Watauga, Tennessee

Watauga, Tennessee

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Watauga, Tennessee
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Watauga, Tennessee


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Carter, Washington

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 2.0
area_land_km2 = 1.9
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 0.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 403
population_density_km2 = 213.0
population_density_sq_mi = 551.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 443
elevation_ft = 1453
latd = 36 |latm = 22 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 17 |longs = 29 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 37694
area_code = 423
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 47-78240GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1327319GR|3
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Watauga (pronEng|wəˈtɔɡə) is a city in Carter and Washington Counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 403 at the 2000 census. Watauga is most notable for the Watauga Association, an autonomous government formed by settlers along the Watauga River in present East Tennessee.

Geography

Watauga is located at coor dms|36|22|2|N|82|17|29|W|city (36.367305, -82.291296)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (1.9 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.67%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 403 people, 162 households, and 111 families residing in the city. The population density was 551.5 people per square mile (213.1/km²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 247.7/sq mi (95.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.01% White, 1.74% African American, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 162 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,438, and the median income for a family was $36,429. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $17,727 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,551. About 11.0% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.1% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

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