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Population (year 2000): 2,383. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,419 (+1.5% change)
Males: 1,124 (47.2%), Females: 1,259 (52.8%)
Johnson County
Zip code:
37683
Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $16,587 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,800 (year 2000)
Races in Mountain City:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (26.9%), Irish (7.7%),
English (7.6%), German (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%), Scottish
(1.9%).
Elevation: 2429 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mountain City
- High school or higher: 57.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mountain City town
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 49.5%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 16.3%
- Divorced: 17.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -203 (-7.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Mountain City:
- JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (1901 S SHADY
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mountain City:
- WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; BOONE, NC)
- JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
ABINGDON, VA)
- BLOWING ROCK HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BLOWING ROCK,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mountain City:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 42 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 59 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 88 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mountain City:
- JOHNSON COUNTY (about 4 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN;
ID: 6A4)
- VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (about 22 miles; ABINGDON, VA;
ID: VJI)
- ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 27 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN;
ID: 0A9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mountain City:
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BOONE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
40 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 78
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Public high school in Mountain City:
- JOHNSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 701;
Location: 500 FAIRGROUND LA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mountain City:
- ROAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 452;
Location: 2410 ROAN CREEK RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- MOUNTAIN CITY ELEMENTARY (Students: 411;
Location: 301 DONNELLY ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- JOHNSON COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 348;
Location: 500 A FAIRGROUND LA; Grades: 07 - 08)
- DOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 199;
Location: 7164 HIGHWAY 67 WEST; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Mountain City:
- J C F ACADEMY (Students: 15; Location: 936 N
CHURCH ST; Grades: KG - 11)
- MOUNTAIN CITY SDA (Students: 5; Location:
1231 COLD SPRINGS RD; Grades: 1 - 7)
Library in Mountain City:
- JOHNSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $62,019; Location: 219 N. CHURCH STREET; 15,944
books; 281 audio materials; 381 video materials; 33
serial subscriptions)
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