Church Hill, Tennessee
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Church Hill is a city in Hawkins County
, Tennessee
, United States
. The population was 5,916 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Kingsport
–Bristol (TN)
–Bristol (VA)
Metropolitan Statistical Area
, which is a component of the Johnson City
–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA
Combined Statistical Area
– commonly known as the "Tri-Cities
" region.
The City of Church Hill was incorporated in 1958, though the community was established as a trading post and stagecoach stop called "Spencer's Mill" in the late 18th century. The name Church Hill came later, following the establishment of a Methodist Church "on the hill" overlooking the Holston River Valley. The church still stands today on Grandview Street downtown.
One of Church Hill's most notable landmarks is Canton Hall an Antebellum Mansion built by slave hands and owned by the Hoard family. Other landmarks include Smith Place, built in the early 20th century and the site of Carter's Store, home to the first settlers west of the Appalachians.
Church Hill continues to grow annually and is the largest town in Hawkins County with a more recent estimate of nearly 7,000 residents.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24.3 km²), of which, 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (5.23%) is water.
of 2000, there were 5,916 people, 2,482 households, and 1,772 families residing in the city. The population density
was 665.8 people per square mile (256.9/km²). There were 2,709 housing units at an average density of 304.9 per square mile (117.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.95% White, 1.30% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.07% from other races
, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 2,482 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples
living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,563, and the median income for a family was $43,423. Males had a median income of $32,305 versus $25,010 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $19,656. About 10.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Mascot: Panthers
School Colors: Blue and Gold
Mascot: Falcons
School Colors: Blue and Orange
The Volunteer High School Marching Band has gone to many places such as the 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl and performed with other bands from the U.S. at pregame and halftime. In the spring of 2009, they marched in the Epcot park at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
The band will also be attending the 2011 Outback Bowl in Tampa Bay, Florida. They were the only marching band in Tennessee invited.
Hawkins County, Tennessee
Hawkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 56,833. Its county seat is Rogersville, Tennessee's second-oldest town....
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 5,916 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Kingsport
Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport is a city located mainly in Sullivan County with some western portions in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County...
–Bristol (TN)
Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 26,702 at the 2010 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundaries of both cities run parallel to each other along State...
–Bristol (VA)
Bristol, Virginia
Bristol is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Washington County, Virginia, Bristol, Tennessee, and Sullivan County, Tennessee....
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
The Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget...
, which is a component of the Johnson City
Johnson City, Tennessee
Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County...
–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area
The United States Office of Management and Budget defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties...
– commonly known as the "Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities, Tennessee
In Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia...
" region.
The City of Church Hill was incorporated in 1958, though the community was established as a trading post and stagecoach stop called "Spencer's Mill" in the late 18th century. The name Church Hill came later, following the establishment of a Methodist Church "on the hill" overlooking the Holston River Valley. The church still stands today on Grandview Street downtown.
One of Church Hill's most notable landmarks is Canton Hall an Antebellum Mansion built by slave hands and owned by the Hoard family. Other landmarks include Smith Place, built in the early 20th century and the site of Carter's Store, home to the first settlers west of the Appalachians.
Church Hill continues to grow annually and is the largest town in Hawkins County with a more recent estimate of nearly 7,000 residents.
Geography
Church Hill is located at 36°31′15"N 82°43′32"W (36.520845, -82.725472).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24.3 km²), of which, 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (5.23%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5,916 people, 2,482 households, and 1,772 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 665.8 people per square mile (256.9/km²). There were 2,709 housing units at an average density of 304.9 per square mile (117.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.95% White, 1.30% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.07% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 2,482 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,563, and the median income for a family was $43,423. Males had a median income of $32,305 versus $25,010 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $19,656. About 10.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Elementary schools
- Church Hill Elementary School (Hawkins County Schools), grades K-4
- Mascot: Panthers School Colors: Blue An Gold
- Carters Valley Elementary School (Hawkins County Schools), grades K-4
- Mascot: Jets School Colors: Blue And White
- McPheeters Bend Elementary School (Hawkins County Schools), grades K-4
- Mount. Carmel Elementary School (Hawkins County Schools) , grades Pre-K-4
Intermediate and Middle Schools
- Church Hill Intermediate School (Hawkins County Schools), grades 5-6
- Church Hill Middle School (Hawkins County Schools), grades 7-8
Mascot: Panthers
School Colors: Blue and Gold
High schools
- Volunteer High School (Hawkins County Schools), grades 9-12
Mascot: Falcons
School Colors: Blue and Orange
The Volunteer High School Marching Band has gone to many places such as the 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl and performed with other bands from the U.S. at pregame and halftime. In the spring of 2009, they marched in the Epcot park at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
The band will also be attending the 2011 Outback Bowl in Tampa Bay, Florida. They were the only marching band in Tennessee invited.
Notable residents
- Lloyd CarrLloyd CarrLloyd H. Carr is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Michigan from 1995 through the 2007 season. Under Carr, the Wolverines compiled a record of 122–40 and won or shared five Big Ten Conference titles...
, the former head coach of the University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
Wolverines footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team, spent the first 10 years of his life in Church Hill before his family moved to MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
- James Alan Shelton, guitarist for Dr.Ralph Stanley and his Clinch Mountain Boys.
Notable nearby cities and towns
- KingsportKingsport, TennesseeKingsport is a city located mainly in Sullivan County with some western portions in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County...
-- many Church Hill residents work and shop in Kingsport. - RogersvilleRogersville, TennesseeRogersville is a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. It was settled in 1775 by the grandparents of Davy Crockett and is the second-oldest town in the state. It is named for its founder, Joseph Rogers....
-- the county seat of Hawkins County is also Tennessee's second-oldest town
External links
- Hawkins County, Tennessee official website