GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Elevation - 965' above sea level
Pickett County - 159 Square Miles

Located 118 miles from Nashville and Knoxville, 37 miles from Cookeville and Interstate 40, and connected by a four lane Hwy. 111 going from the Kentucky/Tennessee state line to East-West I-40

POPULATION

Byrdstown - 903
Pickett County - 4,945

ACCOMMODATIONS

Houseboats, Cabins, Chalets - 1,000 + rooms
Bed & Breakfast - 10 rooms
Motel - 40 rooms

WORK FORCE

Pickett County - 1,960
Labor Market area - 21,030
Labor market area is defined as Pickett, Clay, Fentress and Overton Counties, TN

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

Pickett County (2005) - 8.6%