Watauga, Tennessee

Back to Watauga, TN housing info, Carter 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... Carter County Population in July 2008: 425. Population change since 2000: +5.5%   Males: 204   (48.1%) Females: 221   (51.9%) Median resident age:   36.6 years Tennessee median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 37694. Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,310 (it was $28,438 in 2000) Watauga:   $34,310 Tennessee:   $42,367 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,953 Watauga:   $16,953 Tennessee:   $23,418 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,400 (it was $50,000 in 2000) Watauga:   $75,400 Tennessee:   $130,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $90,416; Detached houses: $117,161; Mobile homes: $31,800 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 37694 Watauga, 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 Watauga: White Non-Hispanic (96.8%) Black (1.7%) Hispanic (1.2%) 2008 cost of living index in Watauga: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Watauga, Tennessee on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Watauga is mentioned 229 times on our forum: Watauga Lake  (3 replies) photos: Sunday afternoon @ Watauga Lake  (14 replies) Winter Lake Levels of S Holsten & Watauga  (4 replies) Watauga Lake & S. Holston Lake areas  (1 reply) miscellaneous NE Tennessee pics...  (281 replies) Watauga Lake  (0 replies) Latest news from Watauga, TN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (23.1%), English (6.7%), Irish (6.2%), German (3.2%), Scottish (2.0%), Dutch (1.7%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1960 Elevation: 1451 feet Land area: 0.73 square miles. Population density: 582 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 36.37 N, Longitude: 82.29 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 423

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Average climate in Watauga, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Watauga-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Watauga city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 39.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Watauga-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.4 miles away from Watauga center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 59.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from Watauga center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from Watauga center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.1%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This city:	18.1%
Whole state:	13.5%

This city:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Watauga, TN

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6.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

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

from Washington County, TN	1.98% ($24,932 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, TN	0.73% ($29,702)
from Unicoi County, TN	0.26% ($32,380)

6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

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

to Washington County, TN	2.60% ($27,839 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, TN	0.63% ($26,342)
to Unicoi County, TN	0.29% ($33,545)

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• Fire Hall Rt 1, Call Sign: KNEP915, Licensee ID: L00114088
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.160 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/17/2003, Expiration Date: 12/09/2012
  Registrant: Watauga Volunteer Fire Dept Inc, 100 E Fourth St, Watauga, TN 37694, Phone: (423) 928-4160

• Fire: 22
• Hazardous Condition: 8
• Good Intent Call: 6