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Population (year 2000): 1,770. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,756 (-0.8% change)
Males: 820 (46.3%), Females: 950 (53.7%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
37318
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $27,448 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,200 (year 2000)
Races in Cowan:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
- Black (9.4%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (14.5%), Irish
(10.6%), English (9.9%), German (6.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%),
Dutch (1.8%).
Elevation: 960 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cowan
- High school or higher: 65.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cowan city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 10.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +137 (+8.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cowan:
- SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles;
WINCHESTER, TN)
- JOHN W HARTON REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 20 miles;
TULLAHOMA, TN)
- COFFEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; MANCHESTER,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cowan:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 57 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 64 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- SMYRNA (about 68 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cowan:
- WINCHESTER MUNI (about 3 miles; WINCHESTER, TN; ID:
BGF)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 10 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID:
UOS)
- TULLAHOMA REGIONAL ARPT/WM NORTHERN FIELD (about 21
miles; TULLAHOMA, TN; ID: THA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cowan:
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 51
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 53 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
54 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
Public primary/middle schools in Cowan:
- J D JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
433; Location: 601 W CUMBERLAND ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- COWAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320;
Location: 501 EAST CUMBERLAND STRE; Grades: PK - 06)
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