The Official City of Munford Website

 

Tipton County, Tennessee

Munford / Atoka Community Data

Location

Mkt,. Region

Memphis

 

 

County

Tipton

Sq. Miles

458

Distance From: (City)

Memphis

Miles

18

Population

 

Atoka

Munford

County

1980 (Census)

642

2,336

35,500

1990 (Census)

659

4,368

37,568

2000 (Census)

3,235

4,708

51,271

2004 (Census)

5,000

5,200

54,000

% Nonwhite 2000

12

9

22

Tax Structure

 

Atoka

Munford

County

Property Tax

 

 

 

   Rate per $100 value

$0.60

$0.71

$2.85

   Ratio of Assessment

 

 

 

     Residential

25%

25%

25%

     Industrial

%40

%40

%40

     Personal (Equipment)

%30

%30

%30

     (Inventory Tax) Raw                Materials Only

 

 

 

Bonded Debt

$772,734

4,448,848

$41,987,000

Assessed Valuation

$43,414,273

$47,467,420

$515,000,000

School Tax

none

none

none

Sales Tax

 

 

2.25%

Hotel-Motel Tax

 

 

5.00%

State

 

Sales Tax

7% (6% for food & food ingredients for human consumption)

Income Tax

 

   Personal

6% on interest and Dividends

   Corporate (Excise)

6.5% of net earnings

Franchise Tax

.25 per $100 of capital properties

Unemployment Tax

 

   New Employers

2.7% of First $7,000

Transportation

Railroads

Served by: Canadian National/Illinois Central

Highways

18 miles to access of Interstate 40

20 miles to access of Interstate 55

U.S. Highways

51

State Highways

206

Common Carriers

back to top

Air Freight Companies

0

Motor Freight Companies

20 Terminal Facilities: 2

Bus Services - Inter-City

Greyhound

Local

None

Carrier Services

Yes

Navigable Waterway

River:

Mississippi

Channel Depth:

12

Nearest Port:

Tipton County

Miles:

14

Air Service

General Aviation/Distance

Covinton Municipal/Millington Municipal

Runway Lengths:

4,000’   Surface: Asphalt

Lighting:

MIRL/PAPI

Fuel:

100 LL/Jet A   Available Octane: 80/100 Jet

Repair:

Minor

Transportation:

Taxi and Courtesy Car

Nearest Commercial Service:

Memphis International

Airlines Serving:

American

 

Delta

 

Continental

 

Northwest/KLM

 

Northwest Airlink

 

United Express

 

USAirways Express

 

American West

 

Air Tran

Daily Flights:

305

Communications

Post Office Class: First

Newspapers

Frequency

Covington Leader

Bi-Weekly

Millington Star

Weekly

Commercial Appeal

Daily

back to top

Radio Stations:

Local AM & FM, Memphis AM/FM

TV Networks:

6 Channels

Cable Television

Yes

Television Stations

Location                     Networks

7 Channels

Memphis                      All

Cable Television

Yes

Channels:

47

Telephone Company

Millington Telephone

Covington*