Bolivar, Tennessee Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 5,802. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,639 (-2.8% change)
 
Males: 2,632   (45.4%)
Females: 3,170   (54.6%)

Hardeman County

Median resident age:   36.9 years
Tennessee median age:   35.9 years

Zip codes: 38008 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $28,651 in 2000)
Bolivar   $27,900
Tennessee:   $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,400 (it was $59,000 in 2000)
Bolivar   $60,400
Tennessee:   $114,000

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Bolivar, TN residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Bolivar:

  • Black (56.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (42.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)


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Ancestries: United States (9.2%), Irish (5.9%), English (4.7%), German (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), French (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1827

Elevation: 453 feet

Land area: 8.48 square miles.

Population density: 665 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Bolivar

For population 25 years and over in Bolivar

  • High school or higher: 63.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bolivar city

  • Never married: 33.2%
  • Now married: 39.1%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

34 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.6%
Tennessee:   2.8%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Bolivar, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bolivar to the number of sex offenders is 434 to 1.

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

Bolivar:   0.8% ($462)
Tennessee:   0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (28.6 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (67.1 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (463.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Toone, TN (7.1 miles ), Whiteville, TN (10.5 miles ), Hickory Valley, TN (11.2 miles) , Hornsby, TN (12.3 miles ), Silerton, TN (15.0 miles) , Saulsbury, TN (15.9 miles) , Middleton, TN (16.2 miles ), Medon, TN (16.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $65,800
  • 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $65,800
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $65,800
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $96,200
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $96,200
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $96,200
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $96,200
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $96,200
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $96,200
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $96,200
  • 2006: 34 buildings, average cost: $50,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 35.26 N, Longitude: 89.01 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,324 (+22.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,093 (50.8%)


People in group quarters in Bolivar
  • 211 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 203 people in nursing homes
  • 61 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 9 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Area code: 731

Bolivar, Tennessee business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -366 (-5.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)



 

Crime in Bolivar by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 1 0 1 2 1
    per 100,000 0.0 16.9 0.0 17.4 34.9 17.5
Rapes 3 3 3 1 4 2
    per 100,000 51.2 50.7 51.8 17.4 69.9 34.9
Robberies 11 7 6 9 8 11
    per 100,000 187.9 118.4 103.6 156.6 139.7 192.2
Assaults 76 69 36 46 38 39
    per 100,000 1298.3 1167.1 621.7 800.4 663.6 681.3
Burglaries 114 156 163 103 102 90
    per 100,000 1947.4 2638.7 2814.7 1792.2 1781.3 1572.3
Thefts 226 310 306 220 228 223
    per 100,000 3860.6 5243.6 5284.1 3828.1 3981.8 3895.9
Auto thefts 28 44 28 38 24 26
    per 100,000 478.3 744.2 483.5 661.2 419.1 454.2
Arson 1 6 2 1 2 3
    per 100,000 17.1 101.5 34.5 17.4 34.9 52.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 686.0 797.4 643.9 587.3 617.9 559.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 25 (20 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.55
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bolivar, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bolivar-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.8 miles away from the Bolivar city center killed 38 people and injured 157 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1971, a category 4 tornado 17.2 miles away from the city center killed 58 people and injured 795 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Birthplace of: Brian Lake - College basketball player (Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders).


Hospitals/medical centers in Bolivar:
  • BOLIVAR GENERAL HOSPITAL (650 NUCKOLLS ROAD)
  • WESTERN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (HWY 64)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bolivar:
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE FAYETTE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SOMERVILLE, TN)
  • JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY GEN HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; JACKSON, TN)
  • PATHWAYS OF TENNESSEE, INC (about 27 miles; JACKSON, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bolivar:
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 24 miles; JACKSON, TN; ID: MKL)
  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 60 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: NQA)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 69 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bolivar:
  • WILLIAM L. WHITEHURST FIELD (about 5 miles; BOLIVAR, TN; ID: M08)
  • FAYETTE COUNTY (about 27 miles; SOMERVILLE, TN; ID: FYE)
  • THORNTON (about 32 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN; ID: 47M)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bolivar:
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 60 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 67 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 67 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 67 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
Public high school in Bolivar:
  • CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 907; Location: 313 HARRIS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bolivar:
  • BOLIVAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 27; Location: 18315 HWY 125 S; Grades: 4 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bolivar:
  • BOLIVAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 898; Location: 445 NUCKOLLS RD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BOLIVAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 522; Location: 915 PRUITT ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Bolivar:
  • BOLIVAR HARDEMAN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $167,166; Location: 213 NORTH WASINGTON ST.; 41,522 books; 1,807 audio materials; 6,567 video materials; 119 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Bolivar Junior High name changed to Bolivar Middle School in 1998

Notable locations in Bolivar: Hardeman County Golf Course (A) , Bolivar City Hall (B) , Hardeman County Jail (C) , Hardeman County Library (D) .

Churches in Bolivar include: Springfield Baptist Church (A) , Saint Marys Catholic Church (B) , Saint James Episcopal Church (C) , Zion Church (D) , Bolivar Church of Christ (E) , Bolivar First Baptist Church (F) , Bolivar Methodist Church (G) .

Cemeteries: Polk Cemetery (1) , Nuckolls Cemetery (2) , Union Cemetery (3) .

Parks in Bolivar include: North Main Street Historic District (1) , Bills-McNeal Historic District (2) , Bolivar Courthouse Square Historic District (3) .

Post office: Bolivar Post Office (A) .

