WATTS BAR LAKE TOWNS
KINGSTON, TENNESSEE
Kingston is the county seat of Roane County, Tennessee and is adjacent to Watts Bar Lake. Kingston, with a population of 5,264 at the 2000 United States census, is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Kingston is located at (35.870083, -84.501479). The town is situated at the confluence of the Clinch River and the Tennessee River. This confluence is now part of Watts Bar Lake, a reservoir created by the impoundment of the Tennessee by Watts Bar Dam several miles to south.
Kingston is centered around the junction of U.S. Route 70, which connects Kingston with Knoxville to the east and Nashville to the west, and State Route 58 which connects Kingston with Oak Ridge to the northeast and Chattanooga to the south. Interstate 40 passes through Kingston, running roughly parallel to US 70.
According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²), of which, 6.6 square miles (17.0 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it (10.40%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,264 people, 2,263 households, and 1,532 families residing in the city. The population density was 803.7 people per square mile (310.3/km²). There were 2,478 housing units at an average density of 378.4/sq mi (146.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.75% White, 3.55% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other race, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 2,263 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,071, and the median income for a family was $44,979. Males had a median income of $40,186 versus $22,971 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,301. About 6.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
Kingston has its roots in Fort Southwest Point, which was built just south of what is now Kingston in 1792. At the time, Southwest Point was on the fringe the legal settlement area for Euro-Americans. A Cherokee village, headed by Chief Tollunteeskee, was situated just across the river, at what is now Rockwood. In 1805, Colonel Return J. Meigs, who operated out of Southwest Point, was appointed Cherokee Agent, effectively moving the agency from the Tellico Blockhouse to Southwest Point. The city of Kingston was established on October 23, 1799, as part of an effort to partition Knox County (the effort to form a separate county failed, but succeeded two years later). Kingston was named after Major Robert King, an officer at Fort Southwest Point in the 1790s.
On September 21, 1807, Kingston was Tennessee's state capital for one day. The Tennessee General Assembly convened in Kingston that day due to an agreement with the Cherokee, who had been told that if the Cherokee Nation ceded the land that is now Roane County, Kingston would become the capital of Tennessee. After adjourning that day, the Assembly resumed meeting in Knoxville.
Rockwood, Tennessee
Rockwood is a city in Roane County, Tennessee, located on Watts Bar Lake. Its population was 5,774 according to the 2000 census.
Geography
Rockwood is located at (35.869147, -84.675176) Rockwood is situated at the base of the eastern escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau, known locally as Walden Ridge. The Crab Orchard Mountains rise atop the plateau to the west. The boundary between the Eastern Time Zone and Central Time Zone runs along Rockwood's western boundary. The Watts Bar Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River provides much of Rockwood's southern boundary.
Rockwood is centered around U.S. Route 70 between its junction with State Route 29 in the northeast and State Route 27 to the southwest. In recent years, the town has expanded toward Interstate 40 to the northeast. Rockwood is a familiar site to travelers who frequent I-40 between Knoxville and Nashville, as dramatic views of Rockwood and the Tennessee Valley line the interstate just before it tops out at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.6 km), of which, 7.9 square miles (20.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.63%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,774 people, 2,478 households, and 1,558 families residing in the city. The population density was 731.4 people per square mile (282.6/km²). There were 2,729 housing units at an average density of 345.7/sq mi (133.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.86% White, 5.44% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic/Latino/Tejano of any race were 0.81% of the population.
There were 2,478 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female households with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87.
Harriman, Tennessee
Harriman is a city in Roane county located on Watts Bar Lake The population of Harriman was 6,744 at the 2000 census.
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Harriman is located at (35.928585, -84.555700)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.2 square miles (26.5 km²), of which, 10.0 square miles (26.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.86%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,744 people, 2,907 households, and 1,802 families residing in the city. The population density was 671.5 people per square mile (259.3/km²). There were 3,309 housing units at an average density of 329.5/sq mi (127.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.11% White, 7.43% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 2,907 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,736, and the median income for a family was $31,190. Males had a median income of $26,616 versus $20,278 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,763. About 18.6% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.1% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.
History
Harriman was founded in the late 19th century by activists in the Temperance movement who advocated abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
The city is named for Walter Harriman, a governor of New Hampshire whose son, Walter C. Harriman, was managing director of the East Tennessee Land Company. As a Colonel (later General) in the Union Army during the Civil War, he had traveled on foot through the area with his 11th New Hampshire Regiment and camped for several days on the Emory River near the future site of the city.
