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Population (year 2000): 13,372. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,944 (+4.3% change)
Males: 6,038 (45.2%), Females: 7,334 (54.8%)
Carter County
Zip codes:
37643.
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $25,909 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,000 (year 2000)
Races in Elizabethton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (18.9%), German
(12.8%), English (10.4%), Irish (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%),
Scottish (3.4%).
Elevation: 1560 feet
Land area: 9.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elizabethton
- High school or higher: 68.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elizabethton city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 48.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 14.0%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -114 (-0.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Elizabethton:
- SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL (1501 WEST ELK
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Elizabethton:
- JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN)
- NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)
- WOODRIDGE HOSP (about 7 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elizabethton:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 15 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 73 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elizabethton:
- JOHNSON CITY (about 5 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; ID:
0A4)
- ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 6 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN;
ID: 0A9)
- VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (about 28 miles; ABINGDON, VA;
ID: VJI)
College/University in Elizabethton:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT ELIZABETHTON
(Full-time enrollment: 433; Location: 1500 ARNEY ST;
Public; Website: elizabethton.tec.tn.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elizabethton:
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
17 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 54
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 56 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
Public high schools in Elizabethton:
- ELIZABETHTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 752;
Location: 907 WEST E ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HAPPY VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 563;
Location: 121 WARPATH LA; Grades: 09 - 12)
- UNAKA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 363; Location:
119 ROBINSON LA; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CARTER COUNTY ADULT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 9;
Location: 412 SOUTH SYCAMORE ST; Grades: 12 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Elizabethton:
- HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 499;
Location: 145 HOPE ST; Grades: KG - 08)
- HAPPY VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 491;
Location: 163 WARPATH LA; Grades: 05 - 08)
- T A DUGGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 452;
Location: 306 WEST E ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HAROLD MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
403; Location: 226 CEDAR AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 356;
Location: 1310 BURGIE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- UNAKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 323;
Location: 120 UNAKA DR; Grades: KG - 08)
- KEENBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 300;
Location: 139 KEENBURG RD; Grades: KG - 08)
- VALLEY FORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
289; Location: 485 RIVERVIEW DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 246;
Location: 800 SIAM ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LIFT ACADEMY ALTERNATIVE (Students: 22;
Location: 2453 SIAM RD; Grades: 07 - 10)
Private primary/middle school in Elizabethton:
- HELICON INCORPORATED-ELIZABETH (Students: 14;
Location: 208 PARKWAY BLVD; Grades: 4 - 11)
Library in Elizabethton:
- ELIZABETHTON/CARTER CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $316,099; Location: 201 N. SYCAMORE
STREET; 43,690 books; 538 audio materials; 859 video
materials; 89 serial subscriptions)
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