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Lauderdale County

Population in July 2007: 352. Population change since 2000: -1.4%
 

Males: 168  (47.7%)
Females: 184  (52.3%)
Median resident age:  37.9 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35610.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,593 (it was $26,750 in 2000)
Anderson:  $29,593
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,878 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
Anderson:  $78,878
Alabama:  $115,600

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Races in Anderson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Anderson: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.7%), English (12.1%), Irish (11.3%), French (2.5%), German (2.5%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 665 feet

Land area: 1.29 square miles.

Population density: 273 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Anderson

  • High school or higher: 73.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Anderson town

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Anderson, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Anderson to the number of sex offenders is 352 to 1.

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

Anderson:  0.4% ($264)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (30.6 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (92.3 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (479.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rogersville, AL (6.8 miles ), Lexington, AL (7.7 miles ), Salem, AL (8.6 miles ), Five Points, TN (9.2 miles ), Lester, AL (9.5 miles) , Minor Hill, TN (10.7 miles ), Leoma, TN (15.8 miles ), Loretto, TN (15.9 miles ).

Latitude: 34.92 N, Longitude: 87.27 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+4.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Utilities (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Secondary school teachers (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Financial managers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Anderson-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 154% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the Anderson town center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 5/18/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Anderson:
  • ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ATHENS, AL)
  • CROCKETT HOSPTIAL (about 25 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN)
  • HILLSIDE HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PULASKI, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Anderson, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Anderson:
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 27 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 41 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • SMYRNA (about 91 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Anderson:
  • LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 20 miles; COURTLAND, AL; ID: 9A4)
  • LAWRENCEBURG-LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 22 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; ID: 2M2)
  • ABERNATHY FIELD (about 22 miles; PULASKI, TN; ID: GZS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Anderson:
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 28 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 31 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 46 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 69 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
Public high school in Anderson:

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Church in Anderson: Hurricane Springs Primitive Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.3%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Anderson, AL



Anderson compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population 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 below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Anderson (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Anderson Branch at State Highway 207, branch established on 1976-07-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Lauderdale County Alabama:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

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 1$450
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,347$28,1640$0
Totals for Government 1$2,347$28,1641$450



Anderson government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000

5.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.64%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Lauderdale County:  0.11%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Colbert County, AL  1.34% ($28,565 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL  0.29% ($35,820)
from Limestone County, AL  0.18% ($34,741)


5.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.14%
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 Colbert County, AL  1.30% ($33,370 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL  0.46% ($29,436)
to Limestone County, AL  0.18% ($38,125)


Strongest AM radio stations in Anderson:
  • WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
  • WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Anderson:
  • WYTK (93.9 FM; ROGERSVILLE, AL; Owner: SHOALS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEUZ (92.1 FM; MINOR HILL, TN; Owner: BROADCAST ONE, INC.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W254AA (98.7 FM; COLBERT HEIGHTS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
  • WLLX (97.5 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Owner: ROGER WRIGHT DBA PROSPECT COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJOR-FM (101.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WWXQ (92.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
  • WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W238AD (95.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
  • WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W287AA (105.3 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WVNA-FM (105.5 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBTG-FM (106.3 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCS. BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WKSR-FM (98.3 FM; PULASKI, TN; Owner: PULASKI BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W234AD (94.7 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)

TV broadcast stations around Anderson:
  • WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)


Anderson fatal accident list:
Jul 9, 1987 07:00 AM, 207, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Anthony Ortolani, 1311 Highway 411 South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
    Registrant: Communication Enhancement, LLC, 479 Centennial Blvd., Voorhees, NJ 08043, Phone: (856) 782-3700, Email:
  • Muayyad Mustafa, 2601 County Road 51, Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.9 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, In The Sw 1/4 Of The Ne 1/4 Of Section 34, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 7 Mi Se, Type: Pole, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPID899, Licensee ID: L00005009
    854.512 MHz, 854.537 MHz, 854.562 MHz, 854.587 MHz, 854.687 MHz, 854.712 MHz, 851.162 MHz, 851.462 MHz, 851.762 MHz, 852.112 MHz... (+68 more)
    Grant Date: 03/02/2001, Expiration Date: 10/23/2010
    Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 1 Inc Dba Nextel Communications, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • .5 Mi W Cr 207 At Hilltop Rd, Call Sign: WNDV261, Licensee ID: L00020273
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.300 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/23/2005, Expiration Date: 10/03/2015
    Registrant: Anderson, Town Of, 7262 Hwy 207, Anderson, AL 35610, Phone: (205) 247-3617
  • Tank Site On Cr 52, Type: Tank, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WPVB318
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.112 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/11/2002, Expiration Date: 06/11/2012, Certifier: Thomas W Howard
    Registrant: Dexter Forston Associates Inc, 910 Ploof Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 491-4751

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: KE4RVS, Licensee ID: L00178794
    Grant Date: 03/13/1996, Expiration Date: 10/18/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/21/1999
    Registrant: Michael L Thigpen, Anderson, AL 35610
  • Call Sign: KE4UQX, Licensee ID: L00952225
    Grant Date: 12/15/2004, Expiration Date: 01/18/2015, Cancelation Date: 06/20/2006, Certifier: Connie R Konig
    Registrant: Connie R Konig, 460 Co Rd 509, Anderson, AL 35610
  • Call Sign: KS4CE, Licensee ID: L00522023
    Grant Date: 06/07/2002, Expiration Date: 06/09/2012, Certifier: Carroll B Konig Jr
    Registrant: Carroll B Konig Jr, 460 Co Rd 509, Anderson, AL 35610
  • Call Sign: AB4MT, Previous Call Sign: KE4RVS, Licensee ID: L00178794
    Grant Date: 12/21/1999, Expiration Date: 12/21/2009, Certifier: Michael Thigpen
    Registrant: Michael L Thigpen, 6012 Hammond St, Anderson, AL 35610
  • Call Sign: K0NIG, Previous Call Sign: KE4UQX, Licensee ID: L00952225
    Grant Date: 06/20/2006, Expiration Date: 06/20/2016, Certifier: Connie R Konig
    Registrant: Connie R Konig, 460 Co Rd 509, Anderson, AL 35610


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 144MN , Serial Number: 1555, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 01/06/2006
    Registrant (Corporation): Guerra Holdings Inc, 3481 County Road 93, Anderson, AL 35610

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