Geography
Cookeville is placed at 36°9'51" North, 85°30'15" West (36.164202, -85.504295).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the aggregate vicinity of 57.I km² (22.0 mi²). 56.Sestet kilometre² (Twenty-one.Niner mi²) of these are l& and Cypher.Tetrad kilometer² (Cipher.Two mi²) of these are water system. A amount vicinity is Nought.77% a body of water.

Typical annual temperature, 57 degrees F. Each month norm high, January 52.Nina from carolina degrees F. & July 88 degrees F. Each month norm online, January 67.Deuce degrees F. Typical annual precipitation, 51", Average annual snowfall, 8". Prevailing wind, SE. Mean length of freeze loose time, 211 times, Typical relative humidness: Dozen:00 Midnight - 79%; Sixer am - 85%; 12 Noon - 48%; 6 PM - 62%. Altitude 1,140 feet above sea level.

Economy

Approximately 25,000 humans visit Cookeville daily to act, shop, or even attend school.

Cookeville's 2004 retail sales amount of $1.032 billion was an Octad.Four percent increase from either a 2003 retail sales. A state's increase was Sixer.9 percent.

The April 2005 unemployment rate was Tetrad.7.1%, a 11th last-place among Tennessee's 95 counties. 30,100 humans were listed around Cookeville.

Manufacturing is the big sector around Cookeville's economy using assibilate Century plants & 8,000 employees. Among a major employers come Fleetguard (900 employees), Russell Stover Candies (Five hundred employees), & TRW Automotive (400 employees).

With 13 percent of the men, retail trade employs astir 4,200 population & is the 2nd big sector in the Cookeville economy.

Health care workers comprise just about 12 percent of the manpower sustaining 3,840 employees.

Education is an additional major sector by having about 2,000 employees at [http://www.tntech.edu Tennessee Technological University] & a [http://www.putnamcountyschools.com public school system].

Source: [http://source.virtuallmi.com/lmi/area/areaprofiledata.asp?session=areadetail&geo=4704000141 Tennessee Department of Labor]

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 23,923 people, 9,938 family, & 5,316 families living in the city. A population density is 422.5/km² (1,094.5/mi²). There are 10,746 housing units at an typical density of 189.8/km² (491.6/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 91.11% White, 2.91% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 2.61% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Quaternion.22% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 9,938 family away from which Twenty-two.7% use at times tykes under a age of Xviii swallow the babies, 39.7% come married couples living together, 10.1% have a female homeowner by owning there is no married man present, & 46.5% come non-families. 34.8% of completely family come processed higher of souls & Eleven.8% own person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Two.Nineteen & a typical personal size is Deuce.83.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Eighteen.0% under a age of Xviii, Xxv.2% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxv.1% from either 25 to 44, Xviii.0% from either 45 to 64, & Xiii.7% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Twenty-nine years. For each Hundred females there are 101.Four males. For each Centred females age Eighteen & complete, there are Century.Octonary males.

the median income for a personal in the city is $26,533, & the median income for a family is $39,623. Males have a median income of $28,013 versus $21,710 for females. A per capita income for the city is $17,684. Xxiii.2% of the people & Xiii.1% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Xx.1% of victims under a age of 18 & 18.7% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Education

Cookeville is front yard to [http://www.tntech.edu Tennessee Technological University] & its 9,300 students. Tennessee Tech is ranked among a Top Public Schools south & among a top Xl Right Universities-Master's inside U.S. News & World Report's 2005 edition of "America's Best Colleges." TTU was also ranked among the Top Public Schools in the South in the 2003 and 2005 college guides. This month, A Princeton Read besides utilized TTU when "Best Southeastern College."

[http://www.cookevillecavaliers.com Cookeville High School] is a big non-metropolitan school around the state & is one of sole 5 schools in Tennessee to offer the [http://www.ibo.org International Baccalaureate] program. A more quartet Tennessee schools by having a program come everthing around Nashville.

Cookeville is residence to the just branch of [http://www.nscc.edu/cookeville/index.html Nashville State Community College].

[http://www.medvance.edu Medvance Institute] as well will bring higher education within medical & technical indicator fields.

