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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kentucky Creek (A), Handpole Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Avery County Historical Museum (1829 Schultz Circle).
Courts: Avery County - Clerk of Superior Court (200 Old Montezuma Road), North Carolina State Government - District Court Judge (200 Old Montezuma Road).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Newland and their reported violations in the past:
OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-23-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2002)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
HENSON CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
MINNEAPOLIS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2000)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-15-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAR-15-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2000)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
PLEASANT HILL BAPT CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
PINEOLA BAPT CHURCH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2002)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-31-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-08-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-22-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2002)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
MT PLEASANT BAPT CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-29-1999), St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2003)
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
MIDWAY HOLINESS CHURCH (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 16 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
- 9 other older monitoring violations
KWIK JAX (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 10 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
- 7 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Newland that have no violations reported:
- MTN GLEN GOLF CLUB (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  21.2% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Newland, NC
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Newland compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Newland (2009 data):
- United Community Bank: Newland Branch at 200 Linville Street, branch established on 1921-01-01. Info updated 2008-02-13: Bank assets: $8,574.5 mil, Deposits: $7,051.3 mil, headquarters in Blairsville, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 107 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Newland Main Branch at 350 Cranberry Street, branch established on 1972-06-16. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Avery County Bank Branch at Estatoa Street, branch established on 1913-10-16. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $13,862.8 mil, Deposits: $11,768.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 343 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Avery County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Newland
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 54.5% | 11.2% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 39.1% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 5.8% | 1.4% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.8% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 14.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,181 | $26,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,919 | $47,028 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $12,390 | $29,736 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,652 | $31,824 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,785 | $33,420 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,838 | $22,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $4,018 | $24,108 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $29,783 | $29,783 | 0 | $0 |
Newland government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $233,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $207,000
Sewerage: $174,000
General Public Buildings: $161,000
Water Utilities: $75,000
General - Other: $55,000
Central Staff Services: $42,000
Regular Highways: $36,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $129,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $237,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $168,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $227,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $157,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $40,000
Central Staff: $25,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $702,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $100,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $88,000
General Support: $47,000
Transit Utilities: $34,000
Highways: $30,000
- Tax - Property: $155,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $234,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000
6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.93% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
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:
7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,410 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.20% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
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 Newland:
- WECR (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEWLAND, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WTOE (1470 AM; 5 kW; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY MEDIA, INC.)
- WKYK (940 AM; 5 kW; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: MARK MEDIA, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
- WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Newland:
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, 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)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- 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.)
- 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)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Newland:
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Newland fatal accident list:
Sep 16, 1999 09:59 AM, Sr-194, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 91
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,600
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 1.5 Km South Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Off Cr1346, Type: Tower, Structure height: 40 m, Overall height: 43 m
Registrant: Mountain Electric Cooperative Inc, 604 S Church St, Mountain City, TN 37683, Phone: (423) 727-1800 - Donald W Curtis, 1281 Newland Hwy, Type: Tower, Structure height: 123 m, Overall height: 124 m
Registrant: High Country Adventures, LLC, 3012 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27604, Phone: (919) 790-9392
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Newland, NC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- Wecr Am Studio 1281 Newland Hwy, Overall height: 124.1 m, Call Sign: WPNF268
Assigned Frequencies : 948.375 MHz, 948.625 MHz
Grant Date: 08/24/1998, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011
Registrant: Phone: (423) 968-4455
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Newland)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT CHALLENGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 2493G , Serial Number: CH2-0195-1277, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 09/25/2007
Registrant (Co-Owned): Brandi Forbes, 180 Sugar Mountain 1 Rd, Newland, NC 28657, Other Owners: Roy B Jr Smith
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 02/14/1975 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 590R , Serial Number: 28-21327, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/16/1965
Registrant (Individual): Avery A Barrier, 7454 Dogwood Knob Rd, Newland, NC 28657
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 60
- Hazardous Condition: 62
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Newland, NC
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