Shelby Forest, Tennessee

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Population (year 2000): 8,213

Males: 4,021	(49.0%)
Females: 4,192	(51.0%)

Bedford County

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,500 (it was $43,592 in 2000)

Shelby Forest	$42,500
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $91,200 (it was $89,100 in 2000)

Shelby Forest	$91,200
Tennessee:	$114,000

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Races in Shelby Forest:

White Non-Hispanic (62.9%)
Black (34.9%)
American Indian (34.9%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (1.3%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 765 feet

Land area: 82.7 square miles.

Population density: 99 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Shelby Forest

High school or higher: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shelby Forest CCD

Never married: 26.4%
Now married: 59.0%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 9.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.3%
Tennessee:	2.8%

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

Shelby Forest:	0.9% ($776)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (13.1 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (480.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Millington, TN (9.2 miles ), Drummonds, TN (12.2 miles ), Memphis, TN (13.1 miles ), Sunset, AR (13.1 miles ), Marion, AR (13.4 miles ), Jericho, AR (13.6 miles) , Bartlett, TN (13.9 miles ), West Memphis, AR (14.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.30 N, Longitude: 90.03 W

36 people in halfway houses
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 901

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Public administration (9%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Chemicals (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Construction (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Shelby Forest-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 128% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Shelby Forest place center killed 4 people and injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/14/1987, a category 3 tornado 8.4 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 121 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Shelby Forest:

MEMPHIS MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 8 miles; MEMPHIS, TN)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP NORTH (about 10 miles; MEMPHIS, TN)
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSP (about 11 miles; MEMPHIS, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shelby Forest:

MILLINGTON MUNI (about 12 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: NQA)
MEMPHIS INTL (about 19 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 72 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID: UOX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shelby Forest:

GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN (about 7 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: M01)
CHARLES W. BAKER (about 9 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: 2M8)
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI (about 19 miles; WEST MEMPHIS, AR; ID: AWM)

Amtrak station near Shelby Forest:

12 miles: MEMPHIS (545 S. MAIN ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shelby Forest:

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 8 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 8 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 8 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 15 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 59 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)

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Notable locations in Shelby Forest: Walts Landing (A), Island Number Forty Landing (B), Pleasant View Landing (C), Bateman Landing (D), Camp Haiyaka (E), Dogwood Ridge Campground (F), Foot of Island Forty Landing (G), Howards Landing (H), Bullpen Landing (I), Elliots Landing (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shelby Forest include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Saint Matthews Church (B), Pleasant Chapel (C), Embury Church (D), Oaklawn Church (E), New Hope Church (F), New Bethel Church (G), Mount Vernon Church (H), Mount Pisgah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Benjestown Cemetery (1), West Union Cemetery (2), Noblin Cemetery (3), Saint Pauls Cemetery (4), Saint Paul Cemetery (5), Saint Matthew Cemetery (6), Mount Pisgah Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Eagle Lake (A), Robertson Lake (B), Mosquito Lake (C), Round Pond (D), Grassy Lake (E), Piersol Lake (F), Island Forty Chute (G), Marie Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Slough (A), Jakes Creek (B), Big Creek (C), Brinkley Bayou (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Shelby Forest: Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.1%
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: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	18.3%
Whole state:	13.5%

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

This place:	10.3%
Whole state:	5.8%

Shelby Forest compared to Tennessee state average:

Median house value 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 below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age 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 Bedford County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,134 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.29%
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 Rutherford County, TN	1.82% ($39,943 average AGI)
from Coffee County, TN	0.69% ($25,240)
from Davidson County, TN	0.42% ($31,393)

6.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
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 Rutherford County, TN	1.40% ($31,831 average AGI)
to Coffee County, TN	0.74% ($24,009)
to Davidson County, TN	0.42% ($26,525)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shelby Forest:

WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WMC (790 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WLRM (1380 AM; 3 kW; MILLINGTON, TN; Owner: WORLD OVERCOMERS OUTREACH MINISTRIES)
WBBP (1480 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN)
KSUD (730 AM; 1 kW; WEST MEMPHIS, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shelby Forest:

WHRK (97.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
WMC-FM (99.7 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WSRR-FM (98.1 FM; MILLINGTON, TN; Owner: KOOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGKX (105.9 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: KIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRVR-FM (104.5 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WEGR (102.7 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXHT (107.1 FM; MARION, AR; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KJMS (101.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKNO-FM (91.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION)
WHAL-FM (95.7 FM; OLIVE BRANCH, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMFS (92.9 FM; BARTLETT, TN; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WUMR (91.7 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS)
WQOX (88.5 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS)
WEVL (89.9 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATION VOLUNTEERS, INC.)
WMBZ (94.1 FM; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WMPS (107.5 FM; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KKLV (94.7 FM; TURRELL, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Shelby Forest:

W67CV (Channel 67; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
WJRJ-LP (Channel 59; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WREG-TV (Channel 3; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WMC-TV (Channel 5; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WHBQ-TV (Channel 13; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WPXX-TV (Channel 50; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLMT (Channel 30; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTY-TV (Channel 24; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKNO (Channel 10; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION)
WBXP-CA (Channel 44; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
W42BY (Channel 42; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC,)
W57CG (Channel 57; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
W61BP (Channel 61; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: JIMMY BOYD)
KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
WBUY (Channel 40; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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