% |
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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:
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:
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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