Oak Grove, Washington County, Tennessee Explained

Official Name:Oak Grove
Settlement Type:CDP
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:13.63
Area Land Km2:11.74
Area Water Km2:1.90
Area Total Sq Mi:5.26
Area Land Sq Mi:4.53
Area Water Sq Mi:0.73
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:4482
Population Density Km2:381.92
Population Density Sq Mi:989.19
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:428
Elevation Ft:1404
Coordinates:36.4211°N -82.4264°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:47-54700[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1296059[4]

Oak Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,425 at the 2010 census.[5] It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area  - commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

Geography

Oak Grove is located at 36.4211°N -82.4265°W.[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3sqmi, of which 4.5sqmi of it is land and 0.8sqmi of it (14.84%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,072 people, 1,697 households, and 1,126 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 879.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,870 housing units at an average density of 403.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.86% White, 0.81% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 1,697 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,926, and the median income for a family was $42,518. Males had a median income of $32,332 versus $21,692 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,630. About 9.7% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website . . May 14, 2011 .
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.