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Population (year 2000): 1,134. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,109 (-2.2% change)
Males: 534 (47.1%), Females: 600 (52.9%)
Obion County
Zip code:
38240
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $28,958 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,400 (year 2000)
Races in Obion:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
- Black (5.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (31.8%), English
(7.6%), Irish (6.0%), German (2.2%), Swedish (1.4%),
Scotch-Irish (1.2%).
Elevation: 290 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Obion
- High school or higher: 63.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Obion town
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 12.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -133 (-10.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Obion:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION CITY (about 14
miles; UNION CITY, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (about 21
miles; DYERSBURG, TN)
- HEALTHSOUTH CANE CREEK REHAB HOSPITAL (about 25
miles; MARTIN, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Obion:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 52 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 62 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 71 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Obion:
- EVERETT-STEWART (about 17 miles; UNION CITY, TN; ID:
UCY)
- REELFOOT LAKE (about 17 miles; TIPTONVILLE, TN; ID:
0M2)
- DYERSBURG MUNI (about 25 miles; DYERSBURG, TN; ID:
DYR)
Amtrak station near Obion:
- 12 miles: NEWBERN/DYERSBURG (NEWBERN, 108 JEFFERSON
ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Obion:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 32 miles;
MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 88 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 91 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
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