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Henry County

Population in July 2007: 672. Population change since 2000: +0.4%
 

Males: 322  (48.0%)
Females: 350  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  41.0 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 38251.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,687 (it was $28,750 in 2000)
Puryear:  $34,687
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,392 (it was $55,300 in 2000)
Puryear:  $83,392
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,971; Detached houses: $97,053; Townhouses or other attached units: $164,992; Mobile homes: $35,917
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Races in Puryear:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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

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Ancestries: United States (21.9%), German (9.9%), English (9.7%), Irish (8.2%), Scottish (2.5%), Dutch (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1909

Elevation: 608 feet

Land area: 0.91 square miles.

Population density: 735 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Puryear

  • High school or higher: 66.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Puryear city

  • Never married: 14.7%
  • Now married: 64.4%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

15 residents are foreign born (1.0% North America, 0.6% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This city:  2.2%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Puryear, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Puryear to the number of sex offenders is 224 to 1.

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

Puryear:  0.7% ($363)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Puryear satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (54.8 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (89.7 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (374.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hazel, KY (2.0 miles ), Cottage Grove, TN (3.1 miles) , Paris, TN (3.2 miles ), Buchanan-Elkhorn, TN (3.4 miles ), Murray, KY (3.4 miles ), New Concord, KY (3.7 miles ), Palmersville, TN (3.9 miles ), Sedalia, KY (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.44 N, Longitude: 88.33 W

Area code: 731

Puryear household income distribution Puryear home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -358 (-34.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)



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Crime in Puryear by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000110
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0147.5147.30.0
Assaults 0100102
    per 100,000 0.0147.10.00.0147.50.0295.0
Burglaries 0001124
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0147.9147.5294.6590.0
Thefts N/A132112612
    per 100,000 N/A147.1445.1295.91622.43829.21769.9
Auto thefts 0001100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0147.9147.50.00.0
Arson 0100000
    per 100,000 0.0147.10.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) N/A35.317.834.0160.8218.0171.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.98
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Puryear, Tennessee

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Puryear-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 114% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Puryear city center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 tornado 18.8 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Puryear topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Puryear:
  • HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; PARIS, TN)
  • MURRAY-CALLOWAY CO HOSP (about 13 miles; MURRAY, KY)
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCKENZIE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MC KENZIE, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Puryear, TN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Puryear:
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 26 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 85 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
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Church in Puryear: Puryear First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.3%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  10.8%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Puryear, TN


23 people in nursing homes


Puryear compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Puryear (2009 data):
  • Security Bank and Trust Company: Farmers Branch at 110 South Front Street, branch established on 1907-07-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $150.6 mil, Deposits: $132.6 mil, headquarters in Paris, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Security Bancshares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



Puryear travel time to work


Puryear mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Puryear

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristCatholic ChurchCommunity Church of Christ
Adherents63.5%12.8%9.2%4.8%2.1%
Congregations36.7%22.2%20.0%1.1%2.2%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Lutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents1.1%1.1%0.9%0.8%3.8%
Congregations1.1%1.1%1.1%1.1%13.3%
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.


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 1$3,100$37,2000$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 4$600
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,330$25,9800$0
Streets and Highways 1$1,800$21,6000$0
Sewerage 1$2,530$30,3600$0
Totals for Government 5$11,760$28,2244$600



Puryear government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $67,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $69,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    Police Protection: $58,000
    Financial Administration: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $405,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $138,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $405,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $138,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $481,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $62,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $55,000
    Highways: $20,000
  • Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $70,000
    Property: $26,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $65,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.95%
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 Carroll County, TN  0.56% ($24,730 average AGI)
from Benton County, TN  0.50% ($26,474)
from Calloway County, KY  0.45% ($25,922)


5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.99%
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 Calloway County, KY  0.52% ($21,207 average AGI)
to Carroll County, TN  0.45% ($22,380)
to Benton County, TN  0.43% ($25,250)


Strongest AM radio stations in Puryear:
  • WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
  • WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WTPR (710 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WNBS (1340 AM; 1 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Puryear:
  • WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLZK (94.1 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD BRD/CST INC OF TN)
  • WAKQ (105.5 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WTPR-FM (101.5 FM; MCKINNON, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WMUF-FM (104.7 FM; HENRY, TN; Owner: BENTON WEATHERFORD B/C INC OF TN)
  • WCVQ (107.9 FM; FORT CAMPBELL, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WCDZ (95.1 FM; DRESDEN, TN; Owner: THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
  • WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WAJJ (89.3 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: HEARTLAND MINSTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Puryear:
  • WQTV-LP (Channel 24; MURRAY, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)


Puryear fatal accident list:
Jan 17, 1995 01:40 AM, Sr54, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 26, 1979 01:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • James G Stokes, 2.4 Km Sse, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L01131215
    Registrant: West Kentucky Networks, Inc., 237 North 8th Street, Mayfield, KY 42066, Phone: (270) 674-1000
  • Stephanie I Jones, Hwy 641 & 890 @ Hazel, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m
    Registrant: 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 36.492333 Lon: -88.382583, Call Sign: WQJE785
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.945 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/13/2008, Expiration Date: 08/13/2018, Certifier: Charles M Craig
    Registrant: Fit, 1565 Oak Street, Eugene, OR 97401, Phone: (541) 485-8441, Fax: (541) 485-7556, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • PURYEAR, 1.5 Mi Sse Of, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WPNG632
    Assigned Frequencies : 6715.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/03/1997, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 02/13/1998
    Registrant: Phone: (202) 857-3500

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Puryear)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4
  • Aircraft: CESSNA LC41-550FG (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 33HE , Serial Number: 411109, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 11/07/2008
    Registrant (Corporation): Heartland Equipment Inc, 2874 State Line Rd, Puryear, TN 38251
  • 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: 7203F , Serial Number: 28-25111, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1968
    Registrant (Individual): Grant M Laird, Po Box 277, Puryear, TN 38251
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-30 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 139 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7396Y , Serial Number: 30-454, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 05/25/1964
    Registrant (Individual): Charles M Allen, 997 Puryear Crossland Rd, Puryear, TN 38251
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 170A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 9186A , Serial Number: 18947, Year manufactured: 1949, Airworthiness Date: 02/10/1969
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Michael Scales, 5026 Jones Mill Crossland Rd, Puryear, TN 38251, Other Owners: Erica Scales


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 16

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