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Marion County

Population in July 2008: 1,000. Population change since 2000: -5.0%
 

Males: 509  (50.9%)
Females: 491  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  36.7 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35543.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,310 (it was $27,813 in 2000)
Bear Creek:  $34,310
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,173
Bear Creek:  $19,173
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,567 (it was $47,200 in 2000)
Bear Creek:  $72,567
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $101,421; Detached houses: $115,568; Mobile homes: $40,321

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Races in Bear Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Bear Creek: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.3%), Irish (11.2%), German (4.7%), English (2.8%), Dutch (2.0%), Scottish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 13.5 square miles.

Population density: 74 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bear Creek

  • High school or higher: 57.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bear Creek town

  • Never married: 15.7%
  • Now married: 64.9%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
Alabama:  2.0%


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:

Bear Creek:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Bear Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (46.3 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (72.7 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (523.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Phil Campbell, AL (2.3 miles ), Haleyville, AL (2.4 miles ), Hackleburg, AL (2.7 miles ), Hodges, AL (3.7 miles ), Natural Bridge, AL (3.7 miles) , Russellville, AL (4.1 miles ), Mount Hope, AL (4.2 miles ), Brilliant, AL (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.27 N, Longitude: 87.70 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +140 (+15.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (15%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Furniture and related products (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Furniture and related products (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)



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Crime in Bear Creek by Year
Type 2002 2003 2006 2007
Murders 0100
    per 100,000 0.097.60.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 7526
    per 100,000 659.1487.8194.2590.6
Burglaries 4822
    per 100,000 376.6780.5194.2196.9
Thefts 13211219
    per 100,000 1224.12048.81165.01870.1
Auto thefts 2013
    per 100,000 188.30.097.1295.3
Arson 00N/AN/A
    per 100,000 0.00.0N/AN/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 222.2429.3106.8230.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.00
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Bear Creek, Alabama

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Bear Creek-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 227% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the Bear Creek town center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 39.2 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.


Bear Creek-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from Bear Creek center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 39.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from Bear Creek center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.2 miles away from Bear Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bear Creek:
  • CARRAWAY BURDICK WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL)
  • RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AL)
  • CARRAWAY NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WINFIELD, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Bear Creek, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bear Creek:
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 35 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 42 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 54 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
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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), Mountain Home Church of Christ (D), Mountain Home Church (E), Hines Memorial Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: John Bull Cemetery (1), Bear Creek Cemetery (2), Bear Creek Number One Cemetery (3), Factory 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: Little Bear Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Flat Creek (C), Austin Branch (D), Faulkner Branch (E), Shirley Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bear Creek Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
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)

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  18.2%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

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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 (2009 data):
  • Traders & Farmers Bank: Bear Creek Branch at 309 Main Street, branch established on 1991-07-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $356.0 mil, Deposits: $284.9 mil, headquarters in Haleyville, AL, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Traders & Farmers Bancshares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School


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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Alabama:


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%)


Religion statistics for Bear Creek

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionNational Association of Free Will BaptistsChurches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents47.1%17.5%14.2%10.7%4.0%
Congregations25.7%20.4%23.9%11.5%7.1%
NameAssemblies of GodAmerican Baptist AssociationCatholic ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyOther religions
Adherents2.4%1.3%1.2%0.7%0.9%
Congregations2.7%1.8%0.9%2.7%3.5%
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$2,037$24,4440$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,322$39,8644$2,954
Parks and Recreation 2$3,632$21,7921$1,329
Totals for Government 4$8,991$26,9735$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:
from Winston County, AL  0.59% ($26,455 average AGI)
from Lamar County, AL  0.52% ($23,306)
from Fayette County, AL  0.49% ($24,261)


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:
to Winston County, AL  0.51% ($26,667 average AGI)
to Franklin County, AL  0.48% ($34,600)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.36% ($39,882)


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: 10
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 11
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Alabama average:
  • Fatal accident count: 97
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
  • Fatalities: 107
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 250
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Bear Creek fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $669,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,200
Total average daily truck traffic: 44
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 2,300

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Muayyad Mustafa, Near Gin Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00024153
    Registrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive; Ms:a3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • City Hall, 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, Previous Call Sign: , 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, Previous Call Sign: , 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:
  • Fire: 3
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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