Lake City, Tennessee

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Lake City is a town located in eastern Tennessee, northwest of Knoxville, on the border of Anderson and Campbell counties. Its population was 1,888 at the 2000 U.S. census. Most of the community is in Anderson County, which is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The town was originally known as Coal Creek. Coal Creek and the nearby town of Briceville were the site of a major lockout of coal miners in 1891, which resulted in the town of Coal Creek being occupied by the state militia for over a year after miners attempted to force an end to the use of unpaid convict labor in the mines. This labor struggle, known as the Coal Creek War, was eventually resolved in the coal miners' favor with the abolition of Tennessee's convict labor program.

The Fraterville Mine disaster of 1902 occurred nearby, in the village of Fraterville.

Norris Dam is nearby. The town's current name was adopted in 1936 after the completion of Norris Dam formed an artificial lake above the dam.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Lake City is located at 36°13′27″N, 84°9′21″W (36.224234, -84.155902)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,888 people, 815 households, and 485 families residing in the town. The population density was 458.5/km² (1,186.1/mi²). There were 900 housing units at an average density of 218.5/km² (565.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.78% White, 0.11% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 815 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 78.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $14,844, and the median income for a family was $21,895. Males had a median income of $25,469 versus $17,115 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,615. About 31.8% of families and 32.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.