Drinking water stations with addresses in Tryon and their reported violations in the past:
GREEN CREEK FAMILY LIFE CENTER (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
MILL CRK CH OF THE BRETHREN (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
GREEN CRK MISSIONARY BAPTIST (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  14.3% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Tryon compared to North Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Tryon (2007 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: Tryon Main Branch at 69 Pacolet Street, branch established on 1965-03-23. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Tryon Branch at 570 South Trade Street, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Carolina First Bank: Tryon Branch at 936 South Trade Street, branch established on 2002-06-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8,711.7 mil, Deposits: $5,846.7 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 103 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, The
- HomeTrust Bank: 109 South Trade Street Branch at 109 South Trade Street, branch established on 1935-11-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $989.8 mil, Deposits: $723.0 mil, headquarters in Clyde, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Sewerage |
5 | $10,209 | $24,502 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,499 | $41,988 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $9,367 | $22,481 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $16,693 | $28,617 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $8,273 | $49,638 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,854 | $29,124 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,234 | $25,404 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $12,251 | $24,502 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $6,125 | $24,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $12,255 | $29,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
38 | $87,761 | $27,714 | 0 | $0 |
Tryon government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $725,000
Solid Waste Management: $161,000
Parks & Recreation: $63,000
All Other: $41,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $196,000
Parks & Recreation: $61,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $588,000
Sewerage: $551,000
Central Staff Services: $343,000
Water Utilities: $236,000
Liquor Stores: $224,000
Regular Highways: $212,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Fire Protection: $105,000
Parks & Recreation: $95,000
General - Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $225,000
All Other: $16,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $250,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $360,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $290,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $250,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $70,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Rents: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $16,000
Fire Protection: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $105,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $311,000
Liquor Stores: $221,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $121,000
Highways: $78,000
General Support: $49,000
- Tax - Property: $1,005,000
NEC: $18,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,628,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,154 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.82% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
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:
6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,563 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.64% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
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 Tryon:
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tryon:
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
- WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Tryon:
- WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W24BA (Channel 24; TRYON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- W05AC (Channel 5; TRYON, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
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