CLIMATE:
AVG. ANNUAL TEMP: 56 •
AVG. ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 59
AVG. ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 12”
ELEVATION: 1000’ ABOVE SEA LEVEL
PREVAILING WINDS: SOUTHWEST
LOCATION:
MARKET REGION: KNOXVILLE
COUNTY: JEFFERSON, 318 SQ. MI.
DISTANCE FROM KNOXVILLE: 25 MI.
YEAR 2003 POPULATION:
CITY: 2,205 COUNTY: 46,919
TRANSPORTATION:
RAILROADS:
SERVICED BY NORFOLK SOUTHERN
HIGHWAYS: INTERSTATE ACCESS
I-40/81, 1 MI.
U.S. HIGHWAYS:
25W & 70
STATE HIGHWAYS:
92 &66 & 139W
LOCAL AIR FREIGHT COMPANIES:
2
MOTOR FREIGHT COMPANIES:
5
NAVIGABLE WATERWAY:
TENNESSEE RIVER
NEAREST PORT:
KNOXVILLE
DISTANCE:
25 MI.
AIR SERVICE:
REFER THE CONTACT US PAGE
GOVERNMENT:
TYPE & CITY:
MAYOR / ALDERMAN / TOWN
COUNTY:
COUNTY MAYOR / COMMISSION
CITY POLICE OFFICERS: 9
POLICE CARS: 10
PLANNING COMMISSION: YES
ZONING REGULATIONS: YES
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORP: YES
FIRE STATIONS: 1
FIRE TRUCKS: 9
FIREFIGHTERS: 0
VOLUNTEERS: 33
COMMUNITY FACILITIES:
DAY CARE CENTERS & HOMES: 29
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM: COUNTY
LIBRARIES: 1 – CHURCHES: 38
HEALTH CARE CLINICS: 2
DOCTORS: 2
DENTISTS: 2
PARKS: 1 – GOLF COURSES: 2
PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS: 1
COUNTRY CLUBS: 1
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EMERGENCY
DANDRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
K-5TH GRADE DISTANCE: 2 MI.
MAURY MIDDLE SCHOOL,
6TH-8TH GRADES DISTANCE: 1 MI.
9TH-12TH DISTANCE: 4 MI.
UNDER-GRADUATE & GRADUATE SCHOOLS:
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE DISTANCE: 31 MI.
CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE, JEFFERSON CITY DISTANCE: 10 MI.
WALTER STATE COMM. COLLEGE, MORRISTOWN DISTANCE: 21 MI.
LOCAL TAX STRUCTURE:
CITY: $1.00 COUNTY: $2.06, PROPERTY TAX RATE PER $100 VALUE
CITY: 25% COUNTY: 25%, RESIDENTIAL RATIO OF ASSESSMENT
STATE SALES TAX:
7%, (6% FOR FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION)
PERSONAL INCOME TAX:
6%, INTEREST & DIVIDENDS
EXCISE TAX:
6.5%, NET EARNINGS
COMMUNICATIONS:
POST OFFICE CLASS:
FIRST
NEWSPAPER:
STANDARD BANNER, BI-WEEKLY
RADIO STATIONS: 1
TV NETWORKS:
NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, FOX
CABLE COMPANIES:
HAYWOOD CABLEVISION, CHARTER
CHANNELS:
63
PHONE COMPANIES:
BELLSOUTH
FINANCE:
BANKS: 9
COMBINED DEPOSITS: $430,774,202
NATURAL RESOURCES & AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS:
MINERALS: ZINC
TIMBER: YELLOW PINE & OAK
CROPS: TOBACCO & GRAINS
ENERGY & UTILITIES:
ELECTRIC:
APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE SOURCE: TVA
GAS:
JEFFERSON – COCKE UTILITY DISTRICT – EAST TN NATURAL GAS CO.
FUEL OIL SUPPLIERS: 2 – SUPPLIERS OF LP GAS: 1
TREATED WATER SUPPLIERS – SOURCE:
SPRINGS & WELLS, JEFF CITY WATER
WATER CAPACITY: 5 MGD -- CURRENT CONSUMPTION: .3 MGD
WATER STORAGE CAPACITY: 1,314,000 GALLONS
SEWAGE TREATMENT TYPE: ACTIVATED SLUDGE
SEWAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY: .4 MGD
CURRENT USAGE: .18 MGD
CITY SEWER COVERAGE: 90%
OTHER COMMUNITY FACILITIES:
TVA LAKES, CAMPGROUND, TENNIS COURTS, COMMUNITY CENTER, SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER, RECREATION COMPLEX, BALLPARKS, SOCCER FIELD, HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER
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