Barwick, Georgia

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Thomas County

Population in July 2007: 439. Population change since 2000: -0.7%

Males: 208	(47.5%)
Females: 231	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 31720.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,302 (it was $19,000 in 2000)

Barwick:	$23,302
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,470 (it was $34,400 in 2000)

Barwick:	$61,470
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,178; Detached houses: $102,388; In 2-unit structures: $82,681; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $56,949; Mobile homes: $20,795

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Races in Barwick:

Black (49.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (45.5%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (1.8%)
Japanese (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Barwick: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.2%), Irish (9.0%), English (8.8%), German (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 266 feet

Land area: 0.75 square miles.

Population density: 584 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Barwick

High school or higher: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 8.6%
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barwick town

Never married: 30.4%
Now married: 41.2%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 14.2%
Divorced: 10.2%

22 residents are foreign born (4.1% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).

This town:	5.0%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Barwick:	1.1% ($370)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tallahassee, FL (44.0 miles , pop. 150,624).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (129.9 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (699.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Pavo, GA (2.2 miles ), Boston, GA (2.7 miles ), Dixie, GA (2.9 miles ), Coolidge, GA (3.3 miles ), Quitman, GA (3.6 miles ), Berlin, GA (3.7 miles ), Morven, GA (3.8 miles ), Barney, GA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 30.89 N, Longitude: 83.74 W

Area code: 229

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Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+15.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Food (6%)
Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Apparel (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Food (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Financial managers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secondary school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (15%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Cashiers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Barwick (2001):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
1 assault (219.8 per 100,000)
0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
9 thefts (1978.0 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 123.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Barwick (2007):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.28
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Barwick, Georgia

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Barwick-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the Barwick town center killed 6 people and injured 15 people and caused $5 million in damages.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 tornado 32.5 miles away from the town center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Barwick:

BROOKS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; QUITMAN, GA)
JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA)
SOUTHWESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Barwick, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barwick:

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 96 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 116 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)

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

BARWICK (Population served: 725, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2004), St Intentional no-action (JUL-08-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-17-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2002)

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)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	60.8%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	42.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	16.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barwick, GA

Barwick compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income significantly 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Barwick (2009 data):

Barwick Banking Company: at 2020 East Main Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $13.6 mil, Deposits: $12.5 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices

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2004 Presidential Election results in Thomas County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Utility gas (4%) Wood (2%)

Religon statistics for Barwick

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	59.0%	12.1%	4.6%	4.2%	3.0%
Congregations	28.6%	12.2%	5.1%	9.2%	3.1%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.4%	2.3%	2.2%	7.7%
Congregations	2.0%	8.2%	5.1%	2.0%	24.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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		2	$1,878
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,392	$28,704	0	$0
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$337
Welfare	1	$2,121	$25,452	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$4,513	$27,078	3	$2,215

Barwick government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $30,000
Sewerage: $16,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $44,000
Police Protection: $38,000

Water Utilities: $31,000

Regular Highways: $29,000

Solid Waste Management: $23,000

Sewerage: $21,000

Fire Protection: $1,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
General Support: $22,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $18,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $281,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $24,000
Tax - Property: $61,000
Other Selective Sales: $16,000

Public Utilities: $14,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $81,000

6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,941 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.97%
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 Grady County, GA	0.68% ($26,790 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL	0.57% ($55,723)
from Mitchell County, GA	0.32% ($22,872)

6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,687 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
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	0.87% ($29,748 average AGI)
to Colquitt County, GA	0.46% ($34,552)
to Leon County, FL	0.41% ($45,150)

Strongest AM radio stations in Barwick:

WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WSFB (1490 AM; 1 kW; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: JIM CHION)
WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WPAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: LENROB ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barwick:

WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
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.)
WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWRQ-FM (107.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WSTI-FM (105.3 FM; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFSL (90.7 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES)

TV broadcast stations around Barwick:

WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, Dry Lake Rd 6 Mi W Of Quitman, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WSW67
Assigned Frequencies : 6785.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/08/2000, Expiration Date: 11/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 11/13/2002
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

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