Profile for Cookeville, Tennessee, TN

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 67. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.6 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Putnam County Fair - Aug. 2-11, 2007
• Fall FunFest - Sept. 7-8, 2007
• Jammin at Hippie Jack's Music & Art Festival - May 25-28, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Arda Lee's Hidden Hollow Park, Cane Creek Park, City Lake Natural Area, Burgess Falls State Park, Edgar Evins State Park

Historic sites and museums: Cookeville Depot Museum, Cookeville Children's Museum

Colleges and universities: Tennessee Technological University, Cumberland School of Technology

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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11% of Cookeville residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cookeville ancestry & family history guide.

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• Putnam County Ancestry forum
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cookeville was $17,684, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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28% of Cookeville residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Cookeville festival dates:

• Putnam County Fair - Aug. 2-11, 2007
• Fall FunFest - Sept. 7-8, 2007
• Jammin at Hippie Jack's Music & Art Festival - May 25-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Median rent in Cookeville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $373.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $870.

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Libraries in Cookeville include Putnam County Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Cookeville include Cookeville Herald-Citizen

TV stations in Cookeville include WCTE, WNPX.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WHRS.

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Putnam County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cookeville political report.

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The average commute time for Cookeville workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Cookeville between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Cookeville include Baymont Inn & Suites, Best Value Inn Cookeville, Best Western, Comfort Suites, Country Inn & Suites, Days Inn, Econo Lodge, Holiday Inn of Cookeville, Key West Inn Cookeville,, Knights Inn ... More hotels.

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