Beech Springs, Tennessee Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 9,190
Males: 4,462   (48.6%)
Females: 4,728   (51.4%)

Sevier County

Median resident age:   35.1 years
Tennessee median age:   35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,600 (it was $36,590 in 2000)
Beech Springs   $39,600
Tennessee:   $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $132,500 (it was $120,800 in 2000)
Beech Springs   $132,500
Tennessee:   $114,000

Beech Springs, TN residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Beech Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 995 feet

Land area: 34.7 square miles.

Population density: 265 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Beech Springs

For population 25 years and over in Beech Springs

  • High school or higher: 74.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beech Springs CCD

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.2%
Tennessee:   2.8%

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

Beech Springs:   0.3% ($335)
Tennessee:   0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (23.2 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (154.5 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (492.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Strawberry Plains, TN (6.0 miles ), Sevierville, TN (7.3 miles ), New Market, TN (9.4 miles ), Knob Creek, TN (9.9 miles ), Chilhowee, TN (10.7 miles ), Mascot, TN (12.0 miles ), Skaggston, TN (12.0 miles ), Jefferson City, TN (12.6 miles ).

Latitude: 35.98 N, Longitude: 83.61 W


8 people in nursing homes



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Beech Springs-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.5 miles away from the Beech Springs place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 tornado 31.3 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Beech Springs:
  • FORT SANDERS SEVIER MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN)
  • JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN)
  • BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF EAST TENNESSEE (about 20 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beech Springs:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 29 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 84 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 90 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beech Springs:
  • GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (about 11 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN; ID: GKT)
  • KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (about 19 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: DKX)
  • MOORE-MURRELL (about 22 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; ID: MOR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beech Springs:
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 13 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 25 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)

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Churches in Beech Springs include: Shady Church (A) , Paw Paw Hollow Church (B) , French Broad Valley Church (C) , Oak Grove Church (D) , Beech Springs Baptist Church (E) .

Cemeteries: Pollard Cemetery (1) , Beech Springs Cemetery (2) , Shady Cemetery (3) , Oak Grove Cemetery (4) , Underwood Cemetery (5) , Bryan Cemetery (6) , Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery (7) .

Reservoir: Douglas Lake (A) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gann Branch (A) , Little Tuckahoe Creek (B) , Johnny Creek (C) , Dumplin Creek (D) , Mutton Hollow Creek (E) , Douglas Creek (F) , Petty Branch (G) , Caldwell Branch (H) , Kinners Branch (I) .

Post office: Kodak Post Office (A) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.6 people
Tennessee:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   66.3%
Whole state:   69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   5.9%
Whole state:   4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   9.0%
Whole state:   13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   4.3%
Whole state:   5.8%

Beech Springs compared to Tennessee 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 below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in Sevier County Tennessee:



9.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.23%
Tennessee average:   7.52%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($49 average AGI)
Sevier County:   0.04%
Tennessee average:   0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Knox County, TN  1.27% ($34,292 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, TN  0.62% ($29,476)
from Blount County, TN  0.40% ($30,311)


7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.43%
Tennessee average:   6.67%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Sevier County:   0.04%
Tennessee average:   0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Knox County, TN  1.62% ($31,249 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, TN  0.81% ($35,471)
to Blount County, TN  0.48% ($37,806)


Strongest AM radio stations in Beech Springs:
  • WSEV (930 AM; 5 kW; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WMEN (760 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THOMAS MOFFIT JR.)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMTN (1300 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WLIK (1270 AM; 5 kW; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: WLIK, INC)
  • WKCE (1120 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MARYVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beech Springs:
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WEZG (99.3 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WJBZ-FM (96.3 FM; SEYMOUR, TN; Owner: SEYMOUR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W266AA (101.1 FM; KODAK, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WMXK (94.1 FM; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
  • WNPC-FM (92.9 FM; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: HARRIS BROADCASTING INC DBA WNPC INC)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Beech Springs:
  • WJZC-LP (Channel 22; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
  • WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WVLR (Channel 48; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC.)

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