Harriman's founders established the American Temperance University here to promote this social doctrine; its 1905 building is one of the city's main historic landmarks.
The city thrived and grew from its founding into the 1920s until the combination of the stock market crash and a devastating flood of the Emory River, both in 1929, wiped out much of the city's industry. A paper mill and two hosiery mills provided the largest share of jobs in the city through the rest of the twentieth century, with the paper mill (a Mead Corporation property) and the hosiery companies (Harriman Hosiery, formerly a Burlington Corp. plant, and independent Roane Hosiery) operating into the 1980s.
The city got a boost in the 1940s and 1950s from heavy automobile traffic on US 27, which forms the town's main street and was a primary artery connecting the Great Lakes region with Florida .before I-75 was completed. The routing of Interstate 40 along Harriman's western edge connected the community more closely with Knoxville but never produced the kind of modern industrial development inside the town that community leaders expected.
The city, still quaint but clearly different now from its economic heyday, shows considerable evidence of being a "planned community". Its streets are basically in a grid pattern, unusual for mountain towns of the area, and are wider than would normally be expected as well. There remains a considerable number of homes displaying Victorian architecture as well -- many of which have been either painstakingly maintained or lovingly restored. The Temperance heritage was slow to depart. There was no liquor store in Harriman until 1992. Even now local churches and congregations have a significant say in what locations will and will not serve alcohol. Today, the sale of alcoholic beverages is limited to a five-hundred yard radius around Exit 347 on I-40.
Education
The main campus of Roane State Community College is located just outside Harriman city limits with seven additional locations in the surrounding counties. K-12 public schools are operated by the Roane County school system.
Ten Mile, Tennessee
Ten Mile is an unincorporated area in northern Meigs and southeastern Roane counties. The Roane County portion is included in the "Harriman, Tennessee.
Ten Mile is primarily a summer cottage community on Watts Bar Lake. It consists of summer cottages, small locally owned stores and restaurants, a bank, marinas, resorts, and a Post Office (ZIP code 37880). The nearby TVA Watts Bar nuclear plant (in bordering Rhea County), and Watts Bar Dam spanning the Tennessee River across the Meigs County and Rhea County lines have played, and continue to play, an important role in the local economy.
Decatur, Tennessee
Decatur is a town in Meigs, County, Tennessee located adjacent to WATTS BAR LAKE. The population was 1,395 as per the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Meigs County.
Geography
Decatur is located at (35.518871, -84.793201). The town is situated at the western base of No Pone Ridge, an elongate ridge characteristic of the Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley Province. Just west of Decatur, the Tennessee River flows around a blunt peninsula known as Armstrong Bend. This section of the river is technically part of the river's Chickamauga Lake impoundment.
Decatur is centered around the junction of Tennessee State Route 30, which connects the town to Athens to the east and Dayton to the west, and Tennessee State Route 58, which connects Decatur to Kingston to the north and Chattanooga to the south. Interstate 75 passes approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Decatur.
According to the United States Census Bureau. the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,395 people, 560 households, and 366 families residing in the town. The population density was 545.1 people per square mile (210.4/km²). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 233.7/sq mi (90.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.14% White, 0.93% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.
There were 560 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,402, and the median income for a family was $38,375. Males had a median income of $29,327 versus $22,647 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,784. About 12.9% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
History
Decatur was founded in May of 1836 as a county seat for Meigs County, which had been formed that same year. The initial 50 acres (0.20 km2) for the town were donated by James Lillard and Leonard Brooks. Decatur is named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., an early 19th-century American naval officer renowned for his exploits in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.
Spring City, Tennessee
Spring City is a town in Rhea County, Tennessee located on Watts Bar Lake. The population was 2,025 according to the 2000 census.
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Geography
Spring City is located at (35.689422, -84.863885).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.21%) is water. Spring City is located on the southern tip of Watts Bar Lake.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,025 people, 861 households, and 533 families residing in the town. The population density was 829.9 people per square mile (320.4/km²). There were 974 housing units at an average density of 399.2/sq mi (154.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.52% White, 4.49% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.05% Asian, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 861 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,009, and the median income for a family was $31,894. Males had a median income of $27,692 versus $22,050 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,506. About 15.5% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.7% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.
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