Oliver Springs, Tennessee

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Population in July 2007: 3,312. Population change since 2000: -0.3%

Males: 1,542	(46.6%)
Females: 1,770	(53.4%)

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 37840.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,575 (it was $32,620 in 2000)

Oliver Springs:	$37,575
Tennessee:	$42,367

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,126 (it was $67,700 in 2000)

Oliver Springs:	$99,126
Tennessee:	$130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $103,780; Detached houses: $107,698; Townhouses or other attached units: $82,984; Mobile homes: $41,346
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Races in Oliver Springs:

White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
Black (3.5%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Oliver Springs: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (29.9%), Irish (13.6%), English (9.1%), German (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), Polish (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1903

Elevation: 785 feet

Land area: 5.15 square miles.

Population density: 644 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oliver Springs

High school or higher: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oliver Springs town

Never married: 22.9%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 14.5%

24 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Oliver Springs, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oliver Springs to the number of sex offenders is 828 to 1.

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

Oliver Springs:	0.9% ($591)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (27.5 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (138.2 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (462.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Walden Ridge, TN (3.4 miles ), Oak Ridge, TN (4.9 miles ), Coalfield, TN (6.9 miles ), New River, TN (8.8 miles ), Hardin Valley, TN (13.4 miles ), Clinton, TN (15.0 miles ), Oakdale, TN (15.6 miles ), Farragut, TN (15.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $56,900
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $69,400
1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $54,700
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $59,200
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $59,200
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $59,200
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $59,200
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $59,200
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $92,500
2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $103,800
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $103,800
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $103,800

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Latitude: 36.04 N, Longitude: 84.34 W

Area code: 865

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Population change in the 1990s: -164 (-4.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (23%)
Public administration (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Health care (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)

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Crime in Oliver Springs by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	30.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	3	2	2	3
per 100,000	0.0	29.7	90.6	60.3	60.2	90.4
Assaults	14	8	5	5	6	7
per 100,000	420.2	237.7	150.9	150.7	180.5	211.0
Burglaries	24	26	23	18	12	26
per 100,000	720.3	772.4	694.2	542.7	361.0	783.8
Thefts	80	67	74	71	75	107
per 100,000	2401.0	1990.5	2233.6	2140.5	2256.3	3225.8
Auto thefts	3	2	7	13	11	15
per 100,000	90.0	59.4	211.3	391.9	330.9	452.2
Arson	0	1	2	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	29.7	60.4	0.0	0.0	30.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	237.7	194.9	236.3	203.2	196.1	289.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.32
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Oliver Springs, Tennessee

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Oliver Springs-area historical tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Oliver Springs town center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/10/2002, a category 3 tornado 7.8 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 28 people and caused $970,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Oliver Springs:

RIDGEVIEW PSYCHIATRIC HOSP AND CENTER (about 7 miles; OAK RIDGE, TN)
METHODIST MED CENTER OF OAK RIDGE (about 11 miles; OAK RIDGE, TN)
ROANE MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; HARRIMAN, TN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oliver Springs:

MC GHEE TYSON (about 30 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
LOVELL FIELD (about 92 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 129 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oliver Springs:

POWELL (about 24 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: 9A2)
CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 25 miles; JACKSBORO, TN; ID: JAU)
ROCKWOOD MUNI (about 26 miles; ROCKWOOD, TN; ID: RKW)

Local government website: WWW.OLIVERSPRINGSCITY.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oliver Springs:

ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 27 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 60 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
LEE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)

Public high school in Oliver Springs:

Oliver Springs High School (Students: 519; Location: 419 Kingston Avenue; Grades: 9-12)

Private high school in Oliver Springs:

FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 72; Location: 864 POPLAR CREEK RD; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Oliver Springs:

Oliver Springs Elementary (Students: 637; Location: 317 Roane Street; Grades: KG-8)
Norwood Elementary (Students: 275; Location: 809 E Tri- County Boulevard; Grades: KG-5)
Petros Joyner Elementary (Students: 256; Location: 125 Petros Joyner School Road; Grades: KG-8)
Norwood Middle School (Students: 206; Location: 805 E Tri- County Boulevard; Grades: 6-8)

Private elementary/middle school in Oliver Springs:

MT PISGAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 119; Location: 107 OLD HEN VALLEY RD; Grades: PK - 10)

Library in Oliver Springs:

OLIVER SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $40,254; Location: 610 WALKER AVENUE.; 3,872 books; 118 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Oliver Springs include: Oliver Springs First Baptist Church (A), Kellytown Baptist Church (B), Mineral Spring Church (C), Beech Park Baptist Church (D), Little Leaf Church (E), Tuppertown Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Duggans Cemetery (1), Oliver Springs Cemetery (2), Butler Cemetery (3), Carter Cemetery (4), Mineral Spring Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Little Cow Creek (A), Middle Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Court: Oliver Springs City - City Court (906 East Tri County Boulevard).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Oliver Springs and their reported violations in the past:

OLIVER SPRINGS WATER BOARD (Population served: 5138, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2001. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-30-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-30-2001), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2001)

HELTON ESTATES MOBILE HOME PK (Population served: 82, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.0%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	15.1%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oliver Springs, TN

Oliver Springs compared to Tennessee state average:

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Median house value 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 below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Oliver Springs (2007 data):

Regions Bank: Oliver Springs Branch at 727 Main Street, branch established on 1980-12-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Citizens First Bank: Oliver Springs Branch at 105 Gail Lane, branch established on 1997-03-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.6 mil, Deposits: $96.8 mil, headquarters in Wartburg, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Cfb Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Roane County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries	1	$1,776	$21,312	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$4,779	$28,674	1	$1,019
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$1,284
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,183
Police Protection - Officers	12	$29,621	$29,621	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$7,582	$22,746	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		20	$1,174
Streets and Highways	4	$8,304	$24,912	0	$0
Health	1	$1,683	$20,196	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	3	$5,399	$21,596	0	$0
Sewerage	6	$12,428	$24,856	0	$0
Water Supply	5	$11,245	$26,988	0	$0
Totals for Government	38	$82,818	$26,153	29	$4,659

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
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 Knox County, TN	1.01% ($41,057 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TN	0.75% ($33,895)
from Morgan County, TN	0.61% ($27,759)

6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,557 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.12%
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 Knox County, TN	1.31% ($41,167 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TN	0.86% ($30,043)
to Morgan County, TN	0.39% ($31,568)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oliver Springs:

WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
WMTY (670 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FARRAGUT, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WECO (940 AM; 5 kW; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY B/CASTING CO.)
WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WLIL (730 AM; 1 kW; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WYSH (1380 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CLINTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oliver Springs:

WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WBZH (92.7 FM; HARRIMAN, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WMYU (93.1 FM; KARNS, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WECO-FM (101.3 FM; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNFZ (94.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: JOHN W. PIRKLE)
WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKZX-FM (93.5 FM; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WYFC (95.3 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WKTS (90.1 FM; KINGSTON, TN; Owner: THE KINGSTON CENTURY CLUB INC.)
WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WYIL-FM (98.7 FM; OLIVER SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WKVL-FM (105.3 FM; LOUDON, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Oliver Springs:

WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WFEM-LP (Channel 12; HEISKELL, ETC., TN; Owner: H. EARL MARLAR)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Oliver Springs, Tennessee:

Fatal accident count: 10
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
Fatalities: 10
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Tennessee average:

Fatal accident count: 112
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 177
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
Fatalities: 123
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 286
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

See more detailed statistics of Oliver Springs fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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