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Notable locations in Sparta: White County Fairgrounds (A), Sparta Industrial Park (B), White County Courthouse (C), Sparta City Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: West Towne Plaza Shopping Center (1), Sparta Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sparta include: Findley Church of Christ (A), Findley Methodist Church (B), First Christian Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), Camp Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Sparta Cemetery (1), Snodgrass Cemetery (2), Highland Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Town Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Sparta Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Dial A Story (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 144 South Main Street).
Hotel: Budget Inn (279 Mayberry Street).
Courts: White County - Circuit Court Clerk (111 Depot Street), White County - County Court Clerk (1 East Bockman Way).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Sparta and their reported violations in the past:
O'CONNOR UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 6546, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-21-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-21-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2005)
- 3 minor monitoring violations
DEWHITE UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 5681, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-28-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-28-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-10-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-1999), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-2000)
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sparta that have no violations reported:
- BON DE CROFT UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 3234, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  21.3% | | Whole state: |  13.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sparta, TN
People in group quarters in Sparta
- 147 people in nursing homes
- 73 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Sparta compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sparta (2009 data):
- Citizens Bank: West Bockman Way Branch, North Spring Street Branch, Sparta East Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $489.5 mil, Deposits: $408.6 mil, headquarters in Carthage, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
- U.S. Bank National Association: Sparta West Bockman Branch at 488 West Bockman Way, branch established on 1957-10-08; Sparta Main Branch at 189 Mose Drive, branch established on 1884-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Bank of Putnam County: Bank Of White County Bank Branch at 508 West Bockman Way, branch established on 1989-09-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $326.5 mil, Deposits: $297.6 mil, headquarters in Cookeville, TN, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: B.P.c. Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: Sparta Branch at 116-118 West Bockman Way, branch established on 1970-10-16. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- First National Bank of Tennessee: Sparta Branch at 130 Sam Walton Drive, branch established on 2005-09-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $549.6 mil, Deposits: $470.9 mil, headquarters in Livingston, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in White County Tennessee:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Sparta
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations |
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| Adherents | 39.8% | 17.9% | 12.0% | 8.1% | 7.7% |
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| Congregations | 18.1% | 27.7% | 17.0% | 7.4% | 9.6% |
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| Name | Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations | Church of the Nazarene | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 4.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 12.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $7,745 | $46,470 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $12,857 | $77,142 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,367 | $28,404 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
15 | $46,140 | $36,912 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $4,215 | $25,290 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
6 | $18,325 | $36,650 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $27,750 | $25,615 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
6 | $15,770 | $31,540 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $33,635 | $44,847 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $41,590 | $45,371 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
89 | $313,259 | $42,237 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
156 | $523,653 | $40,281 | 0 | $0 |
6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,686 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | 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:
5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,481 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.64% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sparta:
- WTZX (860 AM; 1 kW; SPARTA, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSMT (1050 AM; 1 kW; SPARTA, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WATX (1590 AM; 2 kW; ALGOOD, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
- WPTN (780 AM; daytime; 1 kW; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sparta:
- WRKK-FM (105.5 FM; SPARTA, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGSQ (94.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZYZ (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CHURCH FAITH TRINITY ASSEMBLIES)
- W211AS (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WKXD-FM (106.9 FM; MONTEREY, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
- WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WWOG (90.9 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- WGIC (98.5 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W206AJ (89.1 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WOWF (102.5 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: PEG BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKZP (107.3 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WHRS (91.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLIV-FM (104.7 FM; MONTEREY, TN; Owner: WKXN INC)
- WBXE (93.7 FM; BAXTER, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
- WLQK (95.9 FM; LIVINGSTON, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WXVL (99.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJLE-FM (101.7 FM; SMITHVILLE, TN; Owner: LEON B. STRIBLING AND W.E. VANETTA)
TV broadcast stations around Sparta:
- WCTE (Channel 22; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: UPPER CUMBERLAND BROADCAST COUNCIL)
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WBXX-TV (Channel 20; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF TENNESSEE, LLC)
- W57CZ (Channel 57; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Sparta, Tennessee:
- Fatal accident count: 25
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 43
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 26
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 72
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Tennessee average:
- Fatal accident count: 115
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 182
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 39
- Fatalities: 126
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 294
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Sparta fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 39 meters (128ft)
Total costs: $721,000
Total average daily traffic: 92,070
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,567
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sparta)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Sparta, TN)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 63 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sparta)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Sparta)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 26 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 210
- Hazardous Condition: 89
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 6
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Sparta, TN
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