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Frank R. Strang Senior Center

The Frank R. Strang Senior Center is sponsored in cooperation with the Knox County Alliance of Seniors, Covenant Health and the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department. It is dedicated to serving the 50+ senior population of Knox County as a gathering place for fun, education and dozens of other activities.

The Senior Center offers a wide variety of programs with additional programs being added on a regular basis. The standard weekly programs include: health programs by Covenant Health, line dancing, fitness classes, card games, billiards, just to name a few. There are also instructional craft classes and informational programs available.

For an up-to-date schedule of events, monthly calendars are available at the center and are also mailed out with the Frank R. Strang Senior Center newsletter.

To be added to the newsletter mailing list or for more information, call the Senior Center at 670-6693 during operation hours Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 PM and on Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 PM.

The Senior Center will function on the same schedule as Knox County schools for closed days and open delays due to inclimate weather.

Senior Stats

* The 50+ adult population currently represents almost 34 percent of the total U.S. adult population (63 million), and demographers estimate this populations growth to be over 80 million by the year 2000.

* The percentage increase for this segment of the population over the next 15 years is approximently 50 percent, compared to a 1 percent increase in the under 50.

* The 50+ adult market is the single largest social, political and consumer group in America.

On the Local Scene

* The 55+ adult population in Knox and surrounding 23 counties represents 24.5 percent of the total population, or 299, 517 seniors.

* The 55+ adult population in Knox County represents 22.5 percent of the total population, or 82, 872 seniors. The age group will grow 12.1 percent by 2002 to represent 24 percent of the total Knox County population.

* The 55+ adult population in West Knox County (Zip codes 37922, 23 31 and 32) represents 17.5 percent of the total West Knox County population or 16, 087 seniors. This age group will grow 26.2 percent by 2002 to represent 20.1 percent fo the total West Knox County population.