Drinking water stations with addresses in Alto and their reported violations in the past:
BANKS CO - MOUNTAIN CREEK (Population served: 4160, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1998 and OCT-05-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-14-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2000)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1998 and OCT-05-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-09-2003)
- 4 minor monitoring violations
ALTO (Population served: 2500, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-19-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-19-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-27-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-05-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-06-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-06-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-13-2000)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  15.6% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 8.4% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alto, GA
Alto compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Banks County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (49%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Alto
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 76.3% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 6.2% | 1.6% |
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| Congregations | 54.8% | 6.5% | 9.7% | 19.4% | 9.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,445 | $29,340 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $5,155 | $61,860 | 6 | $2,768 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $7,029 | $42,174 | 1 | $890 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,188 | $26,256 | 1 | $394 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,356 | $28,272 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,593 | $55,116 | 1 | $1,152 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $23,766 | $40,742 | 9 | $5,204 |
Alto government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $99,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $13,000
General Public Buildings: $12,000
Sewerage: $9,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $114,000
Sewerage: $76,000
Central Staff Services: $62,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
General - Other: $5,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
General Public Buildings: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Health Services - Other: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $54,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $447,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $42,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $489,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $27,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $629,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $148,000
- Tax - Property: $36,000
Other Selective Sales: $32,000
Public Utilities: $22,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $98,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000
11.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,091 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.24% | | 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:
10.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,148 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.11% | | 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 Alto:
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WCON (1450 AM; 1 kW; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLET (1420 AM; 5 kW; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WJJC (1270 AM; 5 kW; COMMERCE, GA; Owner: BANKS-JACKSON BROADCASTING)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alto:
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
- WPPR (88.3 FM; DEMOREST, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WAZX-FM (101.9 FM; CLEVELAND, GA; Owner: WAZX-FM, INC)
- WMJE (102.9 FM; CLARKESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIES, INC.)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WRAF (90.9 FM; TOCCOA FALLS, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WHEL (105.1 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WBCX (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BRENAU COLLEGE)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTFH (89.9 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Alto:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Alto fatal accident list:
Apr 10, 2007 04:07 AM, Co Rd 432, Lat: 34.469778, Lon: -83.570444, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 13, 2001 03:05 AM, 28, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 15, 1995 11:40 AM, 141, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 20, 1991 04:05 AM, 141, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $392,000
Total average daily traffic: 500
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 0
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- Crane Mill Rd 1 Km N Of Mud Creek Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.8 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: Jwj Properties Inc, 1102 Thompson Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30503, Phone: (770) 532-9921 - Edward G Roach, Alto, Type: Tower, Structure height: 78.9 m, Overall height: 78.9 m
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Muayyad Mustafa, 154 Barrett Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 116.1 m, Overall height: 116.7 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Us Hwy 23 1 Mi Sw, Call Sign: KUQ694, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies : 153.740 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2002, Expiration Date: 08/19/2012
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 254 Washington St Sw, Ground Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334-8400, Phone: (404) 656-5561, Fax: (404) 651-6447, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1- 1 Km N. Of Mud Creek, Structure height: 107 m, Call Sign: KPL368, Licensee ID: L00044091
Assigned Frequencies : 450.990 MHz
Grant Date: 08/27/1992, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
Registrant: Jwj Properties, Inc., P. O. Box 10, Gainesville, GA 30503
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Alto)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: CESSNA 177B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 107SK , Serial Number: 17702004, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 10/02/1973
Registrant (Corporation): Sky High Investments LLC, 7461 Tribble Gap Rd, Alto, GA 30510 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 15LM , Serial Number: AA1C0116, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 12/20/1977
Registrant (Individual): Keith Kleinert, 1529 Mud Creek Rd, Alto, GA 30510 - Aircraft: THOMASON MANNAN J THOMASON RV-8 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 161RL , Serial Number: 80480, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 06/26/2006
Registrant (Individual): Mannan J Thomason, 2345 Mud Creek Rd, Alto, GA 30510 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5057A , Serial Number: 28057, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 11/21/1955
Registrant (Partnership): Mike N Galloway, Po Box 391, Alto, GA 30510, Other Owners: Mark R Galloway
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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