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Roane County

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Roane County, Tennessee
200 E Race St
Kingston, TN 37763
Phone: (865) 376-5556
Fax: (865) 717-4121
www.roanealliance.org

In east-central TN, southwest of Oak Ridge; organized Nov 6, 1801 from Knox County and Indian lands. Name Origin: For Archibald Roane (1759-1819), governor of TN (1801-03) and judge of the TN supreme court (1815-19).

Area (sq mi): 394.98 (land 360.98; water 34.00). Pop per sq mi: 146.50.
Pop 2005: 52,889. State rank: 25. Pop change: 2000-20005 1.90%; 1990-2000 9.90%. Pop 2000: 51,910 (White 94.80%; Black or African American 2.70%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.40%; Other 1.60%). Foreign born: 1.20%. Median age: 40.70.
Income 2000: per capita $18,456; median household $33,226; Pop below poverty level: 13.90%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $22,339-$25,332.
Unemployment 2004: 5.80%. Change from 2000: 1.30%. Median travel time to work: 26.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 49.70%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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Roane County, West Virginia
200 Main St
Spencer, WV 25276
Phone: (304) 927-2860
Fax: (304) 927-2489

In west-central WV, northeast of Charleston; organized Mar 11, 1856 from Kanawha, Jackson, and Gilmer counties. Name Origin: For Spencer Roane (1762-1822), justice of the VA supreme court of appeals and son-in-law of Patrick Henry (1736-99).

Area (sq mi): 483.75 (land 483.57; water 0.18). Pop per sq mi: 31.90.
Pop 2005: 15,407. State rank: 38. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.30%; 1990-2000 2.20%. Pop 2000: 15,446 (White 98.00%; Black or African American 0.20%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.00%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 39.50.
Income 2000: per capita $13,195; median household $24,511; Pop below poverty level: 22.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $17,285-$18,117.
Unemployment 2004: 7.90%. Change from 2000: -5.50%. Median travel time to work: 34.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 40.40%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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After dedicating a house in Roane County, Senator Lincoln Davis reports, "The heart and soul of America is best exposed when we work together to provide adequate, safe and sanitary housing.
Here in Roane County our big do is the Black Walnut Festival every mid-October.
served in the House from 1951 until his death in 1964 and his mother, Lillie Ladd Mauser, was sheriff of Roane County, Tenn.
 
 
 
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