POPULATION
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City County
1980 ------------- 2636 24416
1990 ------------- 3122 25297
1999 (estimate) -- 2862 26907
2000 ------------- 3214 27776
% Nonwhite (2000 census) 9.6 5.7
TAX
STRUCTURE (Back
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------- Local -------
City County
Property Tax
Rate Per $100 Value 0.32 2.03
Ratio of Assessment
Residential 0.25 0.25
Industrial 0.4 0.4
Personal (Equipment 0.3 0.3
Inventory Tax) Raw Materials Only
Bonded Debt $,1,695,925 $ 23,370,000
Assessed Valuation $47,921,852 $309,050,311
School Tax None None
Sales Tax None 0.0225
Hotel-Motel Tax None None
Industrial 0.4 0.4
Personal (Equipment 0.3 0.3
Inventory Tax) Raw Materials Only
Bonded Debt $,1,695,925 $ 23,370,000
Assessed Valuation $47,921,852 $309,050,311
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Sales Tax 6%
Income Tax
Personal 6% on Interest & Dividends
Excise 6% of Net Earnings
Franchise $0.25 per $100 of Capital Properties
Personal (Equipment 0.3 0.3
Inventory Tax) Raw Materials Only
Unemployment Tax
New Employers 2.7% of first $7000
TRANSPORTATION
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Railroads
Served by: Sequatchie Valley Railroad
Highways
0 Miles to Access of Interstate – 24
U.S. Highways: 41, 64, 72
State Highways: 28, 150
Common Carriers
Air Freight Companies: 0
Motor Freight Companies: 3 Terminal Facilities: 0
Bus Services – Inter-City: Yes
Local: No
Carrier Service: Yes
Navigable Waterway
River: Tennessee Channel Depth: 9'
Nearest Port Facility: New Hope Miles: 6
Air Service
General Aviation/Distance: Marion County Airport
Runway Lengths: 3,500’ Surface: Asphalt
Lighting: Medium Intensity, 10” Beacon
Gas: Yes Octane Available: 110LL, Jet A
Repair: Yes
Taxi or Car Rental: None
Nearest Commercial Service: Chattanooga Metropolitan
Airlines Serving: US Airways, US Airways Express, ASA,
Comair, Northwest Airlink, American
Daily Flights: Arrivals: Departures:
34 17 17
CLIMATE
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Annual Avg Temperature: 62 Degrees
Annual Avg High Temperature: JAN 43 degrees JUL 82 degrees
Monthly Avg Low Temp: JAN 27 degrees JUL 61 degrees
Annual Avg Precipitation: 56"
Annual Avg Snowfall: 3.5"
Elevation: 620' above sea level
Prevailing Winds: Southwest
Mean Length of Freeze Free Period:(Days) 210
SELECTED
ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR MARION COUNTY (Back
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Estimated County Available Labor
Date: February, 2001
Total: 600 Male: 310 Female: 290
Estimated Total in Surrounding Area: 12,560
High School Graduates (2000): 280
% College Bound: 44.6
Labor Force Estimates
Annual Average Employment 2000
Civilian Labor Force ------------- 12,700
Unemployment ------------------- 580
% of Labor Force --------------- 4.6
Total Employment ---------------- 12,120
Per Capita Income
Year Amount
1998 $19,536
Retail Sales
Year Amount
2000 $257,753,584
County 10-Year Growth Report
Years: 1991-2000 New Plants Expansions
Number Projects: 9 40
Total Investments: $34,869,000 $59,043,598
UTILITIES
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Treated Water Suppliers
Source: Blue Spring and Sequatchie River & Spring
Capacity: 1.70 MGD
Current Consumption: 0.62 MGD
Storage Capacity: 1,700,000 Gallons
Sewage Treatment
Type of Treatment: Activated Sludge-Lagoon
Secondary Effluent to Tennessee River
Capacity: 0.8 MGD
Current Usage: 0.2 MGD
% City Sewer Coverage: 80
% Storm Sewer Coverage:
Solid Waste Disposals: Yes
ENERGY
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Electricity
Electric Power System: Sequatchee Valley Co-op
Source Company: TVA
Gas
Gas Supplier: Marion Natural Gas Company
Source Company: East Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Fuel Oil Suppliers: 3
Suppliers of LP Gas: 1
AVAILABLE
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES (Back to Top)
SITE 1
Site Name: Browder Switch Industrial Park
Controlled: Yes
Acreage: 16
Distance to Town: 1 mile
Direction from Town: South
Nearest Highway: US 41 Distance: 1 Mile
Nearest Interstate: I-24 Distance: Adjacent
Rail Line: Sequatchie Valley Railroad
Electric Lines: On Site Voltage: 7200
Gas: On Site 4 Inch Line
Water: On Site 10 Inch Line
Sewer: On Site 10 Inch Line
Core Drilling: Yes
Topo Prepared: Yes
Cost per Acre: Negotiable
Cost Including Utilities: $13,500
SITE 2
Site Name: Marion County Solid Waste Authority
Controlled: Yes
Acreage: 40
Distance to Town: 1 mile
Direction from Town: South
Nearest Highway: US 41 Distance: 1 Mile
Nearest Interstate: I-24 Distance: Adjacent
Rail Line: Sequatchie Valley Railroad
Electric Lines: On Site Voltage: 7200
Gas: On Site 4 Inch Line
Water: On Site 10 Inch Line
Sewer: On Site 10 Inch Line
Core Drilling: Yes
Topo Prepared: Yes
Cost per Acre: Negotiable
Cost Including Utilities:
COMMUNICATIONS
