Twiggs County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.9. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.39. This is significantly better than average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.6. This is significantly better than average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. There were 7 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 10.9. This is about average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 0.00478. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Allentown and their reported violations in the past:
H & M OIL COMPANY (Population served: 353, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2000)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-1997)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
ALLENTOWN (Population served: 338, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and AUG-05-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-10-1997 to AUG-05-1997), St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-1998), St Intentional no-action (AUG-28-2001)
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.3%
(10.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 58.6% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.1 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 64.6% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This town: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.7% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Allentown, GA
Allentown compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Allentown (2011 data):
- The Four County Bank: at 959 Main Street, branch established on 1941/09/15. Info updated 2010/06/17: Bank assets: $62.1 mil, Deposits: $54.6 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Four County Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Twiggs County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Allentown (based on Twiggs County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.84%
| Here | | 30.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | American Baptist Association | Other |
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| Adherents | 77.8% | 12.2% | 6.6% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
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| Congregations | 44.4% | 27.8% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 16.7% |
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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 grocery stores: 4 | This county: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.97 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Twiggs County: | 5.85 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Twiggs County: | 2.92 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 30.5% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Twiggs County: | 16.0% | | 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 |
Allentown government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $8,000 ($47.34)
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $43,000 ($254.44)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $12,000 ($71.01)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($59.17)
Sewerage: $8,000 ($47.34)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($17.75)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($11.83)
General - Other: $2,000 ($11.83)
General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($5.92)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($5.92)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($5.92)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000 ($82.84)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $18,000 ($106.51)
All Other: $1,000 ($5.92)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $56,000 ($331.36)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $54,000 ($319.53)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000 ($11.83)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($29.59)
Rents: $1,000 ($5.92)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $7,000 ($41.42)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $214,000 ($1266.27)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $12,000 ($71.01)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000 ($88.76)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,000 ($325.44)
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $10,000 ($59.17)
Public Utilities: $9,000 ($53.25)
NEC: $1,000 ($5.92)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000 ($112.43)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($17.75)
7.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,277 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.40% | | 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:
8.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,217 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.03% | | 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 Allentown:
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXJO (1120 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPGA (980 AM; 5 kW; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
- WLCG (1280 AM; 5 kW; MACON, GA)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WVMG (1440 AM; 1 kW; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Allentown:
- WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WPWB (90.5 FM; BYRON, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INST., INC.)
- WPEZ (93.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMCG (104.9 FM; MILAN, GA; Owner: TEL-DODGE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WDEN-FM (99.1 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFXM (107.1 FM; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAYS (105.5 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WVMG-FM (96.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WBKG (88.9 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WKKZ (92.7 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: KIRBY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WQIL (101.3 FM; CHAUNCEY, GA; Owner: GSW, INC.)
- WVKX (103.7 FM; IRWINTON, GA; Owner: WILKINSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGUR (88.9 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WIBB-FM (97.9 FM; FORT VALLEY, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WRBV (101.7 FM; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- W202BA (88.3 FM; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WUFF-FM (97.5 FM; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
- WPGA-FM (100.9 FM; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Allentown:
- WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WPGA-TV (Channel 58; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
- WMGT-TV (Channel 41; MACON, GA; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK, INC.)
- WMAZ-TV (Channel 13; MACON, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
- WGXA (Channel 24; MACON, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MACON LICENSE LLC)
- WGNM (Channel 64; MACON, GA; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)
- WDMA-LP (Channel 32; MACON, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W35BB (Channel 35; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: WDIG, LLC)
Allentown fatal accident list:
Nov 9, 1999 06:00 PM, Us-80(Sr19), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 21, 1985 05:20 PM, 112, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 22, 1977 11:02 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Allentown)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - ALLENTOWN, 1.3 Mi Ese Of (Lat: 32.582083 Lon: -83.206528), Overall height: 111.3 m, Call Sign: WMT653
Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 08/02/2004, Certifier: John T Scott
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4271, Fax: (678) 339-8552, Email:
- ALLENTOWN, 8 Miles From Pine Street On County Road 388 (Lat: 32.582250 Lon: -83.206556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 111.2 m, Call Sign: WMT743
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz... (+5 more)
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Allentown, 4712 Hwy. 80 (Lat: 32.570000 Lon: -83.189444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 140.2 m, Overall height: 146.3 m, Call Sign: WPYM534
Assigned Frequencies: 5974.85 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
Grant Date: 09/09/2003, Expiration Date: 09/09/2013, Certifier: Jimmy R Williams
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-32R-301 (Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8432B , Serial Number: 32R-8113112, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 09/09/1981
Registrant (Individual): Charles R Greene, 1659 Ballferry Rd, Allentown, GA 31003
| Most common first names in Allentown, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 3 | 77.0 years |
| Herbert | 2 | 71.0 years |
| George | 2 | 72.0 years |
| Henry | 2 | 83.9 years |
| John | 2 | 78.4 years |
| Pauline | 2 | 73.0 years |
| Ruby | 2 | 91.5 years |
| William | 2 | 70.5 years |
| Most common last names in Allentown, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Crosby | 4 | 65.8 years |
| Land | 4 | 78.5 years |
| Adams | 3 | 82.0 years |
| Brack | 3 | 66.7 years |
| Carswell | 2 | 77.5 years |
| Lewis | 2 | 74.5 years |
| Bridges | 2 | 93.5 years |
| Brown | 2 | 76.4 years |
| Davidson | 2 | 88.0 years |
| Greene | 2 | 80.0 years |
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