Cookeville Media

Cookeville is personal to 1 every day newspaper, the hebdomadally newspaper, Eight FM radio stations, Terzetto AM stations, Ii tv station, & many every week shoppers.

Newspapers

[http://www.herald-citizen.com Herald-Citizen] day-to-day newspaper [http://www.algoodnews.com Algood News] every week newspaper

Radio stations

WTTU 88.Fin FM Tennessee Tech student guide radio [http://www.wayfm.com/ WAYW 89.1] Christian Hit Radio [http://www.wpln.org/ WHRS 91.7] NPR radio [http://www.countrygiant.com/main.html WGSQ 94.7 FM] United states Giant radio [http://www.magic985.com/main.html WGIC 98.5 FM] Magic 98.Fivesome In todays world's Right Music [http://www.1069kicksfm.com/ WKXD 106.9 Kicks FM] Top 40 radio [http://www.brock937.com/ WBXE B-Rock 93.7 FM] Classic Rock radio [http://www.literock959.com/ WLQK 95.9 FM] Weak Rock radio [http://www.lifetalk.net/stationInfo.html?id=28 WJNU 96.9 FM] Life Talk radio [http://www.watxpraiseradio.com/ WATX 1600 AM] Christian radio WHUB AM 1400 Classic United states radio WPTN AM 780 News Talk radio

Television stations
[http://www.wcte.org/ WCTE TV 22] PBS television [http://www.pax.tv/stations/default.cfm?sti_id=65&siteid=50645 WNPX 28] Kiss of peace television

Weekly shoppers
[http://thepeddlertn.com/ The Peddler] [http://www.theshoppernetwork.com/ Upper Cumberland Shopper]

ZIP Codes

Cookeville has 5 ZIP codes: 38501, 38502, 38503, 38505 (Tennessee Tech), & 38506

Cookeville Links

[http://www.cookeville-tn.org City of Cookeville] [http://www.tntech.edu Tennessee Tech University] [http://www.putnamcountyschools.com Cookeville schools] [http://www.pclibrary.org Putnam County Libraries] [http://www.cookevillechamber.com Cookeville Chamber of Commerce] [http://www.cookevillecityscape.com/ Downtown Cookeville] [http://www.cleancommission.org/ Cookeville Clean Commission] [http://www2.tntech.edu/hyderburks/ Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion]

Cookeville Museums

[http://ls.cookeville-tn.org/depotmuseum.html Cookeville Depot Museum] [http://ls.cookeville-tn.org/historymuseum.htm Cookeville History Museum] [http://www.cookevillechildrensmuseum.com/ Cookeville Childrens Museum] [http://www.tntech.edu/musicandart/resources/index.html Derryberry Art Gallery] [http://www.tnvacation.com/do/moreinfo.php?ZID23=19978&ClassID=3 Cumberland Art Society and Gallery] [http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/gallery.html Appalachian Center for Craft Gallery]

Cookeville Performing Arts
[http://www.cookevillechildrenstheatre.com/ Cookeville Children's Theatre] [http://dramacenter.cookeville-tn.org/dogwoodperformancepavilion.htm Dogwood Outdoor Performance Pavilion] [http://www.bryansymphony.org/ Bryan Symphony Orchestra] [http://www.tntech.edu/gen/map/bryan.html Bryan Fine Arts Center] [http://iweb.tntech.edu/murdock/msingers.htm Mastersingers] [http://dramacenter.cookeville-tn.org/ Cookeville Drama Center] [http://www.tntech.edu/bdph/ Backdoor Playhouse] [http://dramacenter.cookeville-tn.org/drama%20center%20backstage.htm Drama Center Backstage] [http://orgs.tntech.edu/wesley/Theatre.htm Wesley Arena Theatre] [http://dramacenter.cookeville-tn.org/shitp.htm Shakespeare in the Park] [http://dramacenter.cookeville-tn.org/brownbag04.html Brown Bag Lunch Concerts]

Cookeville Maps
[http://www.cookevillechamber.com/pdfs/chamber_map.pdf Sightseeing map of Cookeville] (pdf)