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Cherokee County

Population in July 2007: 1,710. Population change since 2000: +6.8%
 

Males: 800  (46.8%)
Females: 910  (53.2%)
Median resident age:  41.5 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28901.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $21,200 (it was $20,273 in 2000)
Andrews  $21,200
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $78,700 (it was $67,800 in 2000)
Andrews  $78,700
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Andrews:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Andrews: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (20.0%), Irish (13.1%), English (9.7%), German (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Scottish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1905

Elevation: 2350 feet

Land area: 1.36 square miles.

Population density: 1262 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Andrews

  • High school or higher: 66.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Andrews town

  • Never married: 16.4%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 5.9%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

33 residents are foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

This town:  2.1%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Andrews, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Andrews to the number of sex offenders is 143 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Andrews:  0.8% ($536)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)

Andrews satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (54.0 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (107.2 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (530.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Robbinsville, NC (8.6 miles ), Hayesville, NC (10.6 miles ), Lake Santeetlah, NC (11.6 miles) , Murphy, NC (15.9 miles ), Hiawassee, GA (18.0 miles ), Young Harris, GA (18.4 miles ), Macedonia, GA (21.4 miles ), Ivylog, GA (24.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.20 N, Longitude: 83.83 W


72 people in nursing homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +166 (+11.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (28%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Apparel (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Crime in Andrews by Year

Type 2001 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.057.6
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 3534
    per 100,000 184.2309.4174.0230.3
Burglaries 3343347
    per 100,000 2025.82660.91972.2403.0
Thefts 64514634
    per 100,000 3928.83155.92668.21957.4
Auto thefts 0206
    per 100,000 0.0123.80.0345.4
Arson 0020
    per 100,000 0.00.0116.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 335.8384.3279.6295.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.51
US city average:  3.00

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Andrews-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Andrews town center killed 4 people and injured 26 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.8 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Andrews:
  • DISTRICT MEDICAL CENTER (415 WHITAKER LANE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Andrews:
  • MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 16 miles; MURPHY, NC)
  • CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HIAWASSEE, GA)
  • UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BLAIRSVILLE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Andrews, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Andrews:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 43 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 91 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 93 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Andrews:
  • ANDREWS-MURPHY (about 3 miles; ANDREWS, NC; ID: RHP)
  • BLAIRSVILLE (about 27 miles; BLAIRSVILLE, GA; ID: 46A)
  • MACON COUNTY (about 29 miles; FRANKLIN, NC; ID: 1A5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Andrews:
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 56 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 67 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
Public high school in Andrews:
  • Andrews High (Location: 50 High School Drive; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Andrews:

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Notable locations in Andrews: Georgia State Prison Camp (A), Andrews Plaza (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Britton Creek (A), Town Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Andrew's Valley Inn (138 Country Hearth Lane).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Andrews and their reported violations in the past:

ANDREWS, TOWN OF (Population served: 3500, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2005 and OCT-24-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (2 times from OCT-21-2005 to OCT-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and OCT-24-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2005)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-02-2005)
  • 6 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation
NANTAHALA TALC & LIMESTONE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-09-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 6 regular monitoring violations
MIDWAY CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.3%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  21.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.2%
Whole state:  5.5%

Andrews compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Andrews (2007 data):
  • RBC Centura Bank: Andrews Branch at 1090 Main Street, branch established on 1924-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
  • United Community Bank: Andrews Branch at 732 Main Street, branch established on 1987-08-24. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,120.2 mil, Deposits: $976.1 mil, headquarters in Murphy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 2$3,756$22,5360$0
Financial Administration 2$4,730$28,3800$0
Other and Unallocable 1$1,648$19,7764$2,241
Water Supply 4$9,983$29,9490$0
Parks and Recreation 2$3,654$21,9240$0
Sewerage 5$11,329$27,1900$0
Solid Waste Management 2$5,953$35,7180$0
Police - Other 1$1,599$19,1880$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$15,754$23,6310$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$5,315
Totals for Government 27$58,405$25,9589$7,556



Andrews government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $403,000
    Solid Waste Management: $119,000
    All Other: $25,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $1,497,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $399,000
    Police Protection: $363,000
    Liquor Stores: $336,000
    Water Utilities: $171,000
    Central Staff Services: $150,000
    Parks & Recreation: $142,000
    Solid Waste Management: $87,000
    Regular Highways: $80,000
    Libraries: $73,000
    General - Other: $52,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $15,000
    Fire Protection: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $329,000
    All Other: $65,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $67,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $36,000
    Police Protection: $28,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $723,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $353,000
    Water Utilities: $173,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,529,000
    General Support: $87,000
    Highways: $65,000
  • Tax - Property: $347,000
    NEC: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $962,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

8.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,522 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.44%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clay County, NC  0.63% ($35,259 average AGI)
from Palm Beach County, FL  0.33% ($34,964)
from Broward County, FL  0.26% ($49,227)


5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,482 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.76%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clay County, NC  0.65% ($27,722 average AGI)
to Union County, GA  0.22% ($32,833)
to Macon County, NC  0.21% ($35,647)


Strongest AM radio stations in Andrews:
  • WKRK (1320 AM; 5 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: RADFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCVP (600 AM; 1 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Andrews:
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCNG (102.7 FM; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
  • W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WTFH (89.9 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • W212AB (90.3 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: THE MASTER'S MISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Andrews:
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W59AD (Channel 59; ANDREWS, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W11AQ (Channel 11; ROBBINSVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W08BH (Channel 8; ANDREWS, ETC., NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W42AT (Channel 42; HAYESVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)




Andrews fatal accident list for 2003:
Oct 1, 2003 10:24 AM, Locust Street, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 5, 2003 12:57 AM, Us-19, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


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