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Churches in Bear Creek include: Bear Creek Church Number 1 (A), Bear Creek Church of Christ (B), Bear Creek United Methodist Church (C), Hines Memorial Baptist Church (D), Mountain Home Church (E), Mountain Home Church of Christ (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bear Creek Cemetery (1), Bear Creek Number One Cemetery (2), Factory Cemetery (3), John Bull Cemetery (4), Mountain Home Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Upper Bear Creek Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Austin Branch (B), Shirley Branch (C), Flat Creek (D), Little Bear Creek (E), Faulkner Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Bear Creek Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Marion County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bear Creek that have no violations reported:
- BEAR CREEK WATER WORKS (Population served: 3264, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.4%
(19.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Alabama: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 72.4% | | Whole state: | 70.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bear Creek, AL
Bear Creek compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly 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 significantly 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 Bear Creek (2011 data):
- Traders & Farmers Bank: Bear Creek Branch at 309 Main Street, branch established on 07/05/1991. Info updated 04/27/2010: Bank assets: $3.6 mil, Deposits: $28.2 mil, headquarters in Haleyville, AL, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Traders & Farmers Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for Bear Creek:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.57%
| Here |  | 59.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 47.1% | 17.5% | 14.2% | 10.7% | 4.0% |
| Congregations | 25.7% | 20.4% | 23.9% | 11.5% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Association | Catholic Church | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
| Adherents | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Congregations | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 3.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Marion County: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Marion County: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | Marion County: | 6.09 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | Here: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.3% | | Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Marion County: | 29.3% | | Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 28.1% | | State: | 13.5% |
| 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 | $2,037 | $24,444 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,322 | $39,864 | 4 | $2,954 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $3,632 | $21,792 | 1 | $1,329 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $8,991 | $26,973 | 5 | $4,283 |
5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,277 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
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:
5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,485 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.45% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bear Creek:
- WJBB (1230 AM; 1 kW; HALEYVILLE, AL; Owner: HALEYVILLE BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WERH (970 AM; 5 kW; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: KATE F. FITE)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WKXM (1300 AM; 5 kW; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WGOL (920 AM; 1 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: MCCURRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bear Creek:
- WJBB-FM (92.7 FM; HALEYVILLE, AL; Owner: HALEYVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
- WMXV (103.5 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKXM-FM (105.9 FM; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
- 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.)
- WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WQPR (88.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: THE BD OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF ALABAMA)
TV broadcast stations around Bear Creek:
- WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
- WYLE (Channel 26; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ETC COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
- WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
- WFIQ (Channel 36; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- W57BV (Channel 57; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W59CF (Channel 59; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W46DF (Channel 46; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
Bear Creek, Alabama:
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 14
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 19
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Alabama average:
- Fatal accident count: 100
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 156
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 257
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9
See more detailed statistics of Bear Creek fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $1,154,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,220
Total average daily truck traffic: 44
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 2,410
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - Muayyad Mustafa, Near Gin Street (Lat: 34.272667 Lon: -87.699472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive; Ms:a3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 210 Gin Street (Al11815-B) (Lat: 34.272667 Lon: -87.699472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 210 Gin Street (Al11815-B) (Lat: 34.272667 Lon: -87.699472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 210 Gin Street (Al11815-B) (Lat: 34.272667 Lon: -87.699472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 93 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 210 Gin Street (Al11815-B) (Lat: 34.272667 Lon: -87.699472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 93 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Muayyad Mustafa, Near Gin Street (Lat: 34.272667 Lon: -87.699472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive; Ms:a3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - City Hall (Lat: 34.278722 Lon: -87.701417), Call Sign: WNDP907, Licensee ID: L00018829
Assigned Frequencies: 155.055 MHz Grant Date: 12/05/2000, Expiration Date: 01/15/2011
Registrant: Bear Creek, Town Of, Bear Creek, AL 35543, Phone: (205) 486-3842
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KE4PIZ, Licensee ID: L00856648
Grant Date: 04/30/2004, Expiration Date: 07/20/2014, Certifier: Earl O Reynolds
Registrant: Earl O Reynolds, Bear Creek, AL 35543 - Call Sign: KE4VYC, Licensee ID: L01050219
Grant Date: 08/09/2005, Expiration Date: 02/23/2015, Certifier: Ottis H Cooper
Registrant: Ottis H Cooper, 680 Goddard Road, Bear Creek, AL 35543
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Bear Creek, AL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 13 | 82.7 years |
| James | 11 | 72.1 years |
| Robert | 5 | 79.4 years |
| Mary | 4 | 77.5 years |
| Bobby | 3 | 57.6 years |
| Eva | 3 | 78.0 years |
| Ollie | 3 | 74.6 years |
| Thomas | 3 | 81.3 years |
| Elsie | 2 | 75.9 years |
| Annie | 2 | 65.0 years |
| Most common last names in Bear Creek, AL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Burleson | 13 | 76.8 years |
| Tidwell | 11 | 81.4 years |
| Bishop | 9 | 78.5 years |
| Mann | 8 | 70.9 years |
| Phillips | 7 | 67.3 years |
| Green | 6 | 75.7 years |
| Shirley | 6 | 70.3 years |
| Sartin | 5 | 65.8 years |
| Lauderdale | 5 | 80.2 years |
| Hulsey | 5 | 74.0 years |
Bear Creek on our top lists:
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Wood products"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Wood products"
- #84 (35543) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Unclassified or not reported first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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