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Hawkins County:

One of the oldest Tennessee counties, the county was named for Sen. Benjamin Hawkins.

Hawkins County Statistics:

Average year-round temperature/weather:

Rainfall (in.) 45.6

Snowfall (in.) 7

Avg. July High 87.5

Avg. Jan. Low 27.6

Median price of homes:
$107,900

Cost of living:
2008 cost of living index in Hawkins County: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Hawkins County's cost of living is 25.07% lower than the U.S. average.

Population of city/county and/or median age:
57,054 (2009)

Median resident age: 37.8

Recreational and Cultural:
Parks

Saint Clair Park

Berrys Island Ecological Study Area

John Sevier State Waterfowl Refuge

Education:
Bulls Gap School K - 8

Carter's Valley Elementary School K - 5

Cherokee High School 9 - 12

Church Hill Elementary School K - 5

Church Hill Middle School 6 - 8

Clinch School K - 12

Early Childhood Learning Center PreKindergarten

Hawkins Elementary School 3 - 5

Joseph Rogers Primary School PK -2

Keplar Elementary School K - 5

McPheeter's Bend Elementary School K - 5

Mooresburg Elementary School PK - 5

Mt. Carmel Elementary School PK - 5

Pathways Alternative School 6 - 12

Rogersville Middle School 6 - 8

St. Clair Elementary School K - 5

Surgoinsville Elementary School K - 4

Surgoinsville Middle School 5 - 8

Volunteer High School

Colleges and Universities

East Tennessee State University

Tennessee Technology Center

Northeast State Technical Community College

Tusculum College

Medical Facilities:
Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital

Hawkins County Memorial Hospital

Crime Rate:
Low

Additional Information:
Cities and towns

• Bulls Gap
• Church Hill
• Kingsport
• Mount Carmel
• Rogersville
• Surgoinsville

Unincorporated communities

• Eidson
• Mooresburg