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Wartburg, TN map Population (year 2000): 890. Estimated population in July 2006: 909 (+2.1% change)
 

Males: 375  (42.1%)
Females: 515  (57.9%)

Morgan County

Median resident age:  42.4 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37887.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,200 (it was $19,722 in 2000)
Wartburg  $19,200
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $82,200 (it was $80,300 in 2000)
Wartburg  $82,200
Tennessee:  $114,000

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Races in Wartburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (16.1%), Irish (12.8%), English (12.7%), German (12.4%), Scottish (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1905

Elevation: 1370 feet

Land area: 0.96 square miles.

Population density: 950 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wartburg

  • High school or higher: 66.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wartburg city

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 18.5%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Wartburg, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wartburg to the number of sex offenders is 182 to 1.

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

Wartburg:  0.7% ($584)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Wartburg satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (45.6 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (133.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (449.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oakdale, TN (8.6 miles ), Lancing, TN (9.3 miles ), Coalfield, TN (11.2 miles ), Sunbright, TN (11.4 miles ), Harriman, TN (12.4 miles ), Midtown, TN (15.5 miles ), Robbins, TN (15.6 miles ), Rockwood, TN (17.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,400
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $55,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $149,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 36.10 N, Longitude: 84.59 W


114 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 423

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Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-6.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (21%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Apparel (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Crime in Wartburg by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 010001
    per 100,000 0.0110.40.00.00.0108.1
Robberies 100000
    per 100,000 111.40.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 000005
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0540.5
Thefts 011036
    per 100,000 0.0110.4112.90.0324.0648.6
Auto thefts 000002
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0216.2
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 33.492.74.50.013.0167.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.30
US city average:  3.00

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Wartburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.8 miles away from the Wartburg city center killed 7 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/10/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people and caused $970,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wartburg:
  • ROANE MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; HARRIMAN, TN)
  • RIDGEVIEW PSYCHIATRIC HOSP AND CENTER (about 25 miles; OAK RIDGE, TN)
  • METHODIST MED CENTER OF OAK RIDGE (about 28 miles; OAK RIDGE, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Wartburg, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wartburg:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 47 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 85 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 127 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wartburg:
  • ROCKWOOD MUNI (about 15 miles; ROCKWOOD, TN; ID: RKW)
  • SCOTT MUNI (about 24 miles; ONEIDA, TN; ID: SCX)
  • JAMESTOWN MUNI (about 29 miles; JAMESTOWN, TN; ID: 2A1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wartburg:
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 45 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 77 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
Public high school in Wartburg:
Public elementary/middle schools in Wartburg:
Private elementary/middle school in Wartburg:
  • FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: 1822 MORGAN COUNTY HIGHWAY; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Wartburg:
  • WARTBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,063; Location: 514 SPRING ST.; 15,191 books; 75 audio materials; 215 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Wartburg: Wartburg First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: National Park Service (Recreation Areas; 208 North Maiden Lane).

Courts: Morgan County Chancery Court (415 North Kingston Street), Morgan County Circuit Court Clerk (415 North Kingston Street), Morgan CO Chancery Court (415 North Kingston Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wartburg and their reported violations in the past:

PLATEAU UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 4902, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  54.3%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  29.8%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Wartburg compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Wartburg (2007 data):
  • Citizens First Bank: at 1015 Main Street, branch established on 1997-02-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.6 mil, Deposits: $96.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Cfb Bancshares, Inc.
  • Progressive Savings Bank, FSB: Highway 27 S & Mill Street Branch at 705 Main Street, branch established on 1980-06-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $221.6 mil, Deposits: $195.2 mil, headquarters in Jamestown, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
  • Regions Bank: Wartburg Branch at 407 Eliza Street, branch established on 1906-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 4$6,861$20,5830$0
Streets and Highways 8$15,271$22,9070$0
Other Government Administration 2$4,119$24,7140$0
Totals for Government 14$26,251$22,5010$0


Wartburg government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $176,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $192,000
    Police Protection: $124,000
    Sewerage: $111,000
    Financial Administration: $99,000
    Parks & Recreation: $18,000
    Libraries: $3,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $215,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $706,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $685,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $21,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $75,000
    Highways: $27,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $163,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $271,000

5.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,455 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.75%
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 Roane County, TN  1.17% ($31,568 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TN  0.92% ($28,552)
from Knox County, TN  0.49% ($53,935)


6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,519 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.20%
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 Roane County, TN  1.83% ($27,759 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TN  1.12% ($25,366)
to Knox County, TN  0.60% ($31,474)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wartburg:
  • WECO (940 AM; 5 kW; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY B/CASTING CO.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
  • WMTY (670 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FARRAGUT, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WOFE (580 AM; 1 kW; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wartburg:
  • WECO-FM (101.3 FM; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WBZH (92.7 FM; HARRIMAN, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WOWF (102.5 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: PEG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WKTS (90.1 FM; KINGSTON, TN; Owner: THE KINGSTON CENTURY CLUB INC.)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WKZX-FM (93.5 FM; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • WCLC-FM (105.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, TN; Owner: BIBLE BELIEVERS NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wartburg:
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBXX-TV (Channel 20; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF TENNESSEE, LLC)
  • WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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