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Population (year 2000): 1,660. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,604 (-3.4% change)
Males: 759 (45.7%), Females: 901 (54.3%)
Marion County
Zip code:
37397
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $25,458 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,600 (year 2000)
Races in Whitwell:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Black (2.2%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (25.4%), English
(22.6%), Irish (8.3%), German (3.3%), Dutch (3.2%), Italian
(1.4%).
Elevation: 675 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whitwell
- High school or higher: 49.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 10.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whitwell city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 14.7%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitwell:
- GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; JASPER,
TN)
- MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 16
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 18 miles;
CHATTANOOGA, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whitwell:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 25 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 64 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
- SMYRNA (about 89 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitwell:
- MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 12 miles; JASPER,
TN; ID: APT)
- DALLAS BAY SKY PARK (about 25 miles; CHATTANOOGA,
TN; ID: 1A0)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 26 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID:
UOS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whitwell:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 19
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
21 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
Public high school in Whitwell:
- WHITWELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 352;
Location: 200 TIGER TR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Whitwell:
- WHITWELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 552; Location:
150 TIGER TRAIL; Grades: KG - 04)
- WHITWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 340;
Location: 1130 MAIN ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Whitwell:
- ORENA HUMPHREYS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $45,991; Location: 900 MAIN ST., SUITE 1; 13,887
books; 152 audio materials; 1,061 video materials; 26
serial subscriptions)
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