Boston, Tennessee

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Population (year 2000): 9,760

Males: 4,915	(50.4%)
Females: 4,845	(49.6%)

Williamson County

Median resident age:	32.2 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $64,900 (it was $57,185 in 2000)

Boston	$64,900
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $196,800 (it was $153,200 in 2000)

Boston	$196,800
Tennessee:	$114,000

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Races in Boston:

White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
Black (4.3%)
American Indian (4.3%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Other race (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Boston: 89.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 118.9 square miles.

Population density: 82 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Boston

High school or higher: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boston CCD

Never married: 15.0%
Now married: 75.3%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 6.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.2%
Tennessee:	2.8%

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

Boston:	0.7% ($1,099)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (27.8 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (419.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Thompson's Station, TN (5.1 miles ), Spring Hill, TN (6.3 miles ), Franklin, TN (11.5 miles ), Santa Fe, TN (12.5 miles ), Lower Rutherford Creek, TN (12.9 miles ), Columbia, TN (14.6 miles ), Fairview, TN (15.4 miles ), Bethesda, TN (15.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.82 N, Longitude: 86.98 W

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (12%)
Construction (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Boston-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 97% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.2 miles away from the Boston place center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.

On 12/24/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.1 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Boston:

WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; FRANKLIN, TN)
MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; COLUMBIA, TN)
ST THOMAS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; NASHVILLE, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boston:

NASHVILLE INTL (about 30 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: BNA)
SMYRNA (about 35 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
CAMPBELL AAF (about 69 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Boston:

MAURY COUNTY (about 23 miles; COLUMBIA/MOUNT PLEASANT, TN; ID: MRC)
ELLINGTON (about 26 miles; LEWISBURG, TN; ID: LUG)
JOHN C TUNE (about 26 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: JWN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boston:

COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 25 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)

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Notable locations in Boston: Bending Chestnut (A), Fedco Siding (B), Spring Green Farm (C), Lampley Store (D), Sherwood Mansion (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Boston include: Cedar Grove Church (A), Shady Grove Church (B), Connection Hill Church (C), Cowles Chapel (D), Evergreen Church (E), Perkins Church (F), Leipers Fork Church (G), Garrison Church (H), Greenbrier United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Barker Cemetery (1), Murfree Cemetery (2), Pointer Cemetery (3), Baugh Cemetery (4), Beard Cemetery (5), Greenbrier Cemetery (6), Potts Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Gary Lake (A), McCall Lake (B), Pine Hill Lake (C), Poplar Grove Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anglin Branch (A), Little Dam Branch (B), Bradford Branch (C), Litton Branch (D), Locke Branch (E), Kelley Branch (F), Boston Branch (G), Garrison Creek (H), Craig Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Thompsons Station Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	80.6%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	5.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Boston compared to Tennessee state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Williamson County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

11.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($81,251 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.94%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($249 average AGI)
Williamson County: 0.07%
Tennessee average: 0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Davidson County, TN	3.54% ($73,711 average AGI)
from Rutherford County, TN	0.48% ($49,320)
from Maury County, TN	0.46% ($46,627)

9.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($65,452 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.26%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($311 average AGI)
Williamson County: 0.04%
Tennessee average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Davidson County, TN	2.80% ($52,560 average AGI)
to Maury County, TN	0.83% ($48,124)
to Rutherford County, TN	0.69% ($46,942)

Strongest AM radio stations in Boston:

WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WHEW (1380 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: SG COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAKM (950 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: FRANKLIN RADIO ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WMCP (1280 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: MAURY COUNTY BOOSTERS CORP.)
WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
WNSR (560 AM; 1 kW; BRENTWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN WABASH COMMNCTNS OF MIDDLE TN, INC.)
WCOR (900 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, TN)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boston:

WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WFCM-FM (91.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WFFI (93.7 FM; KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKOM (101.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENN. BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRVU (91.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: VANDERBILT STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNPL (106.7 FM; BELLE MEADE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WQZQ-FM (102.5 FM; DICKSON, TN; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Boston:

WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
W36AK (Channel 36; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WNPX-LP (Channel 20; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WGAP-LP (Channel 26; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WJDE-LP (Channel 24; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WRMX-LP (Channel 12; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WJNK-LP (Channel 61; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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