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Population (year 2000): 1,585. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,717 (+8.3% change)
Males: 773 (48.8%), Females: 812 (51.2%)
Grainger County
Zip code:
37709
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $30,677 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,700 (year 2000)
Races in Blaine:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (29.0%), Irish (7.6%),
German (5.7%), English (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), French
(1.5%).
Elevation: 937 feet
Land area: 8.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blaine
- High school or higher: 63.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blaine city
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 63.5%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 14.4%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +257 (+19.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blaine:
- BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF EAST TENNESSEE (about 16 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN)
- JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
JEFFERSON CITY, TN)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-N KNOXVILLE (about 19
miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blaine:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 32 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 93 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 95 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blaine:
- KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (about 18 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: DKX)
- NEW TAZEWELL MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; TAZEWELL,
TN; ID: 3A2)
- POWELL (about 23 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: 9A2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blaine:
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 16 miles; JEFFERSON
CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 22 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
22 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 87
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Library in Blaine:
- BLAINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$21,693; Location: 220 INDIAN RIDGE ROAD; 5,274 books; 5
audio materials; 96 video materials; 18 serial
subscriptions)
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