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Skaggston, TN mapPopulation (year 2000): 3,894
Males: 1,880  (48.3%)
Females: 2,014  (51.7%)

Knox County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,900 (it was $30,206 in 2000)
Skaggston  $33,900
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,900 (it was $73,700 in 2000)
Skaggston  $94,900
Tennessee:  $114,000

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Races in Skaggston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Black (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1020 feet

Land area: 21.2 square miles.

Population density: 184 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Skaggston

  • High school or higher: 62.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Skaggston CCD

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Skaggston:  0.6% ($429)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Skaggston satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (15.9 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (144.0 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (481.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mascot, TN (1.6 miles ), Corryton, TN (4.3 miles ), Blaine, TN (5.3 miles ), Plainview, TN (7.3 miles ), Gibbs, TN (8.0 miles ), Strawberry Plains, TN (8.0 miles ), Luttrell, TN (8.1 miles ), Maynardville, TN (11.9 miles ).

Latitude: 36.09 N, Longitude: 83.74 W


2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 865



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


Skaggston-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.7 miles away from the Skaggston place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 tornado 29.3 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Skaggston:
  • BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF EAST TENNESSEE (about 11 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-N KNOXVILLE (about 14 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • ST MARYS MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Skaggston:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 26 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 95 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 97 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Skaggston:
  • KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (about 13 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: DKX)
  • POWELL (about 19 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: 9A2)
  • GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (about 23 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN; ID: GKT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Skaggston:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 17 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 18 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)

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Notable location: House Mountain Substation (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Skaggston include: Clear Springs Church (A), Saint James Church (B), Roseberry Church (C), Rising Sun Church (D), Gilead Church (E), Green Acres Church (F), New Antioch Church (G), Hopewell Church (H), Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Shipe Cemetery (1), Strong Cemetery (2), Carter Cemetery (3), Crawford Cemetery (4), Croft Cemetery (5), Hopewell Cemetery (6), Howell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brice Branch (A), Hogskin Branch (B), Molly Branch (C), Nicely Branch (D), Strong Creek (E), Roseberry Creek (F), Flat Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Skaggston include: Mascot Park (1), Skaggston Community Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  59.3%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  12.0%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Skaggston compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below 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.
  • 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 Knox County Tennessee:




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7.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,537 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.78%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($318 average AGI)
Knox County:  0.18%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Blount County, TN  0.54% ($33,928 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TN  0.46% ($38,341)
from Sevier County, TN  0.33% ($31,249)


6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,473 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.38%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($250 average AGI)
Knox County:  0.06%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Blount County, TN  0.56% ($44,279 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TN  0.44% ($37,582)
to Sevier County, TN  0.27% ($34,292)


Strongest AM radio stations in Skaggston:
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WMEN (760 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THOMAS MOFFIT JR.)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSEV (930 AM; 5 kW; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMTN (1300 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN)
  • WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Skaggston:
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEZG (99.3 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJBZ-FM (96.3 FM; SEYMOUR, TN; Owner: SEYMOUR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WKHT (104.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
  • WYFC (95.3 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYIL-FM (98.7 FM; OLIVER SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Skaggston:
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
  • WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WVLR (Channel 48; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJZC-LP (Channel 22; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WFEM-LP (Channel 12; HEISKELL, ETC., TN; Owner: H. EARL MARLAR)

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