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Population (year 2000): 5,586. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,117 (+9.5% change)
Males: 2,519 (45.1%), Females: 3,067 (54.9%)
Zip code:
37874
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $28,323 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,700 (year 2000)
Races in Sweetwater:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
- Black (7.3%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.0%), Irish (7.7%),
German (4.9%), English (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), French
(1.1%).
Land area: 6.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sweetwater
- High school or higher: 67.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sweetwater city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 13.6%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +443 (+8.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Sweetwater:
- SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (304 WRIGHT
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sweetwater:
- FORT SANDERS LOUDON MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
LOUDON, TN)
- ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
ATHENS, TN)
- WOODS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ETOWAH, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sweetwater:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 37 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 65 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 99 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sweetwater:
- MONROE COUNTY (about 9 miles; MADISONVILLE, TN; ID:
MNV)
- MCMINN COUNTY (about 17 miles; ATHENS, TN; ID: MMI)
- ROCKWOOD MUNI (about 27 miles; ROCKWOOD, TN; ID:
RKW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sweetwater:
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 44 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
44 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
66 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 70
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
Public high school in Sweetwater:
- SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 569;
Location: 414 S HIGH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Sweetwater:
- TENNESSEE MEIJI GAKUIN HIGH SC (Students:
137; Location: 1314 PEACHTREE STREET; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sweetwater:
- SWEETWATER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 432;
Location: 500 HIGHWAY 322 EAST; Grades: PK - 02)
- SWEETWATER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 367;
Location: CANNON AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 318;
Location: BROAD STREET; Grades: 03 - 04)
- BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: STARRETT STREET; Grades: 05 - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Sweetwater:
- COVENANT BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 30;
Location: PO BOX 387; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Sweetwater:
- SWEETWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$163,405; Location: 210 MAYES AVENUE; 33,332 books; 82
audio materials; 474 video materials; 18 serial
subscriptions)
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