Mount Carmel, Tennessee facts for kids
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Mount Carmel
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Town (City) of Mount Carmel sign along Main Street
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Location in Hawkins County, Tennessee
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Tennessee | |
| County | Hawkins | |
| Incorporated | 1961 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.65 sq mi (17.22 km2) | |
| • Land | 6.64 sq mi (17.21 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) | |
| Elevation | 1,365 ft (416 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 5,473 | |
| • Density | 823.87/sq mi (318.10/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| ZIP code |
37645
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| Area code(s) | 423 | |
| FIPS code | 47-50580 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1294565 | |
Mount Carmel is a city in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,429, an increase of 634 since the 2000 census. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities" region.
History
Mount Carmel is in Hawkins County, which was once called Spencer county, and was a part of the State of Franklin. The State of Franklin comprised eight counties in western North Carolina in the late 1700s. Governed by John Sevier, it operated as an independent state for four years before it ultimately rejoined North Carolina.
Mount Carmel once garnered national attention in the mid-2000s because of a CBS News story stating the town's geography is situated on only one side of the main highway through the area. Since then, the city has secured property on the other side of the road and has built a cemetery.
Since the 1980s, the community has faced economic hardship due to political turmoil in its government operations, and the outsourcing of its retail and municipal services to neighboring Church Hill and Kingsport. In 2020, the city would begin discussions of connecting to either of the two cities' sewer systems following the Mount Carmel sewer plant going insolvent. Calls for Mount Carmel to merge into Kingsport or Church Hill have been raised since 2021 because of the financial instability.
Geography
Mount Carmel is located in eastern Hawkins County at 36°33′56″N 82°39′12″W / 36.56556°N 82.65333°W (36.565666, -82.653265). It is bordered to the east by the city of Kingsport and to the west by the city of Church Hill. U.S. Route 11W is the main highway through the town, leading east into Kingsport and southwest 22 miles (35 km) to Rogersville, the Hawkins county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Carmel has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.11%, are water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 2,821 | — | |
| 1980 | 3,764 | 33.4% | |
| 1990 | 4,082 | 8.4% | |
| 2000 | 4,795 | 17.5% | |
| 2010 | 5,429 | 13.2% | |
| 2020 | 5,473 | 0.8% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 5,181 | 94.66% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 45 | 0.82% |
| Native American | 10 | 0.18% |
| Asian | 18 | 0.33% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.02% |
| Other/Mixed | 141 | 2.58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 1.41% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,473 people, 2,184 households, and 1,614 families residing in the town.
Education
Mount Carmel has one school, Mount Carmel Elementary School, which provides teaching for pre-kindergarten through 4th grade children. The school is part of the Hawkins County School District. Children in fifth and sixth grade attend Church Hill Intermediate School. Seventh and Eighth graders attend Church Hill Middle School. High school students attend Volunteer Comprehensive High School.
Parks and recreation
The Parks and Recreation department is a joint effort between the City of Mount Carmel with fellow Hawkins County cities of Church Hill and Surgoinsville.
See also
In Spanish: Mount Carmel (Tennessee) para niños
