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Population in July 2008: 354. Population change since 2000: 0.0%

Males: 169	(47.7%)
Females: 185	(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 per capita income in 2007: $19,981

Anderson:	$19,981
Alabama:	$22,366

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: 274 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 354 to 1.

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

Anderson:	0.4% ($264)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (28.6 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (90.1 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (479.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lexington, AL (2.6 miles ), Rogersville, AL (2.6 miles ), Salem, AL (2.7 miles ), Lester, AL (2.9 miles) , Five Points, TN (3.0 miles ), Minor Hill, TN (3.2 miles ), Loretto, TN (3.8 miles ), Killen, AL (3.9 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 202% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.7 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 13.1 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Anderson-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from Anderson center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1994 at 09:12:02, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.2 miles away from Anderson center
On 5/4/2007 at 16:16:28, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Anderson center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Anderson:

ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ATHENS, AL)
SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL)
CROCKETT HOSPTIAL (about 25 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Anderson, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Anderson:

NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 24 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 26 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 38 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 67 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)

Public high school in Anderson:

ANDERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 201 BAYLES ST; Grades: 0K-09)

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

Creek: East Fork Anderson Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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 (2009 data):

Wachovia Bank, National Association: Anderson Branch at State Highway 207, branch established on 1976-07-19. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

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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%)

Religion statistics for Anderson

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Adherents	37.7%	26.7%	16.6%	4.2%	1.7%
Congregations	19.1%	35.4%	17.4%	1.1%	3.4%

Name	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Charismatic Churches Independent	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%	1.2%	7.1%
Congregations	3.4%	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	16.9%

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		1	$660
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,564	$30,768	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,564	$30,768	1	$660

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)
WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Anderson:

WYTK (93.9 FM; ROGERSVILLE, AL; Owner: SHOALS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WEUZ (92.1 FM; MINOR HILL, TN; Owner: BROADCAST ONE, INC.)
WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W254AA (98.7 FM; COLBERT HEIGHTS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
WJOR-FM (101.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
WLLX (97.5 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Owner: ROGER WRIGHT DBA PROSPECT COMMUNICATIONS)
WWXQ (92.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
W238AD (95.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
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.)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
W57BV (Channel 57; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WYLE (Channel 26; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ETC COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

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 Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

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, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KE4RVS, Previous Call Sign: , 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, Previous Call Sign: , 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, Previous Call Sign: , 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

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$131,130	1	$158,580
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$71,280
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0118.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$60,330
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0118.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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