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Population (year 2000): 511. Estimated
population in July 2005: 482 (-5.7% change)
Males: 226 (44.2%), Females: 285 (55.8%)
Polk County
Zip code:
37317
Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $25,313 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,400 (year 2000)
Races in Copperhill:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (17.4%), German
(9.8%), English (8.8%), Irish (6.8%), Scottish (3.9%),
Scotch-Irish (3.5%).
Elevation: 1476 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Copperhill
- High school or higher: 67.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Copperhill city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 51.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 11.7%
3.3% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-2.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Copperhill:
- COPPER BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (HWY 68 P O BOX
990)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Copperhill:
- FANNIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BLUE
RIDGE, GA)
- MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 21 miles; MURPHY,
NC)
- NORTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
ELLIJAY, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Copperhill:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 58 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 62 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 70 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Copperhill:
- MARTIN CAMPBELL FIELD (about 3 miles; COPPERHILL,
TN; ID: 1A3)
- CHILHOWEE (about 22 miles; BENTON, TN; ID: 92A)
- GILMER COUNTY (about 28 miles; ELLIJAY, GA; ID: 49A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Copperhill:
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; CLEVELAND, TN;
Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42
miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
61 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,181)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 65
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
Public high school in Copperhill:
- COPPER BASIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 315;
Location: RT 1 BOX 250; Grades: 07 - 12)
Library in Copperhill:
- COPPERHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$4,144; Location: 160 MAIN STREET; 4,346 books; 128
video materials)
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