Shady Valley, Tennessee

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Population in July 2007: 1,159.

Males: 568	(49.1%)
Females: 591	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	45.6 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 37688

Estimated median household income in 2008: $28,285 (it was $22,659 in 2000)

Shady Valley:	$28,285
Tennessee:	$43,614

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $16,401

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $112,005 (it was $70,100 in 2000)

Shady Valley:	$112,005
Tennessee:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $182,934; Detached houses: $213,068; Mobile homes: $33,958

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Races in Shady Valley:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Shady Valley: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2790 feet

Land area: 54.2 square miles.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Shady Valley

High school or higher: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
Unemployed: 11.9%
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shady Valley CCD

Never married: 15.8%
Now married: 63.5%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 10.2%
Divorced: 10.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.9%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Shady Valley, Tennessee in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Shady Valley to the number of sex offenders is 580 to 1.

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

Shady Valley:	0.6% ($435)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (28.7 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (109.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (438.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Holston Valley, TN (2.6 miles ), Mountain City, TN (2.8 miles ), Butler, TN (2.9 miles ), Damascus, VA (3.2 miles ), Neva, TN (3.5 miles ), Abingdon, VA (3.6 miles ), Stony Creek, TN (3.7 miles ), Bristol, VA (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 36.53 N, Longitude: 81.92 W

Area code: 423

Shady Valley household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Accommodation and food services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Construction (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Machinery (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Woodworkers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)

Shady Valley-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Shady Valley place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 tornado 33.0 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Shady Valley-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.5 miles away from Shady Valley center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 45.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from Shady Valley center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from Shady Valley center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Shady Valley:

JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 8 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-TRICITIES (about 15 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ABINGDON, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Shady Valley, TN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shady Valley:

APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 65 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 74 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)

Public elementary/middle school in Shady Valley:

Shady Valley Elementary (Students: 69; Location: 423 Highway 133; Grades: KG-6)

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Notable location: Abingdon Gap Appalachian Trail Shelter (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Shady Valley include: Shady Valley Church (A), Rock Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wood Cemetery (1), Cole Cemetery (2), Blevins Cemetery (3), Gentry Cemetery (4), Price Cemetery (5), Scott Cemetery (6), Phillipps Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brickyard Branch (A), Rutter Branch (B), Locust Knob Branch (C), Gentry Branch (D), Low Gap Branch (E), Johnson Blevins Branch (F), Jim Wright Branch (G), Maple Branch (H), Marshall Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Shady Valley: Backbone Rock Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Shady Valley and their reported violations in the past:

SHADY VALLEY GENERAL STORE & MUSEUM (Population served: 30, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

6 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

SHADY VALLEY COUNTRY STORE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

8 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

S & S GENERAL STORE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In JUL-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-30-2002)

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In JUN-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2002)

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In MAY-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2002)

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In APR-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-31-2002)

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In MAR-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-2002)

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In FEB-2002. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-28-2002), St Public Notif requested (APR-01-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-01-2002)

14 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

14 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.6%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.6%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	15.2%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	7.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shady Valley, TN

Shady Valley compared to Tennessee state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above 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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Johnson County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Electricity (32%) Wood (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)

Religion statistics for Shady Valley

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.38%

Here		54.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents	62.9%	10.1%	8.5%	5.7%	4.1%
Congregations	36.5%	15.4%	13.5%	11.5%	1.9%

Name	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	2.4%	1.5%	1.2%	1.2%	2.5%
Congregations	3.8%	5.8%	1.9%	1.9%	7.7%

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.

4.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.88%
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 Watauga County, NC	0.69% ($29,757 average AGI)
from Carter County, TN	0.36% ($29,368)
from Sullivan County, TN	0.22% ($20,667)

5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
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 Carter County, TN	0.84% ($24,489 average AGI)
to Washington County, TN	0.62% ($31,242)
to Watauga County, NC	0.45% ($19,583)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shady Valley:

WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WMCT (1390 AM; 1 kW; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN; Owner: JOHNSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO,INC)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shady Valley:

WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFHG-FM (92.7 FM; ABINGDON, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
WXLZ-FM (107.3 FM; LEBANON, VA; Owner: YEARY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Shady Valley:

WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WOPI-CA (Channel 9; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKPT-TV (Channel 19; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJHL-TV (Channel 11; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAPK-CA (Channel 36; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Shady Valley fatal accident list:
Apr 19, 1987 04:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 6, 1982 09:00 AM, S034010019, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 30, 1982 10:05 AM, S133010036, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, 11441 Hwy 421 North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 36.356056 Lon: -81.924611, Call Sign: WQEZ914
Assigned Frequencies : 72.1400 MHz
Grant Date: 05/30/2006, Expiration Date: 05/30/2016, Certifier: Robert Sutherland
Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc, N3211 County Rd H, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 248-3000, Fax: (262) 248-0061

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KF4EIH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/01/1996, Expiration Date: 10/27/2005, Cancelation Date: 10/30/2007
Registrant: Thomas A Robinson, Rr 1 Box 110, Shady Valley, TN 37688
Call Sign: KF4JNR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01292190
Grant Date: 06/09/2007, Expiration Date: 05/06/2016, Certifier: Tony A Wallace
Registrant: Tony A Wallace, 318 Cretsinger Road, Shady Valley, TN 37688

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: DESTINY FUSION (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 75339 , Serial Number: 0008, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 12/21/2007
Registrant (Individual): Charles M Mcqueen, 176 Mcqueen Rd, Shady Valley, TN 37688
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 02/17/2004, Exported to: Latvia

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 11
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Shady Valley

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Shady Valley on our top lists:

#96 (37688) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scottish first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"

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