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Population (year 2000): 10,515. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,151 (-3.5% change)
Males: 4,978 (47.3%), Females: 5,537 (52.7%)
Weakley County
Zip codes:
38237.
Median resident age: 25.5 years
Median household income: $26,493 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,900 (year 2000)
Races in Martin:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.6%)
- Black (15.6%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Korean (1.4%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Japanese (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.6%), Irish
(10.3%), English (7.4%), German (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%),
Scottish (1.6%).
Elevation: 413 feet
Land area: 12.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Martin
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.0%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Martin city
- Never married: 45.6%
- Now married: 38.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 8.0%
5.6% Foreign born (4.1% Asia, 1.0% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +871 (+9.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Martin:
- HEALTHSOUTH CANE CREEK REHAB HOSPITAL (180
PELIA ROAD)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-VOLUNTEER HOSPITL (161
MOUNT PELIA RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Martin:
- PARKWAY REGIONAL HOSP (about 14 miles; FULTON, KY)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION CITY (about 17
miles; UNION CITY, TN)
- GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; TRENTON,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Martin:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 50 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 53 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 78 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Martin:
- EVERETT-STEWART (about 10 miles; UNION CITY, TN; ID:
UCY)
- FULTON (about 13 miles; FULTON, KY; ID: 1M7)
- GIBSON COUNTY (about 30 miles; TRENTON, TN; ID: TGC)
Amtrak station near Martin:
- 13 miles: FULTON (HWY. 51 NORTH). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
payphones.
College/University in Martin:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (Full-time
enrollment: 5,131; Location: UNIVERSITY AVE; Public;
Website: www.utm.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Martin:
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; MURRAY, KY;
Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 97
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 100 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles;
CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
Public high school in Martin:
- WESTVIEW (Students: 612; Location: 8161 HWY
45; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Martin:
- MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 483;
Location: 300 S COLLEGE ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 477;
Location: 700 FOWLER RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MARTIN PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 455;
Location: 215 S COLLEGE ST; Grades: KG - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Martin:
- UNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 33;
Location: 670 NORTH MCCOMB; Grades: KG - 10)
Library in Martin:
- C. E. WELDON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $208,345; Location: 100 MAIN STREET; 53,662
books; 2,163 audio materials; 3,978 video materials; 17
serial subscriptions)
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