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Coffee County

Population in July 2008: 327. Population change since 2000: +2.2%
 

Males: 160  (49.1%)
Females: 167  (50.9%)

Median resident age:  32.0 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31512.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,234 (it was $22,206 in 2000)
Ambrose:  $27,234
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,013
Ambrose:  $14,013
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,800 (it was $41,300 in 2000)
Ambrose:  $73,800
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $82,007; Detached houses: $97,196; Mobile homes: $25,968
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Races in Ambrose:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.1%)
  • Hispanic (25.6%)
  • Black (25.0%)
  • Other race (15.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Ambrose: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.6%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.7%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 306 feet

Land area: 3.07 square miles.

Population density: 107 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ambrose

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ambrose city

  • Never married: 26.3%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

34 residents are foreign born (10.6% Latin America).

This city:  10.6%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Ambrose, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ambrose to the number of sex offenders is 82 to 1.

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

Ambrose:  0.9% ($375)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (67.7 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (119.3 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (729.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Holt, GA (2.4 miles ), Broxton, GA (2.8 miles ), Douglas, GA (3.4 miles ), Ocilla, GA (3.7 miles ), Jacksonville, GA (3.9 miles) , West Green, GA (4.0 miles ), Fitzgerald, GA (4.1 miles ), Willacoochee, GA (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 31.59 N, Longitude: 83.02 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+10.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
  • Wood products (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Food (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (30%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)



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Ambrose-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Ambrose city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 tornado 18.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Ambrose-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from Ambrose center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ambrose:
  • COFFEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; DOUGLAS, GA)
  • IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; OCILLA, GA)
  • DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; FITZGERALD, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Ambrose, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ambrose:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 94 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 94 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
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Churches in Ambrose include: New Salem Church (A), New Hope Church (B), Mount Ebell Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ambrose and their reported violations in the past:

AMBROSE (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-01-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-06-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2001)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.1%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  23.3%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ambrose, GA



Ambrose 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 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (67%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • Utility gas (14%)


Religion statistics for Ambrose

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United Methodist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOld Missionary Baptists Associations
Adherents54.6%16.1%9.5%4.8%3.8%
Congregations35.8%14.9%13.4%3.0%10.4%
NameCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodProgressive Primitive BaptistsChurch of God of ProphecyOther religions
Adherents3.8%2.0%1.4%1.3%2.6%
Congregations1.5%3.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$1,477
Firefighters 0$0 1$369
Water Supply 0$0 2$654
Totals for Government 0$0 11$2,500



Ambrose government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $24,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,000
    Sewerage: $16,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Libraries: $3,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000
    All Other: $38,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    Central Staff: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $393,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $12,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,000
    Public Utilities: $10,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000

5.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,180 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.85%
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:
from Atkinson County, GA  0.47% ($24,527 average AGI)
from Bacon County, GA  0.28% ($22,424)
from Jeff Davis County, GA  0.27% ($28,063)


5.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,287 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.87%
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:
to Atkinson County, GA  0.50% ($18,492 average AGI)
to Bacon County, GA  0.29% ($23,235)
to Lowndes County, GA  0.28% ($27,242)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ambrose:
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WBHB (1240 AM; 1 kW; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ambrose:
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WULS (103.7 FM; BROXTON, GA; Owner: ROUNDTREE-CARVER ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WPNG (101.9 FM; PEARSON, GA; Owner: KM RADIO OF PEARSON, L.L.C.)
  • WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WRDO (96.9 FM; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Ambrose:
  • W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)


Ambrose fatal accident list:
May 31, 2003 05:25 AM, Sr-268, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 6, 1980 08:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 25, 1977 06:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 4, 1976 08:42 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • b b carter, Dennis Harper Road (009121 / Bushnell), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 74.6 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 31.592694 Lon: -83.012361, Call Sign: WQAT943
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.835 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/05/2004, Expiration Date: 08/05/2014, Certifier: Dennis Paulk
    Registrant: Professional Lic. Consultants, Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: WA4FUR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00885742
    Grant Date: 07/01/2004, Expiration Date: 07/18/2014
    Registrant: Stephen C Buggay, 838 Pebble Rock Rd, Ambrose, GA 31512


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 11CC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4297E , Serial Number: 11CC-169, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 07/13/1956
    Registrant (Co-Owned): James W Mccallum, 4191 Fitzgerald Hwy, Ambrose, GA 31512, Other Owners: Arthur J Mccallum, Donald H Mccallum
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 182 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6218A , Serial Number: 33018, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 03/16/1956
    Registrant (Individual): James W Mccallum, 4191 Fitzgerald Hwy, Ambrose, GA 31512


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 18
  • Hazardous Condition: 3
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Ambrose


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