Profile for Johnson City, Tennessee, TN

Johnson City is in the Appalachian Mountains

Former and merged names include:
· Hainesville

Public transportation: Johnson City Transit System (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 395. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 6.9 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Sorghum Making Festival - Sept. 22, 2007

Performing arts: Johnson City Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Buffalo Mountain Park

Sports teams: Cardinals (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: B. Carroll Reece Museum, Hands On! Regional Museum, Massengill Museum of Overmountain History, Rocky Mount, Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site

Colleges and universities: East Tennessee State University

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.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 76

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Hotels (14)

Libraries (3)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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14% of Johnson City residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Johnson City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Johnson City
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• Washington County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - TN data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
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• Death index
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• Johnson City Symphony Orchestra

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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Johnson City was $20,364, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Tennessee economic data

29% of Johnson City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Johnson City
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Johnson City festival dates:

• Sorghum Making Festival - Sept. 22, 2007

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

Johnson City festival web sites:

• Blue Plum Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Tennessee county fairs
• Tennessee festivals (Tennessee tourism department)
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Historic districts in Johnson City include Knob Creek Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Washington County genealogy forum

Median rent in Johnson City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $363.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $871.

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Libraries in Johnson City include Johnson City Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Johnson City include Johnson City Press

TV stations in Johnson City include WJHL.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WETS-FM.

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Washington County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Johnson City political report.

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The average commute time for Johnson City workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 20 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Johnson City between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

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