Vonore, Tennessee

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Population in July 2007: 1,474. Population change since 2000: +23.1%

Males: 724	(49.1%)
Females: 750	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 37885.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,100 (it was $34,653 in 2000)

Vonore	$37,100
Tennessee:	$42,367

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $117,900 (it was $104,200 in 2000)

Vonore	$117,900
Tennessee:	$130,800

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Races in Vonore:

White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
Two or more races (3.3%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Vonore: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (33.5%), German (10.8%), Irish (10.5%), English (6.3%), French (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1965

Elevation: 852 feet

Land area: 8.70 square miles.

Population density: 169 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Vonore

High school or higher: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vonore town

Never married: 16.9%
Now married: 57.4%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 15.4%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.1%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Vonore, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vonore to the number of sex offenders is 246 to 1.

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

Vonore:	0.5% ($517)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (32.2 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (127.8 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (492.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Greenback, TN (5.6 miles ), Madisonville, TN (11.1 miles ), Friendsville, TN (12.5 miles ), Loudon, TN (12.7 miles ), Binfield, TN (12.8 miles ), Lanier, TN (13.4 miles ), Philadelphia, TN (13.4 miles ), Lenoir City, TN (14.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $59,700
1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $60,200
1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $60,100
1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $60,100
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $60,100
2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $60,100
2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $58,900
2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $92,100
2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $87,100
2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $109,600
2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $165,100
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $165,000

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Latitude: 35.60 N, Longitude: 84.22 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,333 (+286.8%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 156 (30.5%)

Area code: 423

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Population change in the 1990s: +462 (+66.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (20%)
Construction (12%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Machinery (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (12%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)
Wood products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

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Crime in Vonore by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	2	0	2	0	1	1
per 100,000	170.6	0.0	162.2	0.0	74.8	71.4
Assaults	5	4	8	12	14	9
per 100,000	426.6	337.8	648.8	940.4	1047.1	642.4
Burglaries	10	5	18	17	10	11
per 100,000	853.2	422.3	1459.9	1332.3	747.9	785.2
Thefts	44	46	45	61	62	70
per 100,000	3754.3	3885.1	3649.6	4780.6	4637.2	4996.4
Auto thefts	0	5	1	9	5	3
per 100,000	0.0	422.3	81.1	705.3	374.0	214.1
Arson	1	0	1	2	4	2
per 100,000	85.3	0.0	81.1	156.7	299.2	142.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	346.4	286.3	433.1	529.0	499.6	421.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	7.46
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Vonore, Tennessee

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Vonore-area historical tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.5 miles away from the Vonore town center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 36.3 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 26 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Vonore:

FORT SANDERS LOUDON MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; LOUDON, TN)
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 14 miles; SWEETWATER, TN)
PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LOUISVILLE, TN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vonore:

MC GHEE TYSON (about 22 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
LOVELL FIELD (about 78 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 108 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vonore:

MONROE COUNTY (about 11 miles; MADISONVILLE, TN; ID: MNV)
MCMINN COUNTY (about 28 miles; ATHENS, TN; ID: MMI)
POWELL (about 34 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: 9A2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vonore:

ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 33 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
LEE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)

Public elementary/middle schools in Vonore:

Vonore Elementary (Students: 505; Location: 1135 Highway 411; Grades: KG-8)
Vonore Middle School (Students: 225; Grades: 6-8)

Library in Vonore:

VONORE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,274; Location: 611 CHURCH STREET; 9,324 books; 180 audio materials; 654 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Vonore: Vonore Boat Dock (A), Vonore Boat Launching Ramp (B), Vonore-Niles Ferry Industrial Park (C), Niles Ferry (D), Fort Loudoun Boat Launching Ramp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Vonore include: Solomon Chapel (A), Oakland Methodist Church (B), Vonore United Methodist Church (C), Vonore Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wear Cemetery (1), Niles-McGhee Cemetery (2), Vonore Cemetery (3), Oakland Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Island Creek (A), Ninemile Creek (B), Moree Branch (C), Tellico River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Vonore include: Fort Loudoun State Historic Area (1), Tellico Blockhouse State Historic Site (2), Sequoyah Birthplace Memorial (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Fort Loudoun State Historic Area - Maintenance (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 162 Carson Road), Fort Loudoun State Historic Area - Office (Historical Places & Services; 338 Fort Loudon Road), Fort Loudoun State Historic Area - Park Manager (Historical Places & Services; 162 Carson Road), Sequoyah Birthplace Museum & Gift Shop (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 576 Highway 360).

Hotel: Grand Vista Hotel and Suites (117 Grand Vista).

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.3%
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: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	10.5%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Vonore compared to Tennessee state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Vonore (2007 data):

Citizens Bank of Blount County: Vonore Branch at 2041 Highway 411, branch established on 1998-06-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $296.3 mil, Deposits: $231.5 mil, headquarters in Maryville, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Twin Cities Financial Services, Inc.
Peoples Bank of East Tennessee: Vonore Branch at 1010 Highway 411, branch established on 2006-11-02. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $181.5 mil, Deposits: $168.1 mil, headquarters in Madisonville, TN, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bancshares Of Tn, Inc.
The Citizens National Bank of Athens: Vonore Branch at 1215 Highway 411, branch established on 2000-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $486.6 mil, Deposits: $405.6 mil, headquarters in Athens, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens National Bancorp, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,775 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.62%
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 McMinn County, TN	1.03% ($30,027 average AGI)
from Loudon County, TN	0.96% ($30,241)
from Knox County, TN	0.50% ($38,986)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
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 McMinn County, TN	1.25% ($27,097 average AGI)
to Loudon County, TN	0.83% ($31,310)
to Blount County, TN	0.61% ($37,163)

Strongest AM radio stations in Vonore:

WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WMTY (670 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FARRAGUT, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WLIL (730 AM; 1 kW; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WLOD (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LOUDON, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WDEH (800 AM; 1 kW; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vonore:

WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
WKZX-FM (93.5 FM; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
WLOD-FM (98.3 FM; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
WJSQ (101.7 FM; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WYGO (99.5 FM; MADISONVILLE, TN; Owner: MAJOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNOX-FM (99.1 FM; LOUDON, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNFZ (94.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: JOHN W. PIRKLE)
WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKVL-FM (105.3 FM; LOUDON, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WKTS (90.1 FM; KINGSTON, TN; Owner: THE KINGSTON CENTURY CLUB INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Vonore:

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)
WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
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.)
WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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