Hotels: Aristocrat Motor Inn (108 South Porter Street), Bolivar Inn (626 West Market Street).

Courts: Hardeman County - Juvenile Court Clerk (Courthouse), General Sessions Court (300 East Jackson), Hardeman County - General Sessions Clerk- Circuit Court Clerk (Courthouse), Juvenile Court Family Service Offices (100 North Main Street), Hardeman County - Chancery Court Clerk (Courthouse).

 

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

BOLIVAR WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 7227, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bolivar that have no violations reported:
  • VICTORY RANCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:   67.7%
Whole state:   69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   3.1%
Whole state:   4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   23.2%
Whole state:   13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   8.4%
Whole state:   5.8%

Bolivar compared to Tennessee state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above 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 significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Bolivar (2007 data):
  • Merchants & Planters Bank: West Side Branch at 1355 West Market Street, branch established on 1996-10-28; Bolivar Branch at 411 West Market Street, branch established on 1982-09-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $89.8 mil, Deposits: $78.9 mil, headquarters in Toone, TN, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Clayton Bancorp, Inc
  • First South Bank: Bolivar Branch at 809 West Market Street, branch established on 2006-12-31. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $377.3 mil, Deposits: $330.5 mil, headquarters in Jackson, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Hardeman County Investment Company, Inc.
  • Citizens Bank & Savings Company: The Bank Of Bolivar/Branch at 724 West Market Street, branch established on 1887-01-01. Info updated 2006-05-17: Bank assets: $913.9 mil, Deposits: $714.0 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Cbs Banc-Corp.
  • Farmer's and Merchants Bank: Bolivar Branch at 1315 West Market Street, branch established on 1995-12-18. Info updated 2006-08-09: Bank assets: $129.0 mil, Deposits: $111.1 mil, headquarters in Trezevant, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: F & M Bancshares, Inc.
  • Regions Bank: Bolivar Branch at 201 Market Street, branch established on 1987-10-19. 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 - Other 5 $9,506 $22,814 1 $360
Police Protection - Officers 23 $50,232 $26,208 0 $0
Firefighters 11 $26,360 $28,756 0 $0
Other Government Administration 0 $0   8 $2,550
Financial Administration 6 $13,624 $27,248 0 $0
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   1 $489
Other and Unallocable 1 $1,236 $14,832 0 $0
Local Libraries 2 $2,568 $15,408 0 $0
Gas Supply 9 $20,594 $27,459 0 $0
Water Supply 8 $19,654 $29,481 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 3 $6,064 $24,256 0 $0
Sewerage 4 $9,780 $29,340 0 $0
Solid Waste Management 13 $24,180 $22,320 0 $0
Welfare 0 $0   2 $875
Streets and Highways 9 $14,208 $18,944 0 $0
Totals for Government 94 $198,006 $25,277 12 $4,274


Bolivar government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $547,000
    Sewerage: $368,000
    All Other: $50,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    Housing & Community Development: $0
  • Construction - Solid Waste Management: $2,200,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $14,080,000
    Gas Utilities: $3,517,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,520,000
    Police Protection: $1,254,000
    Fire Protection: $476,000
    Sewerage: $456,000
    Regular Highways: $414,000
    Parks & Recreation: $362,000
    Water Utilities: $250,000
    Financial Administration: $240,000
    Central Staff Services: $100,000
    General Public Buildings: $58,000
    Libraries: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $127,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $115,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $37,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $640,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $829,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $2,122,000
    Water Utilities: $230,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,913,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,005,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $2,022,000
    Other, NEC: $552,000
    Water Utilities: $173,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $356,000
    Electric Utilities: $100,000
    Water Utilities: $57,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $685,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $332,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,584,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $16,055,000
    Gas Utilities: $3,739,000
    Water Utilities: $522,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $529,000
    Highways: $272,000
  • Tax - Property: $418,000
    Public Utilities: $267,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $104,000
    Other Selective Sales: $67,000
    NEC: $11,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,205,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.15%
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 Shelby County, TN  0.95% ($46,277 average AGI)
from Madison County, TN  0.69% ($23,656)
from Fayette County, TN  0.55% ($26,250)


5.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.33%
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 Madison County, TN  0.95% ($30,857 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN  0.91% ($27,650)
to Fayette County, TN  0.55% ($33,458)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bolivar:
  • WBOL (1560 AM; daytime; 0 kW; BOLIVAR, TN; Owner: SHAW'S BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTJS (1390 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDXI (1310 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: LIBERTY RADIO II, INC.)
  • WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WLRC (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WALNUT, MS; Owner: B. R. AND MARTHA S. CLAYTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bolivar:
  • WOJG (94.7 FM; BOLIVAR, TN; Owner: JOHNNY W. SHAW & OPAL J. SHAW)
  • WMOD (96.7 FM; BOLIVAR, TN; Owner: WMOD, INC.)
  • WMXX-FM (103.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)
  • WTNV (104.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNP (90.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICTNS FOUNDTN)
  • WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHHM-FM (107.7 FM; HENDERSON, TN; Owner: THOMAS RADIO, LLC)
  • WXOQ (105.5 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)

TV broadcast stations around Bolivar:
  • WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • W25BY (Channel 25; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W38BY (Channel 38; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W54BU (Channel 54; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJKT (Channel 16; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W22BR (Channel 22; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52CZ (Channel 52; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W64BZ (Channel 64; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJTE-LP (Channel 19; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W26CJ (Channel 26; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W35AH (Channel 35; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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