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Rock Creek, TN mapPopulation (year 2000): 4,607
Males: 2,317  (50.3%)
Females: 2,290  (49.7%)

Unicoi County

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,800 (it was $43,899 in 2000)
Rock Creek  $42,800
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,000 (it was $87,900 in 2000)
Rock Creek  $90,000
Tennessee:  $114,000

Rock Creek, TN residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Rock Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
  • Black (5.1%)
  • American Indian (5.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1710 feet

Land area: 97.8 square miles.

Population density: 47 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rock Creek

  • High school or higher: 73.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Creek CCD

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Rock Creek:  0.7% ($580)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Rock Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Murfreesboro, TN (32.9 miles , pop. 68,816).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (43.9 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (441.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lewisburg, TN (6.5 miles ), Chapel Hill, TN (7.8 miles ), Bedford, TN (11.5 miles ), Fountain Heights, TN (13.3 miles ), Unionville, TN (13.4 miles ), Cornersville, TN (13.5 miles ), Lower Rutherford Creek, TN (15.2 miles ), Petersburg, TN (15.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.52 N, Longitude: 86.73 W


7 people in homes for the mentally retarded



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Machinery (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


Rock Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 125% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 11.7 miles away from the Rock Creek place center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.

On 1/24/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.0 miles away from the place center injured 18 people and caused $5 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Creek:
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; LEWISBURG, TN)
  • BEDFORD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
  • MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; COLUMBIA, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock Creek:
  • SMYRNA (about 37 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
  • NASHVILLE INTL (about 42 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: BNA)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 62 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock Creek:
  • ELLINGTON (about 5 miles; LEWISBURG, TN; ID: LUG)
  • PUCKETT (about 15 miles; EAGLEVILLE, TN; ID: 50M)
  • BOMAR FIELD-SHELBYVILLE MUNI (about 21 miles; SHELBYVILLE, TN; ID: SYI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Creek:
  • COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 45 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)

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Notable location: Lewisburg Pumping Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rock Creek include: Cedar Grove Church (A), Smyrna Baptist Church (B), Rocky Point Church (C), New Hebron Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Mount Lebanon Church (F), Mount Carmel Church (G), Higgs Chapel (H), Berea Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clay Hill Cemetery (1), Wilhoite Cemetery (2), Whitsell Cemetery (3), Berea Cemetery (4), Liggett Cemetery (5), Bethbirei Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Branch (A), Big Rock Creek (B), Rich Creek (C), Belfast Creek (D), Rice Branch (E), Wilson Creek (F), East Rock Creek (G), Wright Branch (H), Snake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Rock Creek: Henry Horton State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Belfast Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.4%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Rock Creek compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Unicoi County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,583 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.18%
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  2.24% ($27,014 average AGI)
from Carter County, TN  0.89% ($33,545)
from Greene County, TN  0.21% ($17,769)


6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.34%
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  2.44% ($28,480 average AGI)
to Carter County, TN  0.81% ($32,380)
to Sullivan County, TN  0.39% ($31,958)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rock Creek:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJJM (1490 AM; 1 kW; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER EXECUTRIX)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WAXO (1220 AM; 1 kW; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARSHALL COUNTY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WMCP (1280 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: MAURY COUNTY BOOSTERS CORP.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WLIJ (1580 AM; 5 kW; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
  • WMGC (810 AM; 5 kW; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: RADIO 810 NASHVILLE, LIMITED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rock Creek:
  • WFCM-FM (91.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
  • WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W263AE (100.5 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: WEATHER RADAR ASSOCIATES)
  • WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WJJM-FM (94.3 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER, EXECUTRIX)
  • WJJM (1490.0 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER EXECUTRIX)
  • WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)
  • WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WKOM (101.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENN. BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Rock Creek:
  • WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
  • WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)

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