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Population (year 2000): 3,303. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,275 (-0.8% change)
Males: 1,538 (46.6%), Females: 1,765 (53.4%)
Roane County
Zip code:
37840
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $32,620 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,200 (year 2000)
Races in Oliver Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
- Black (3.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (29.9%), Irish
(13.6%), English (9.1%), German (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%),
Polish (1.8%).
Elevation: 785 feet
Land area: 5.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oliver Springs
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oliver Springs town
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 53.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 14.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -164 (-4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oliver Springs:
- RIDGEVIEW PSYCHIATRIC HOSP AND CENTER (about 6
miles; OAK RIDGE, TN)
- METHODIST MED CENTER OF OAK RIDGE (about 11 miles;
OAK RIDGE, TN)
- ROANE MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; HARRIMAN, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oliver Springs:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 30 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 92 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 129 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oliver Springs:
- POWELL (about 24 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: 9A2)
- CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 25 miles; JACKSBORO, TN; ID:
JAU)
- ROCKWOOD MUNI (about 26 miles; ROCKWOOD, TN; ID:
RKW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oliver Springs:
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 27 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
27 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 60 miles; JEFFERSON
CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
Public high school in Oliver Springs:
- OLIVER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 462;
Location: 419 KINGSTON AV; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Oliver Springs:
- FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 72;
Location: 864 POPLAR CREEK RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oliver Springs:
- OLIVER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 614;
Location: 317 ROANE ST; Grades: KG - 08)
- NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 300;
Location: 669 TRI CO BL; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 264;
Location: 655 TRI CO BL; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PETROS JOYNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
249; Location: 125 PETROS JOYNER SCH RD; Grades: KG -
08)
Private primary/middle school in Oliver Springs:
- MT PISGAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 119;
Location: 107 OLD HEN VALLEY RD; Grades: PK - 10)
Library in Oliver Springs:
- OLIVER SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $40,254; Location: 610 WALKER AVENUE.; 3,872
books; 118 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)
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