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Population (year 2000): 1,136. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,158 (+1.9% change)
 
Males: 592   (52.1%)
Females: 544   (47.9%)

Grundy County

Median resident age:   33.1 years
Tennessee median age:   35.9 years

Zip codes: 37301 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,200 (it was $21,767 in 2000)
Altamont   $21,200
Tennessee:   $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $39,000 (it was $38,100 in 2000)
Altamont   $39,000
Tennessee:   $114,000

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Altamont, TN residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Altamont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)


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Ancestries: United States (55.5%), German (4.8%), Irish (4.4%), English (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), Dutch (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1854

Elevation: 1870 feet

Land area: 22.0 square miles.

Population density: 53 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).


Altamont

For population 25 years and over in Altamont

  • High school or higher: 45.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Altamont town

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:   1.0%
Tennessee:   2.8%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Altamont, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Altamont to the number of sex offenders is 1163 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Altamont:   0.7% ($254)
Tennessee:   0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (41.8 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (86.6 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (462.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Beersheba Springs, TN (4.8 miles ), Coalmont, TN (6.3 miles ), Gruetli-Laager, TN (8.6 miles ), Viola, TN (11.4 miles) , Tracy City, TN (12.0 miles ), Irving College, TN (12.1 miles ), Palmer, TN (12.9 miles ), Pelham, TN (13.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.43 N, Longitude: 85.73 W


30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

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Population change in the 1990s: +392 (+52.7%).

Most common industries for males:

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Machinery (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Educational services (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Apparel (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)

Average climate in Altamont, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Altamont-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 88% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Altamont town center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.1 miles away from the town center killed 11 people and injured 121 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Altamont:
  • RIVER PARK HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MC MINNVILLE, TN)
  • COFFEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; MANCHESTER, TN)
  • MEDICAL CENTER OF MANCHESTER (about 25 miles; MANCHESTER, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Altamont:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 46 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • SMYRNA (about 67 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
  • NASHVILLE INTL (about 80 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: BNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Altamont:
  • WARREN COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; MC MINNVILLE, TN; ID: RNC)
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 20 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID: UOS)
  • MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 29 miles; JASPER, TN; ID: APT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Altamont:
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 41 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
Public elementary/middle school in Altamont:
  • NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: BOX 7 56 HW; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Altamont:
  • ALTAMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,233; Location: HWY 56, FLORENCE SCRUGGS MUN.BLDG.; 6,759 books; 42 audio materials; 88 video materials)

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Notable location: Grundy County Courthouse (A)

Churches in Altamont include: Altamont Baptist Church (A) , Killians Chapel (B) , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C)

Cemeteries: Fults Cemetery (1) , Altamont Cemetery (2)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Armstrong Creek (A) , Long Branch (B) , Rock Creek (C)

Court: Grundy County - Chancery Court Clerk (68 Cumberland Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Altamont and their reported violations in the past:
BIG CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 8001, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-2000), St Public Notif received (FEB-15-2001)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1998)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1999)

Average household size:
This town:   2.8 people
Tennessee:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   77.3%
Whole state:   69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.5%
Whole state:   4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   32.1%
Whole state:   13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   11.5%
Whole state:   5.8%

Altamont compared to Tennessee state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Altamont (2007 data):
  • Citizens Tri-County Bank: Altamont Branch at Highway 56, branch established on 1974-07-24. Info updated 2006-09-21: Bank assets: $432.7 mil, Deposits: $379.6 mil, headquarters in Dunlap, TN, positive income, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Sequatchie Valley Bancshares, Inc.




2004 Presidential Election results in Grundy County Tennessee:



4.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,067 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.63%
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 Franklin County, TN  0.62% ($35,893 average AGI)
from Marion County, TN  0.44% ($25,500)
from Coffee County, TN  0.35% ($24,188)

5.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.47%
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 Franklin County, TN  0.83% ($30,079 average AGI)
to Coffee County, TN  0.81% ($27,838)
to Marion County, TN  0.77% ($27,543)

Strongest AM radio stations in Altamont:
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WSDQ (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DUNLAP, TN; Owner: RODGSON, INC.)
  • WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMSR (1320 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WZYX (1440 AM; 5 kW; COWAN, TN; Owner: TIMS FORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Altamont:
  • WSGM (104.7 FM; COALMONT, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKZP (107.3 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
  • WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTRZ-FM (103.9 FM; MCMINNVILLE, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZYZ (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CHURCH FAITH TRINITY ASSEMBLIES)

TV broadcast stations around Altamont:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)

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