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Notable locations in Mountain City: Mountain City Fire Department (A), Johnson County Rescue Squad and EMS (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Pioneer Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Mountain City include: Mountain City First Baptist Church (A), Berea Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boomer Branch (A), Christian Branch (B), Cold Branch (C), Crooked Branch (D), Furnace Creek (E), Goose Creek (F), Reservoir Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: N & N Ball & Roller Inc (378 Industrial Park Road), Corner Pocket (Arcades & Amusements; 137 Pedro Shoun Lane).
Hotels: Brookside Mountain Cottages (579 Trout Run Road), Americourt of Mountain City (450 Dotson Lane).
Court: Johnson County - Circuit Court Clerk (222 West Main Street).
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Johnson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.2. This is better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.02. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.8 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Mountain City and their reported violations in the past:
MOUNTAIN CITY WATER DEPT. (Population served: 9966, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-2002)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In MAY-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-1999)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In FEB-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-1999), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-1999)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In JAN-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-1999), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-1999)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In DEC-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1999), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-1999)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In NOV-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1998), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-1999)
- 29 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2005)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-1997)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-1997)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1997)
COLD SPRINGS UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 705, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-2000), St Public Notif received (JUN-21-2000)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In JAN-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-1998)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In DEC-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1998)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In NOV-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1997)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In OCT-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1997)
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In SEP-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1997)
- 11 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from NOV-09-2005 to MAR-20-2006)
BROWNLOW UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 463, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-11-2005)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1994 and SEP-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-27-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-27-1995), St Public Notif received (MAY-24-1995), St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-08-1995 to SEP-30-1995)
- One routine major monitoring violation
STATE LINE BEVERAGE (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
ROAN CREEK GROCERY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2001), St AO (w/penalty) issued (FEB-01-2001)
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 38.4%
(39.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.0 people | | Tennessee: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 57.2% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This town: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mountain City, TN
114 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities in 2010
105 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) in 2000
2 people in homes for the mentally ill in 2000
Mountain City compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Mountain City (2011 data):
- Farmers State Bank: at 100 Main Street, branch established on 1934/01/15; 421 Branch at 889 S Shady St, branch established on 1973/04/21. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $139.0 mil, Deposits: $112.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers State Bancshares, Inc.
- Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank: 404 South Shady Street Branch at 404 South Shadt Street, branch established on 1937/06/15. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $328.3 mil, Deposits: $223.1 mil, headquarters in Elizabethton, TN, positive income, 5 total offices
- Johnson County Bank: at 241 West Main Street, branch established on 1975/07/24. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $119.1 mil, Deposits: $96.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
Educational Attainment (%) in 2012
School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2012
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (71%)
- Wood (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- No fuel used (2%)
Presidential Elections Results
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1996 Presidential Elections Results
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2012 Presidential Elections Results
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mountain City town (based on Johnson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.38%
| Here | | 54.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church |
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| Adherents | 62.9% | 10.1% | 8.5% | 5.7% | 4.1% |
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| Congregations | 36.5% | 15.4% | 13.5% | 11.5% | 1.9% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 7.7% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Johnson County: | 2.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Johnson County: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Johnson County: | 3.32 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 3.32 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.8% | | Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Johnson County: | 31.8% | | Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.0% | | State: | 13.5% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $7,458 | $22,374 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,760 | $45,120 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $775 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $19,687 | $26,249 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $8,951 | $26,853 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,276 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $5,408 | $21,632 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $6,816 | $27,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $3,277 | $19,662 | 2 | $1,860 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $12,959 | $25,918 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
8 | $14,664 | $21,996 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
40 | $82,980 | $24,894 | 4 | $3,911 |
Mountain City government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $305,000 ($121.42)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $774,000 ($308.12)
Sewerage: $372,000 ($148.09)
Police Protection: $342,000 ($136.15)
General - Other: $220,000 ($87.58)
Financial Administration: $172,000 ($68.47)
Regular Highways: $171,000 ($68.07)
Solid Waste Management: $112,000 ($44.59)
Parks & Recreation: $64,000 ($25.48)
Fire Protection: $48,000 ($19.11)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $24,000 ($9.55)
Police Protection: $8,000 ($3.18)
Fire Protection: $3,000 ($1.19)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $739,000 ($294.19)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $242,000 ($96.34)
Mountain City government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $552,000 ($219.75)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $379,000 ($150.88)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $325,000 ($129.38)
Interest Earnings: $145,000 ($57.72)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,228,000 ($488.85)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $216,000 ($85.99)
All Other: $160,000 ($63.69)
Highways: $71,000 ($28.26)
- Tax - Property: $305,000 ($121.42)
Other Selective Sales: $84,000 ($33.44)
Public Utilities: $52,000 ($20.70)
Mountain City government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,005,000 ($1594.35)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,005,000 ($1594.35)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $325,000 ($129.38)
End of Fiscal Year: $236,000 ($93.95)
Mountain City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $895,000 ($356.29)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,984,000 ($789.81)
4.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,973 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.88% | | 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:
5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,354 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.06% | | 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 Mountain City:
- WMCT (1390 AM; 1 kW; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN; Owner: JOHNSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO,INC)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mountain City:
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- 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.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WFHG-FM (92.7 FM; ABINGDON, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Mountain City:
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WKPT-TV (Channel 19; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2011 (per 100,000 population)
Mountain City, Tennessee:
- Fatal accident count: 20
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 31
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 10
- Fatalities: 23
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 55
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Tennessee average:
- Fatal accident count: 127
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 201
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 42
- Fatalities: 139
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 323
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Mountain City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2011 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 17
Total length: 21 meters (69ft)
Total costs: $6,460,000
Total average daily traffic: 43,220
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,165
Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic: 77,072
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 3
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 3
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 4
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 1
- 2000-2009: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Mountain City, TN
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Mountain City, TN
| Most common first names in Mountain City, TN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 107 | 73.8 years |
| William | 71 | 75.5 years |
| John | 69 | 75.9 years |
| Mary | 68 | 76.2 years |
| Robert | 61 | 69.0 years |
| Ruth | 45 | 77.7 years |
| Charles | 42 | 71.4 years |
| Paul | 33 | 70.8 years |
| David | 27 | 79.0 years |
| Joseph | 26 | 70.2 years |
| Most common last names in Mountain City, TN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Stout | 83 | 77.8 years |
| Wilson | 72 | 76.3 years |
| Arnold | 53 | 79.0 years |
| Johnson | 52 | 78.2 years |
| Dunn | 46 | 67.6 years |
| Tester | 42 | 75.6 years |
| Gentry | 40 | 73.0 years |
| Taylor | 40 | 76.2 years |
| Snyder | 39 | 81.0 years |
| Reece | 38 | 76.0 years |
| Businesses in Mountain City, TN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
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