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Population (year 2000): 2,251. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,268 (+0.8% change)
Males: 1,001 (44.5%), Females: 1,250 (55.5%)
Smith County
Zip code:
37030
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $24,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,400 (year 2000)
Races in Carthage:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
- Black (6.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (22.2%), English
(9.5%), Irish (8.5%), German (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Dutch
(1.1%).
Elevation: 515 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Carthage
- High school or higher: 62.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Carthage town
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 14.3%
- Divorced: 13.8%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -266 (-10.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE GENERAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX 319, 130
LEBANON HWY)
- SMITH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (158 HOSPITAL
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:
- TROUSDALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
HARTSVILLE, TN)
- MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LA
FAYETTE, TN)
- UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; LEBANON,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Carthage:
- SMYRNA (about 43 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 51 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 58 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carthage:
- LAFAYETTE MUNI (about 20 miles; LAFAYETTE, TN; ID:
3M7)
- SMITHVILLE MUNI (about 22 miles; SMITHVILLE, TN; ID:
0A3)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 24 miles; GAINESBORO, TN; ID:
1A7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Carthage:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
- VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles;
MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NASHVILLE,
TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
- BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NASHVILLE, TN;
FT enrollment: 2,654)
- WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BOWLING
GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
Public high school in Carthage:
- SMITH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 639;
Location: 312 FITE E AV; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 411;
Location: 149 SKYLINE DR; Grades: KG - 04)
- SMITH COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 405;
Location: 133 GORDONSVILLE HW; Grades: 05 - 08)
- UNION HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 279;
Location: 663 LEBANON HW; Grades: KG - 08)
- DEFEATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173;
Location: 451 DEFEATED CR HW; Grades: KG - 08)
- SMITH COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 135
GORDONSVILLE HW; Grades: 09 - 10)
Library in Carthage:
- SMITH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $55,159; Location: 215 NORTH MAIN STREET; 30,395
books; 442 audio materials; 862 video materials; 45
serial subscriptions)
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