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Plateau of the Barrens, TN mapPopulation (year 2000): 3,085
Males: 1,512  (49.0%)
Females: 1,573  (51.0%)

Carter County

Median resident age:  35.2 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,900 (it was $33,804 in 2000)
Plateau of the Barrens  $32,900
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,900 (it was $88,800 in 2000)
Plateau of the Barrens  $90,900
Tennessee:  $114,000

Plateau of the Barrens, TN residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Plateau of the Barrens:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2640 feet

Land area: 55.4 square miles.

Population density: 56 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Plateau of the Barrens

  • High school or higher: 68.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plateau of the Barrens CCD

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 70.0%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Plateau of the Barrens:  0.5% ($473)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Plateau of the Barrens satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Murfreesboro, TN (27.4 miles , pop. 68,816).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (59.3 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (439.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: South Cannon, TN (7.2 miles ), Centertown, TN (7.4 miles ), Woodbury, TN (8.7 miles ), Morrison, TN (10.4 miles ), Summitville, TN (10.9 miles ), North Cannon, TN (12.6 miles ), Beech Grove, TN (14.2 miles ), Kittrell, TN (16.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.71 N, Longitude: 86.03 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


Plateau of the Barrens-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Plateau of the Barrens place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 1/24/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.7 miles away from the place center injured 18 people and caused $5 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Plateau of the Barrens:
  • STONES RIVER HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WOODBURY, TN)
  • COFFEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MANCHESTER, TN)
  • MEDICAL CENTER OF MANCHESTER (about 15 miles; MANCHESTER, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plateau of the Barrens:
  • SMYRNA (about 40 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
  • NASHVILLE INTL (about 53 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: BNA)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 74 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plateau of the Barrens:
  • WARREN COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; MC MINNVILLE, TN; ID: RNC)
  • SMITHVILLE MUNI (about 25 miles; SMITHVILLE, TN; ID: 0A3)
  • MURFREESBORO MUNI (about 26 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; ID: MBT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plateau of the Barrens:
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)

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Churches in Plateau of the Barrens include: Smith Grove Church (A), Simmons Chapel (B), Red Hill Church (C), Pleasant View Baptist Church (D), Plainview Baptist Church (E), Amity Church (F), Midway Church (G), McMahan Church (H), Bluewing Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Liberty Cemetery (1), Tucker Cemetery (2), Tolbert Cemetery (3), Campbell Cemetery (4), Lorance Cemetery (5), Smithson Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Anne (A), Lake Ann (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Log Branch (A), Josh Creek (B), Crane Branch (C), McMahan Creek (D), Hayes Creek (E), Cooper Branch (F), Duke Creek (G), Redman Branch (H), Porter Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.1%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.3%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.8%

Plateau of the Barrens compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Carter County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



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 Plateau of the Barrens:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMSR (1320 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WMGC (810 AM; 5 kW; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: RADIO 810 NASHVILLE, LIMITED)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBRY (1540 AM; 1 kW; WOODBURY, TN; Owner: DASAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plateau of the Barrens:
  • WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBOZ (104.9 FM; WOODBURY, TN; Owner: REACH SATELLITE NETWORK)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
  • WTRZ-FM (103.9 FM; MCMINNVILLE, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSGM (104.7 FM; COALMONT, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WFTZ (101.5 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: PHASE TWO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTML (91.5 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Plateau of the Barrens:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WHTN (Channel 39; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)

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