Tazewell, Tennessee

Back to Tazewell, TN housing info, Claiborne County, Tennessee, TN smaller cities, TN small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Tazewell, TN Claiborne County Population in July 2007: 2,145. Population change since 2000: -1.2%   Males: 968   (45.2%) Females: 1,177   (54.8%) Median resident age:   41.4 years Tennessee median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 37879. Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,637 (it was $22,288 in 2000) Tazewell:   $25,637 Tennessee:   $42,367 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,135 (it was $66,400 in 2000) Tazewell:   $97,135 Tennessee:   $130,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $124,992; Detached houses: $133,800; Townhouses or other attached units: $124,362; In 2-unit structures: $95,409; Mobile homes: $31,627 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 37879 Tazewell, TN residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Tazewell: White Non-Hispanic (93.3%) Black (4.0%) American Indian (1.0%) Two or more races (0.9%) Hispanic (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Tazewell: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Tazewell, Tennessee on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Tazewell is mentioned 127 times on our forum: what about Tazewell?  (25 replies) Tornadoes Hit New Tazewell and Crossville  (18 replies) Tazewell, Tn Area  (0 replies) Tazewell and Tullahoma  (9 replies) Unspoken Southern Rules  (68 replies) Tennessee Pictures!  (107 replies) Latest news from Tazewell, TN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (18.3%), Irish (13.1%), English (7.9%), German (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), French (3.2%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1801 Elevation: 1350 feet Land area: 4.36 square miles. Population density: 491 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.80
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Tazewell, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tazewell-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.0 miles away from the Tazewell town center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 tornado 33.1 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Tazewell, TN

• New Tazewell Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 715, Local Ops: 5,390, Military Ops: 10)

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Church in Tazewell: Cedar Fork Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Woods Cemetery (1), Brown Cemetery (2), Love Cemetery (3), Irish Cemetery (4), Laster Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Hotels: Imperial Inn Motel (2196 Highway 25E), Dixie Plaza Motel (2165 Highway 25E). Court: Claiborne County - Circuit Court Judge (204 Court Street).

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.1%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.0%
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: 0.1% of all households

This town:	22.2%
Whole state:	13.5%

This town:	8.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tazewell, TN

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5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,290 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.50%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Bell County, KY	1.19% ($26,544 average AGI)
from Knox County, TN	0.37% ($30,846)
from Campbell County, TN	0.28% ($21,379)

5.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.11%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Bell County, KY	0.89% ($21,785 average AGI)
to Knox County, TN	0.55% ($28,983)
to Campbell County, TN	0.46% ($23,854)

• Atop A Hill 1 Mile Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Overall height: 22 m, Call Sign: KIG854
  Assigned Frequencies : 463.012 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/29/2001, Expiration Date: 09/05/2011
  Registrant: Cartwright Communication Technology, Inc., 1035 Data Lane, Knoxville, TN 37932-2570, Phone: (865) 966-1544, Fax: (865) 966-6350, Email:
• Lat: 36.448333 Lon: -83.572583, Call Sign: WPWA908
  464.112 MHz, 464.362 MHz, 464.187 MHz, 464.137 MHz, 464.337 MHz, 464.012 MHz, 464.212 MHz, 464.037 MHz, 464.237 MHz, 464.062 MHz... (+4 more)
  Grant Date: 10/01/2002, Expiration Date: 10/01/2012, Certifier: Dushy C Sherrard Mr.
  Registrant: Erc Parts Inc, 4001 Cobb International Blvd, Kennesaw, GA 30152, Phone: (800) 241-6880, Fax: (770) 951-1875, Email:
• Lat: 36.402278 Lon: -83.556750, Call Sign: WQFL978
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.387 MHz, 467.387 MHz, 462.462 MHz, 467.462 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 08/15/2016, Certifier: Bill Muncy
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
• JAIL FREQ, Lat: 36.439722 Lon: -83.577500, Call Sign: WQGL243
  Assigned Frequencies : 460.250 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/21/2007, Expiration Date: 02/21/2017, Certifier: David Ray
  Registrant: Metro Communicaitons LLC, 1210 Elm Street, Knoxville, TN 37921, Phone: (865) 546-0311, Fax: (865) 546-8666, Email:

• TAZEWELL, 1.8 Miles Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: WMV853
  Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 10632.5 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
  Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

• Fire: 25
• Hazardous Condition: 6
• Good Intent Call: 4