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36,952
people lived in Watauga County in 1990, while 12,915
lived within the Boone town limits. |
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In
1990, 18,889 females lived in Watauga County, while
18.063 males lived in the county. |
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8,415
families lived in Watauga County in 1990. |
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In
1990, 239 people lived in the Beech Mountain community,
1,257 in Blowing Rock, 12,915 in Boone, and 117 in
the Seven Devils community. |
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14,528
people lived inside corporate areas of Watauga County,
while 22,424 lived outside in the more rural areas. |
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In
1990, 1,340 Watauga residents worked in manufacturing,
15,410 worked in non-manufacturing jobs, while 380
held agricultural jobs and 1,770 held other non-agricultural
jobs. |
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In
1992, 246 high school students entered the job market
in Watauga. |
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In
1994, the three top employers for Watauga County were
ASU with 1,753 employees, the Watauga Board of Education
with 700 employees, and Watauga Medical Center with
495 employees. |
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In
1990, median family income was $27,800 compared to
$32,400 for the state. |
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19,160
people were employed in the county in 1993, while
770 were unemployed leaving the unemployment rate
at four percent. |
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In
1994, the tax rate for the town of Boone and the county
was .52 per 100 of actual value, the 14th lowest amount
in the state. |
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In
1992, property taxes for Watauga per $100 assessed,
were .48/100, .52/100 for Boone, .30/100 for the downtown
Boone business district, .52/100 for Blowing Rock,
.76/100 for Seven Devils, .815 for Seven Devils and
.05/100 for the Foscoe Fire District. |
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In
1994, four U.S. primary highways served the area:
221; 321; 421. Two state primary roads served the
area: 105; 194. The nearest Interstate Interchange
was I-40. |
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In
1994, the Boone Police Department had 31 full-time
officers, while the Town of Boone had 21 full-time
officers and seven part-timers. |
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The
fire department had five full-time members and 30
volunteers.
In 1994, Watauga County had five banks and one Savings
& Loan Association. |
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In
1994, there were three Protestant churches in the
area, one Catholic church, and one Jewish church. |
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In
1994, there were 45 local motels with 1,895 rooms. |
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In
1994, Watauga County had eight elementary schools
employing 231 teachers, servicing 3,301 students.
There were no junior high schools. |
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In
1994, Watauga County had one high school with 95 teachers
and 1,234 students. |
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Private
non-parochial schools equaled three in 1994, with
20 teachers and 116 students. |
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In
1990, out of 551 employees, 49.5 percent of professional
staff in Watauga County schools held bachelors degrees,
43.5 percent held masters degrees, 6.2% held EDS degrees,
and .8 percent held doctorate degrees. |
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In
1990, per pupil expenditure equaled $4,067.34. |
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The
average teacher salary in 1990, was $26,100. |
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In
1992, 11,650 students attended ASU. 92 percent of
these students were designated as undergraduate students,
while eight percent were graduate students. ASU offered
94 undergraduate degrees and 81 graduate majors. |
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In
1990, the annual expenditures for ASU equaled $123
million. |
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Student/Faculty
ratio at ASU in 1992 was 16/1. |
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95
percent of ASU's staff in 1992 held doctorate degrees. |
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The
average freshman SAT score in 1992 was 982. |
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In
1994, the Blowing Rocket cost 25 cents a copy, while
the Watauga Democrat cost 35 cents a copy. |
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In
1994, Blowing Rock Hospital had 100 beds with 28 doctors
on call and one dentist. |
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In
1994, Watauga County's hospital had 147 beds with
55 doctors on call and five dentists. |
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The
projected population for Watauga County for the year
2000 and 2010 is 38,640 and 40,907, respectively. |
