Alberta, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 1,684

Males: 757	(45.0%)
Females: 927	(55.0%)

Wilcox County

Median resident age:	31.2 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip code: 36720

Estimated median household income in 2005: $13,700 (it was $14,219 in 2000)

Alberta	$13,700
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $51,300 (it was $51,400 in 2000)

Alberta	$51,300
Alabama:	$97,500

Alberta, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Alberta:

Black (90.3%)
American Indian (90.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (8.6%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Other race (0.8%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 205 feet

Land area: 155.6 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alberta

High school or higher: 40.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 17.7%
Mean travel time to work: 51.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alberta CCD

Never married: 42.1%
Now married: 42.0%
Separated: 4.6%
Widowed: 9.3%
Divorced: 6.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.2%
Alabama:	2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alberta:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (73.1 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (78.3 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (572.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Safford, AL (10.9 miles ), Camden, AL (13.1 miles ), Yellow Bluff, AL (14.8 miles) , Orrville, AL (14.8 miles ), Thomaston, AL (17.2 miles ), Pine Hill, AL (17.7 miles ), Coy-Fatama, AL (19.5 miles ), Dayton, AL (21.2 miles) .

Latitude: 32.16 N, Longitude: 87.40 W

Area code: 334

Most common industries for males:

Construction (30%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (10%)
Wood products (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Paper (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (19%)
Apparel (13%)
U. S. Postal service (9%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction laborers (20%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Food processing workers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Alberta-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.6 miles away from the Alberta place center killed 7 people and injured 199 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1971, a category 4 tornado 38.4 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Alberta:

J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CAMDEN, AL)
THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 30 miles; THOMASVILLE, AL)
VAUGHN REG MED CENTER PARKWAY CAMPUS (about 32 miles; SELMA, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alberta:

MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 72 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 75 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
KEY FIELD (about 94 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alberta:

CAMDEN MUNI (about 14 miles; CAMDEN, AL; ID: 61A)
PINE HILL MUNI (about 18 miles; PINE HILL, AL; ID: 71A)
FREDDIE JONES FIELD (about 24 miles; LINDEN, AL; ID: 70A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alberta:

SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 75 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 76 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 81 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 83 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)

Public elementary/middle school in Alberta:

ABC ELEMENTARY (Students: 213; Location: 3000 COUNTY ROAD 29; Grades: PK - 06)

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Notable locations in Alberta: Proctor Landing (A), South Hall Landing (B), Gees Bend Access Point (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Alberta include: Boiling Spring Church (A), Macedonia Church (B), Signature Church (C), Salem Church (D), Saint Michaels Church (E), Saint Marys Church (F), Dixie Grove Church (G), Prairie Mission Church (H), Pleasant Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sandhill Cemetery (1), Cooper Cemetery (2), Mendenhall Cemetery (3), McMillan Cemetery (4), Kelly Cemetery (5), Pettway Cemetery (6), Pigeonfield Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Joe Harrison Lake (A), William 'Bill' Dannelly Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chilatchee Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Foster Creek (C), Little Red Creek (D), Dixon Creek (E), Slater Branch (F), William Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Alberta include: Shell Creek Park (1), Chilatchee Park (2), Clifton Ferry Public Use Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Alberta Post Office (A), Catherine Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.3%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	46.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	30.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Alberta compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Wilcox County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.12%
Alabama average:	6.81%

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:

from Clarke County, AL	0.50% ($8,000 average AGI)
from Dallas County, AL	0.47% ($21,722)
from Marengo County, AL	0.37% ($28,071)

5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,684 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
Alabama average:	6.16%

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:

to Clarke County, AL	0.67% ($23,269 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, AL	0.54% ($23,143)
to Marengo County, AL	0.49% ($27,737)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alberta:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCOX (1450 AM; 1 kW; CAMDEN, AL; Owner: DOWN HOME BROADCASTING)
WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJDB (630 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, AL; Owner: GRIFFIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alberta:

WKXK (96.7 FM; PINE HILL, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
WBFZ (105.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: IMANI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, INC)
WVFG (107.5 FM; UNIONTOWN, AL; Owner: CHARLES E. JONES, JR.)
WINL (98.5 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMBV (91.9 FM; DIXONS MILLS, AL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
WYVC (102.3 FM; CAMDEN, AL; Owner: DOWN HOME BROADCASTING)
WNPT-FM (102.9 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: BECKHAM PALMER III AS RECEIVER)
WJAM-FM (97.3 FM; ORRVILLE, AL; Owner: SCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WALX (100.9 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALEXANDER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alberta:

WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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