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Baconton, GA map Population (year 2000): 804. Estimated population in July 2006: 975 (+21.3% change)
Males: 377  (46.9%)
Females: 427  (53.1%)

Mitchell County

Median resident age:  31.9 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31716.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,100 (it was $22,917 in 2000)
Baconton  $22,100
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,700 (it was $55,200 in 2000)
Baconton  $57,700
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Baconton:

  • Black (59.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (37.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

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Ancestries: United States (14.2%), Irish (6.3%), German (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.9%), English (1.4%), French (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 180 feet

Land area: 1.28 square miles.

Population density: 750 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Baconton

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 10.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baconton city

  • Never married: 38.3%
  • Now married: 35.4%
  • Separated: 7.0%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Baconton, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Baconton to the number of sex offenders is 192 to 1.

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

Baconton:  0.8% ($418)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Dougherty, GA (14.2 miles , pop. 59,680).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (160.7 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (763.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Putney, GA (7.3 miles ), Camilla, GA (10.6 miles ), Sale City, GA (12.4 miles ), Newton, GA (12.9 miles ), East Dougherty, GA (13.5 miles ), West Dougherty, GA (14.2 miles ), Albany, GA (14.3 miles ), Bridgeboro, GA (17.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 16 buildings, average cost: $35,400
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $61,000
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $58,600
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,600
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,600
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,500
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $70,600
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $70,600

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Latitude: 31.38 N, Longitude: 84.16 W


Area code: 229

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Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+28.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (8%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Food (14%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Baconton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 71% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the Baconton city center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 3/20/2003, a category 3 tornado 14.6 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Baconton:
  • MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CAMILLA, GA)
  • PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ALBANY, GA)
  • HCA PALMYRA MEDICAL CENTERS (about 15 miles; ALBANY, GA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baconton:
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 11 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)
  • TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; ID: TLH)
  • MOODY AFB (about 74 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baconton:
  • CAMILLA-MITCHELL COUNTY (about 14 miles; CAMILLA, GA; ID: CXU)
  • SYLVESTER (about 23 miles; SYLVESTER, GA; ID: SYV)
  • DAWSON MUNI (about 31 miles; DAWSON, GA; ID: 16J)

Local government website: MEMBERS.AOL.COM/BACONTONGEORGIA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baconton:
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 82 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
Public elementary/middle school in Baconton:
  • BACONTON COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 519; Location: 260 EAST WALTON STREET; Grades: PK - 10)

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

BACONTON (Population served: 975, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-07-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-06-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2003 and SEP-10-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-04-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-04-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-02-2004)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
BOYNTON GROVE MHP (Population served: 39, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-08-1999), St Boil Water Order (JAN-08-1999)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-1998), St Boil Water Order (DEC-18-1998), St Public Notif received (JAN-08-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and JUL-07-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-29-2004)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1996 and AUG-16-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-1998), St Intentional no-action (OCT-31-2001)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  9.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  31.2%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Baconton 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 significantly below 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 significantly below state average.


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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
Water Supply 0$0 1$1,138
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,408
Other Government Administration 1$1,665$19,9800$0
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$1,408
Totals for Government 1$1,665$19,9803$3,955


Baconton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $50,000
    Solid Waste Management: $43,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $87,000
    Central Staff Services: $74,000
    Water Utilities: $61,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    Housing & Community Development: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $133,000
    General Support: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $98,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $84,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $137,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $75,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $98,000
    Other Selective Sales: $31,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $76,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.36%
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 Dougherty County, GA  1.38% ($26,242 average AGI)
from Thomas County, GA  0.69% ($29,755)
from Colquitt County, GA  0.39% ($26,214)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
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:
to Dougherty County, GA  1.09% ($24,423 average AGI)
to Thomas County, GA  0.66% ($22,872)
to Grady County, GA  0.42% ($22,200)


Strongest AM radio stations in Baconton:
  • WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGPC (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSRA (1250 AM; 1 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIFELINE RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Baconton:
  • WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJAD (103.5 FM; LEESBURG, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJIZ-FM (96.3 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W273AE (102.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WNUQ (101.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRXZ (106.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WZIQ (106.5 FM; SMITHVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WUNV (91.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WWXC (90.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LAMAD MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WEGC (107.7 FM; SASSER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Baconton:
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
  • WBKL-LP (Channel 35; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GWENDOLYN BOONE)
  • WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)

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