Copperhill, Tennessee
Location of Copperhill, Tennessee
Coordinates: 34°59′32″N 84°22′27″W / 34.99222, -84.37417
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Polk
Area
- Total	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km²)
- Land	1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	1,470 ft (448 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	511
- Density	271.9/sq mi (105.0/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	37317
Area code(s)	423
FIPS code	47-17000[1]
GNIS feature ID	1281278[2]

Copperhill is a city in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 511 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Copperhill is located at 34°59′32″N, 84°22′27″W (34.992108, -84.374254)^[3].

Copperhill is situated along the Tennessee/Georgia border. Its twin city is McCaysville, Georgia. Copperhill is the birthplace to the Ocoee River, and where the river changes names from the Toccoa River in Georgia to become the Ocoee in Tennessee. The town still has a unique downtown business corridor that retains a flavor of yesteryear.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 511 people, 239 households, and 146 families residing in the city. The population density was 271.9 people per square mile (104.9/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 145.8/sq mi (56.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.46% White, 0.20% Native American, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 239 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $28,365. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,677. About 8.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• City of Copperhill official website

• Copperhill, Tennessee is at coordinates 34°59′32″N 84°22′27″W / 34.992108, -84.374254 (Copperhill, Tennessee)Coordinates: 34°59′32″N 84°22′27″W / 34.992108, -84.374254 (Copperhill, Tennessee)

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