Prospect, Tennessee

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Population (year 2000): 1,846

Males: 925	(50.1%)
Females: 921	(49.9%)

Loudon County

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 38477

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,100 (it was $32,917 in 2000)

Prospect	$32,100
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,200 (it was $72,500 in 2000)

Prospect	$74,200
Tennessee:	$114,000

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Races in Prospect:

White Non-Hispanic (87.0%)
Black (11.5%)
American Indian (11.5%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 62.1 square miles.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Prospect

High school or higher: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prospect CCD

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 65.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 6.6%
Divorced: 7.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.1%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Prospect, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Prospect to the number of sex offenders is 1846 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Prospect:	0.7% ($505)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (32.5 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (78.5 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (471.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Elkton, TN (8.4 miles ), Elkmont, AL (8.7 miles ), Lester, AL (9.9 miles) , Pulaski, TN (10.2 miles ), Minor Hill, TN (10.4 miles ), Ardmore, TN (12.0 miles ), Salem, AL (12.1 miles ), Ardmore, AL (12.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.05 N, Longitude: 87.02 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Wood products (6%)
Food (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (10%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Prospect-area historical tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Prospect place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 26.7 miles away from the place center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Prospect:

HILLSIDE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PULASKI, TN)
ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ATHENS, AL)
CROCKETT HOSPTIAL (about 29 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Prospect, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prospect:

HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 34 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 46 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
SMYRNA (about 75 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Prospect:

ABERNATHY FIELD (about 8 miles; PULASKI, TN; ID: GZS)
ARDMORE (about 11 miles; ARDMORE, AL; ID: 1M3)
LAWRENCEBURG-LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 21 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; ID: 2M2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prospect:

JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 34 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 47 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 50 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)

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Churches in Prospect include: Cedar Grove Church (A), Chestnut Grove Church (B), Prospect United Methodist Church (C), Poplar Hill Church (D), Phoenix Chapel (E), Fiducia Church (F), New Zion Church (G), Hanna Church (H), Antioch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Polar Hill Cemetery (1), Shores Cemetery (2), Beasley Cemetery (3), Neely Cemetery (4), Nelson Cemetery (5), Whitfield Cemetery (6), Potts Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gilbert Branch (A), Jenkins Creek (B), Hazelwood Branch (C), Westmoreland Branch (D), Hanna Branch (E), Scott Branch (F), Reed Branch (G), Donahue Branch (H), Potts Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Prospect Post Office (A), Prospect Station Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.7%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	10.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Prospect compared to Tennessee state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above 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 below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Loudon County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

9.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.16%
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	2.16% ($53,489 average AGI)
from Blount County, TN	0.74% ($37,552)
from Monroe County, TN	0.69% ($31,310)

7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,283 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
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	1.84% ($42,500 average AGI)
to Blount County, TN	1.04% ($38,216)
to Monroe County, TN	0.83% ($30,241)

Strongest AM radio stations in Prospect:

WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WSLV (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ARDMORE, TN; Owner: B & E BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prospect:

WKSR-FM (98.3 FM; PULASKI, TN; Owner: PULASKI BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WEUZ (92.1 FM; MINOR HILL, TN; Owner: BROADCAST ONE, INC.)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLLX (97.5 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Owner: ROGER WRIGHT DBA PROSPECT COMMUNICATIONS)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WAYH (88.1 FM; HARVEST, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYFD (91.7 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W265AQ (100.9 FM; PULASKI, TN; Owner: WILLIAM S. GEORGE)
W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
W251AC (98.1 FM; CHAPSHAW, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Prospect:

WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)

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