South Carthage, Tennessee

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Smith County

Population in July 2009: 1,353. Population change since 2000: +3.9%

Males: 625	(46.2%)
Females: 728	(53.8%)

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 37030.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $36,116 (it was $30,592 in 2000)

South Carthage:	$36,116
Tennessee:	$43,614

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $17,862

South Carthage town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $130,219 (it was $84,100 in 2000)

South Carthage:	$130,219
Tennessee:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $139,860; Detached houses: $141,306; In 2-unit structures: $125,903; Mobile homes: $37,500; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000

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White alone - 1,230 (94.5%)
Black alone - 32 (2.5%)
Two or more races - 18 (1.4%)
Hispanic - 18 (1.4%)
Asian alone - 3 (0.2%)
American alone - 1 (0.08%)

Races in South Carthage detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in South Carthage: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (31.5%), English (8.2%), Irish (8.0%), German (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1963

Elevation: 499 feet

Land area: 2.60 square miles.

Population density: 521 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in South Carthage

High school or higher: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Carthage town

Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 54.6%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 13.7%

24 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

South Carthage:	0.5% ($427)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Murfreesboro, TN (36.3 miles , pop. 68,816).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (45.3 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (397.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Carthage, TN (0.9 miles ), Gordonsville, TN (2.2 miles ), Forks of the River, TN (2.3 miles ), Alexandria, TN (3.5 miles ), Granville, TN (3.7 miles ), Watertown, TN (3.8 miles ), Buffalo Valley, TN (3.9 miles ), Underhill, TN (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $70,000
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $70,000
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $60,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $103,100
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $117,400
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $58,800
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $88,300
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2009: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 36.25 N, Longitude: 85.96 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 615

South Carthage household income distribution

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Crime in South Carthage by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	76.9	152.1
Assaults	4	1	2	2	5	3	1	13
per 100,000	304.4	75.4	151.6	151.9	379.4	224.2	76.9	988.6
Burglaries	8	9	8	6	6	24	13	6
per 100,000	608.8	678.2	606.5	455.6	455.2	1793.7	999.2	456.3
Thefts	32	20	33	32	25	36	40	20
per 100,000	2435.3	1507.2	2501.9	2429.8	1896.8	2690.6	3074.6	1520.9
Auto thefts	1	1	3	1	2	2	0	4
per 100,000	76.1	75.4	227.4	75.9	151.7	149.5	0.0	304.2
Arson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	152.2	75.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	207.0	128.9	191.1	165.5	195.8	290.0	231.4	360.5

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Crime in South Carthage detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2008, including police officers: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.04
Tennessee average:	2.50

Population change in the 1990s: +191 (+17.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (17%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Construction (13%)
Paper (5%)
Health care (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Transportation equipment (15%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

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Average climate in South Carthage, Tennessee

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South Carthage, Tennessee average temperatures

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South Carthage-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 117% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the South Carthage town center killed 10 people and injured 51 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/26/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.3 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near South Carthage:

CARTHAGE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; CARTHAGE, TN)
SMITH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; CARTHAGE, TN)
TROUSDALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; HARTSVILLE, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Carthage:

TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)

User submitted facts and corrections:

New Rivers Worship Center 20 Volunteer Circle Carthage TN 37030 615-735-2248

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Cemetery: Gibbs Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hogan Creek (A), Caney Fork (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Smith County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.1%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	15.2%
Whole state:	13.5%

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

This town:	7.3%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Carthage, TN

South Carthage compared to Tennessee state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

South Carthage mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

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Religion statistics for South Carthage

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.46%

Here		35.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	47.6%	24.0%	9.7%	4.7%	4.1%
Congregations	23.1%	32.7%	13.5%	5.8%	3.8%

Name	Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations	Church of God of Prophecy	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Other
Adherents	3.1%	2.0%	1.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Congregations	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	1.9%	11.5%

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.

Food Environment Statistics

Number of grocery stores: 6

This county:	3.19 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:	1.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

Smith County:	0.53 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:	0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13

This county:	6.92 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:	5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 12

Smith County:	6.38 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:	6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	11.5%
Tennessee:	11.4%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	28.1%
Tennessee:	30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Smith County:	14.0%
State:	13.5%

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
Other Government Administration	3	$5,886	$23,544	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$27,881	$66,914	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		21	$4,080
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,964	$23,784	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$850
Totals for Government	10	$37,731	$45,277	22	$4,930

South Carthage government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,000
Charges - Sewerage: $181,000
Construction - Sewerage: $426,000
Regular Highways: $117,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $238,000
Police Protection: $150,000

Sewerage: $125,000

Regular Highways: $76,000

Solid Waste Management: $44,000

Fire Protection: $20,000
General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $42,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $229,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $657,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $142,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $770,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $29,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $23,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $468,000
Transit Utilities: $36,000

All Other: $14,000

Highways: $3,000
Tax - Property: $100,000
NEC: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $210,000

7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
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 Wilson County, TN	1.80% ($31,085 average AGI)
from Davidson County, TN	0.77% ($27,680)
from Putnam County, TN	0.38% ($22,360)

6.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.93%
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 Wilson County, TN	2.02% ($28,397 average AGI)
to Davidson County, TN	0.48% ($32,677)
to Putnam County, TN	0.48% ($23,806)

Strongest AM radio stations in South Carthage:

WRKM (1350 AM; 1 kW; CARTHAGE, TN; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WMGC (810 AM; 5 kW; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: RADIO 810 NASHVILLE, LIMITED)
WTNK (1090 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, TN; Owner: G & L AIRCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Carthage:

WUCZ (104.1 FM; CARTHAGE, TN; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WGSQ (94.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBXE (93.7 FM; BAXTER, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WANT (98.9 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: BAY-POINTE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
WWOG (90.9 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WLQK (95.9 FM; LIVINGSTON, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
WLCT (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, TN; Owner: LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WFMQ (91.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY)
WGIC (98.5 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W206AJ (89.1 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Carthage:

WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WHTN (Channel 39; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WCTE (Channel 22; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: UPPER CUMBERLAND BROADCAST COUNCIL)

South Carthage fatal accident list:

Feb 18, 1999 02:36 AM, Us-Sr24, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 10, 1996 03:32 AM, Sr24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total average daily traffic: 12,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 532

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