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Post Office Class: First
Newspapers Frequency Circulation
Jasper Journal Weekly 4,264
South Pittsburg Hustler Weekly 4,000
Radio Stations: 3
Television Networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX
Cable Companies: Charter Cable
Channels: 23
Telephone Companies: Bellsouth
INDUSTRIAL
SUPPORT SERVICES (Back to Top)
Service Town Distance
Tool & Die -------------- South Pittsburg 6 miles
Heat Treating ----------- Chattanooga 26 miles
Foundry ----------------- South Pittsburg 6 miles
Heavy Hardware ---------- Chattanooga 26 miles
Sheet Metal ------------- Local
Lubricants -------------- Local
Welding Supplies -------- Chattanooga 26 miles
Other:
FINANCE
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Banks: 4
Combined Assets: $23,075,376
GOVERNMENT
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Gov't (Type): City: Mayor and Alderman
County: County Executive and Commission
City County
Police Officers: 8 12
Police Cars: 10 16
Planning Commission: Yes Yes
Zoning Regulations: Yes No
Industrial Development Corp.: Yes Yes
Fire Defense Equipment: 4 vehicles 16 Vehicles
Firefighters: 10 0
Volunteers: 26 70
Insurance Rating: 6 7-10
NATURAL
RESOURCES (Back to Top)
Minerals: Limestone and Coal
Timber: Oak, Yellow Pine, Poplar, and Hickory
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS (Back to Top)
Crops: Corn, Soybeans, and Small Grain
COMMUNITY
FACILITIES (Back to Top)
Day Care
Day Care Centers: 4
Day Care Hours: 5 or less
Education
State Industrial Training Service Available: Yes
Type of Public School System: County
Schools Enrollment
Elementary ---------------------- 1 552
Middle/Jr. High ----------------- 1 565
Senior High --------------------- 1 569
Private &/or Parochial ---------- 0
Technology Centers -------------- 1
Colleges (2 & 4 year) ----------- 0
Libraries: 1 Volumes: 9,500
Health Care
Hospitals: Grandview Medical Center Beds: 50
Clinics: 10 Beds: 0
Doctors: 43 (Staff)
Dentists: 5
Nursing Homes: South Pittsburg-6 miles Beds: 165
Churches
Protestant: 10
Catholic: 0
Jewish: 0
Other: 0
Recreation
Parks: 1
Golf Courses: 1 (public and private)
Swimming Pools: 0 (public and private)
Country Club: 1
Theaters: 0
Bowling Alleys: 0
Hotels & Motels:5 Rooms: 390
Largest Meeting Room Capacity: 160
Restaurants: 6
Other: Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Walking Track
LARGEST
COMPANIES
|
| FIRM
NAME |
PRODUCT
|
Total
Employees |
Union
Affiliation |
| Marion
County Board of Education |
Education
|
672 |
None
|
| Shaw
Industries |
Yarn
|
365
|
None |
| Wal-Mart
SuperCenter |
Miscellaneous
Consumer Products and Groceries |
355
|
None
|
| Grandview
Medical Center |
Hospital |
275
|
None |
| Sequatchie
Concrete Services |
Concrete
|
250
|
None
|
| Variform |
Vinyl
Siding |
233
|
None
|
| Lodge
Manufacturing Company |
Iron
Castings |
232
|
None
|
| Rock-Tenn
Company |
Folded
Paperboard Containers |
220
|
None
|
| Galaxy
Mills, Inc. |
Yarn
|
183
|
None
|
| Rivermont
Nursing Home |
Nursing
Home |
115
|
None
|
| Pittsburg
Knitting Mills |
Hosiery
|
107
|
None
|
| Tennessee
Galvanizing |
Galvanizing
|
105
|
None
|
| Pella
Plastics |
Plastics
Parts Manufacturing |
100
|
None
|
| County
of Marion |
County
Government |
98
|
None
|
| Sequatchie
Valley Electric Co-op |
Electric
Company |
83
|
None
|
| Serodino,
Inc. |
Shipyard
|
70
|
None
|
| O'Neil
Color and Compounding |
Color
Contents |
68
|
None
|
| Rivioli
Mills |
Yarn
|
65
|
None
|
| Sequatchie
Handleworks |
Wood
Handles |
65
|
None
|
| Path
Trucking Company |
Hauling
|
55
|
None
|
| Whitwell
Sportswear |
Sportswear
|
48
|
None
|
| Universal
Form Clamp, Corporation |
Scaffolding
|
45
|
None
|
| Valmont
Industries, Inc. |
Steel
Utility Communications Structures |
45
|
None
|
| Sunbelt
Transport |
Hauling
|
35
|
None
|
| Tennessee
Dept. of Human Services |
State
Services |
29
|
None
|
| Space
Age Manufacturing |
Fireworks
|
26
|
None
|
| Orion
Food Systems |
Food
Distribution |
25
|
None
|
| Colonial
Chemical |
Liquid
Soap |
18
|
None
|
| Legacy
(US Stove) |
Assembly
Work |
15
|
None
|
| Vulcan
Materials Company |
Stone
Quarry |
14
|
None
|
| Southern
Forms |
Concrete
Forms |
6
|
None
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For Further Information Contact:
Dept.
of Economic & Community Development
Marketing & Recruiting
11th Floor Wm. R. Snodgrass TN Tower
312 8th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-0405
Phone: (615) 741-3282
WATS: 1-877-SOUNDSGOOD (768-6374)
Fax: (615) 741-5829 |
Dept.
of Community & Economic Development
Marketing Division
540 McCallie Avenue
State Office Building, Suite 690
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone: (423) 634-6376
Fax: (423) 634-6351 |
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Phone: (423) 942-3180 ~ Fax: (423) 942-3110
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