Wilcox County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Abbeville and their reported violations in the past:
ABBEVILLE (Population served: 2029, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2003 and AUG-26-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-24-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-26-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and JUL-18-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-28-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-28-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1998 and AUG-04-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and SEP-16-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-1997), St Intentional no-action (AUG-28-2001)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 43.6%
(36.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.1% for Black residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Georgia: |  2.6 people |
| This city: | 68.6% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 6.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Abbeville, GA
People in group quarters in Abbeville:
- 1,246 people in state prisons
- 91 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Abbeville compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Abbeville (2011 data):
- Wilcox County State Bank: at Depot Street And U.S. Highway 280, branch established on 07/15/1952. Info updated 06/14/2007: Bank assets: $6.5 mil, Deposits: $5.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Electricity (46%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wilcox County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Abbeville:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.46%
| Here | | 54.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other |
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| Adherents | 82.4% | 9.4% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% |
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| Congregations | 66.7% | 18.2% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 9.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Wilcox County: | 3.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | This county: | 6.96 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1 | Wilcox County: | 1.16 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Wilcox County: | 12.1% | | State: | 10.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.7% | | Georgia: | 14.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,078 | $18,468 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $500 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $124 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $5,634 | $22,536 | 2 | $2,587 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,501 | $18,012 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,046 | $24,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $12,259 | $21,015 | 10 | $3,211 |
Abbeville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $104,000 ($36.36)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $185,000 ($64.69)
Water Utilities: $125,000 ($43.71)
Sewerage: $84,000 ($29.37)
Regular Highways: $68,000 ($23.78)
Central Staff Services: $57,000 ($19.93)
Fire Protection: $17,000 ($5.94)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,000 ($8.39)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $74,000 ($25.87)
All Other: $7,000 ($2.45)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $645,000 ($225.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $625,000 ($218.53)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($6.99)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $29,000 ($10.14)
Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($3.85)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $34,000 ($11.89)
Fire Protection: $20,000 ($6.99)
Regular Highways: $9,000 ($3.15)
Central Staff: $4,000 ($1.40)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($0.35)
Sewerage: $1,000 ($0.35)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $317,000 ($110.84)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $156,000 ($54.55)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $73,000 ($25.52)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000 ($10.14)
- Tax - Property: $101,000 ($35.31)
Other Selective Sales: $83,000 ($29.02)
Public Utilities: $42,000 ($14.69)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $22,000 ($7.69)
NEC: $11,000 ($3.85)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $211,000 ($73.78)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $32,000 ($11.19)
5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,777 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.80% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,935 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.18% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Abbeville:
- WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WXJO (1120 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Abbeville:
- WQIL (101.3 FM; CHAUNCEY, GA; Owner: GSW, INC.)
- WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WUFF-FM (97.5 FM; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
- WQSY (103.9 FM; HAWKINSVILLE, GA; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRDO (96.9 FM; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WMCG (104.9 FM; MILAN, GA; Owner: TEL-DODGE BROADCASTING CO.)
TV broadcast stations around Abbeville:
- WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WSST-TV (Channel 55; CORDELE, GA; Owner: SUNBELT-SOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Abbeville, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 90
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 140
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 98
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 235
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
Abbeville fatal accident list:
Jan 1, 2001 01:06 AM, Us-280(Sr30), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
Dec 4, 1997 12:30 AM, Sr30, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 17, 1991 04:40 AM, Sr11, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 22, 1985 04:50 AM, 11, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 20, 1979 06:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $103,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,640
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 5,460
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Abbeville)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KB4ZUD, Licensee ID: L01127837
Grant Date: 05/16/2006, Expiration Date: 07/24/2016
Registrant: Stephen J Barrett, 14135 U.S. Hwy 129, Abbeville, GA 31001 - Call Sign: KC4HLV, Licensee ID: L00461701
Grant Date: 11/13/2008, Expiration Date: 11/25/2018, Certifier: Dwight P Harman Jr
Registrant: Dwight P Harman Jr, 207 North Depot Street, Abbeville, GA 31001 - Call Sign: KF4KTC, Previous Call Sign: KA0KSA, Licensee ID: L01140412
Grant Date: 04/13/2006, Expiration Date: 07/09/2016, Certifier: Ellen C Frantz
Registrant: Ellen C Frantz, 274 New Covenant Road, Abbeville, GA 31001
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: PA-30 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 139 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 333HY , Serial Number: 30-174, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 10/30/1963
Registrant (Co-Owned): Paul B Frantz, 274 New Covenant Rd, Abbeville, GA 31001, Other Owners: Ellen C Frantz - Aircraft: A188B (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4453Q , Serial Number: 18800853, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 01/19/1972
Registrant (Individual): Greggory L Keene, 3224 Willingham Rd, Abbeville, GA 31001 - Aircraft: 7ECA (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 68565 , Serial Number: 877-72, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 09/29/1972
Registrant (Co-Owned): Gregory L Keene, 3224 Willingham Rd, Abbeville, GA 31001, Other Owners: Danny Hawkins, George Mcwhorter
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Abbeville
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| Most common first names in Abbeville, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 38 | 72.6 years |
| Mary | 32 | 71.2 years |
| James | 30 | 73.1 years |
| Willie | 28 | 71.1 years |
| William | 27 | 68.2 years |
| Robert | 21 | 70.6 years |
| Charles | 13 | 77.7 years |
| Thomas | 11 | 75.0 years |
| Martha | 10 | 72.0 years |
| George | 10 | 70.6 years |
| Most common last names in Abbeville, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 22 | 69.8 years |
| Brown | 18 | 67.6 years |
| Keene | 18 | 72.5 years |
| Wilson | 16 | 72.1 years |
| Wilcox | 15 | 76.3 years |
| Gibbs | 14 | 71.2 years |
| Davis | 14 | 73.6 years |
| Walker | 12 | 76.8 years |
| Williams | 11 | 79.7 years |
| Jones | 11 | 73.1 years |
Businesses in Abbeville, GA
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in state prisons"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
- #34 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the physically handicapped"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Florists"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely lesbian couples (counted as self-reported female-female unmarried-partner households)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage population increases in the 1990s)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage increase in population in the 1990s"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Public administration"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely gay men couples (counted as self-reported male-male unmarried-partner households)"
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