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Decatur County

Population in July 2008: 470. Population change since 2000: -4.5%
 

Males: 233  (49.6%)
Females: 237  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  34.5 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31715.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,428 (it was $25,625 in 2000)
Attapulgus:  $31,428
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,437
Attapulgus:  $13,437
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,013 (it was $40,300 in 2000)
Attapulgus:  $72,013
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $112,574; Detached houses: $113,303; Mobile homes: $57,244

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Races in Attapulgus:

  • Black (50.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (41.1%)
  • Hispanic (7.9%)
  • Other race (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Attapulgus: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.6%), Irish (8.1%), German (2.6%), Italian (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), English (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 310 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 590 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Attapulgus

  • High school or higher: 58.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Attapulgus city

  • Never married: 30.0%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

19 residents are foreign born (3.9% Latin America).

This city:  3.9%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Attapulgus, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Attapulgus to the number of sex offenders is 118 to 1.

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

Attapulgus:  0.6% ($229)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tallahassee, FL (24.0 miles , pop. 150,624).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (153.8 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (654.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Climax, GA (3.1 miles ), Havana, FL (3.1 miles ), Calvary-Reno, GA (3.2 miles ), Bainbridge, GA (3.5 miles ), Quincy, FL (3.6 miles ), Faceville, GA (3.6 miles ), Whigham, GA (3.7 miles ), Gretna, FL (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 30.75 N, Longitude: 84.48 W

Area code: 229

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Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+29.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Chemicals (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)



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Crime in Attapulgus by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 10000
    per 100,000 198.40.00.00.00.0
Assaults 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 100432
    per 100,000 1984.10.0808.1602.4403.2
Thefts 26148
    per 100,000 396.81167.3202.0803.21612.9
Auto thefts 01000
    per 100,000 0.0194.60.00.00.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 214.362.364.674.392.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.13
US city average:  3.00

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Attapulgus-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 80% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/28/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Attapulgus city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 tornado 25.2 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 15 people and caused $5 million in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Attapulgus:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BAINBRIDGE, GA)
  • GADSDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; QUINCY, FL)
  • GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CAIRO, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Attapulgus, GA

Airports located in Attapulgus:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Attapulgus:
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 58 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
Public elementary/middle school in Attapulgus:
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Attapulgus and their reported violations in the past:

ATTAPULGUS (Population served: 780, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-20-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2001)

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.6%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  26.0%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  11.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Attapulgus, GA



Attapulgus compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Attapulgus travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Decatur County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Attapulgus

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)National Association of Free Will BaptistsAssemblies of God
Adherents59.8%14.1%4.6%3.0%2.7%
Congregations36.2%17.2%5.2%6.9%5.2%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches Independent USA National Primitive Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.2%2.0%1.4%7.6%
Congregations1.7%1.7%3.4%5.2%17.2%
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 1$1,980$23,7600$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,007$36,0840$0
Solid Waste Management 1$1,718$20,6160$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$168
Totals for Government 3$6,705$26,8201$168



Attapulgus government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $30,000
    Sewerage: $19,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - Housing & Community Development: $24,000
    Water Utilities: $14,000
    Sewerage: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $43,000
    Police Protection: $35,000
    Solid Waste Management: $32,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Water Utilities: $17,000
    General - Other: $12,000
    Sewerage: $11,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $91,000
    All Other: $90,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $3,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $573,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $20,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $18,000
    Public Utilities: $13,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $91,000

6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.75%
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 Seminole County, GA  0.57% ($26,549 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL  0.54% ($28,625)
from Grady County, GA  0.52% ($23,478)


6.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,037 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.07%
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 Grady County, GA  0.50% ($34,477 average AGI)
to Seminole County, GA  0.50% ($20,295)
to Gadsden County, FL  0.40% ($28,743)


Strongest AM radio stations in Attapulgus:
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WCVC (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
  • WHBT (1410 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
  • WNLS (1270 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWSD (1230 AM; 1 kW; QUINCY, FL; Owner: TUFF-STARR JAM COMMUNICATION, INC.)
  • WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Attapulgus:
  • WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGWD (93.3 FM; GRETNA, FL; Owner: DE-COL INCORPORATED)
  • WBWT (100.7 FM; MIDWAY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WBGE (101.9 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: JOHN H. WIGGINS)
  • WHTF (104.9 FM; HAVANA, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBZE (98.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFSQ (91.5 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAIB (103.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXSR (101.5 FM; QUINCY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEGT (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W250AF (97.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • W224AT (92.7 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: THE BD OF REGENTS OF FLORIDA STATE)

TV broadcast stations around Attapulgus:
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WFSU-TV (Channel 11; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W35BN (Channel 35; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • WBXT-CA (Channel 56; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W21BK (Channel 21; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
  • WWWF-LP (Channel 47; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


Attapulgus fatal accident list:
Oct 9, 1982 10:40 AM, 1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5
  • Gina Wilson, 418 Edwards Rd Decatur County Woodhull Ga 105, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 100.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00137736
    Registrant: Big Bend Towers, Inc., 831 North Monroe Street, Suite 2, Tallahassee, FL 32303, Phone: (850) 222-7320, Email:
  • Gina Wilson, Highway 27, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00137736
    Registrant: Big Bend Towers Inc, 1114 Thomasville Road Suite W, Tallahassee, FL 32303, Phone: (850) 561-1033, Email:
  • Gina Wilson, Highway 27, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 103.6 m
  • Gina Wilson, 7714 Tallahassee Hwy (State Line, Ga-117), Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.2 m, Overall height: 97.2 m
  • Edward G Roach, 194 North Griffin Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Engelhard Corp Plant, Call Sign: KFV675
    Assigned Frequencies : 49.5400 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/01/2000, Expiration Date: 12/10/2005, Cancelation Date: 02/11/2006
    Registrant: Porocel Corporation, 101 Wood Ave, Iselin, NJ 08830-0770, Phone: (908) 205-6087
  • Lat: 30.745611 Lon: -84.501944, Call Sign: WPYM921
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.625 MHz, 456.625 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/11/2003, Expiration Date: 09/11/2013, Certifier: William A Terry
    Registrant: Lao 20311108, 102 East Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: PIPER/L A AIR INC PA-18-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 102LA , Serial Number: 18-853
    Registrant (Corporation): L A Air Inc, Rt 1 Box 545, Attapulgus, GA 31715


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

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