Benton-Collirene, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 2,309

Males: 1,035	(44.8%)
Females: 1,274	(55.2%)

Madison County

Median resident age:	32.2 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,700 (it was $18,306 in 2000)

Benton-Collirene	$20,700
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $55,300 (it was $42,600 in 2000)

Benton-Collirene	$55,300
Alabama:	$97,500

Benton-Collirene, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Benton-Collirene:

Black (93.2%)
American Indian (93.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (6.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 618 feet

Land area: 113.4 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Benton-Collirene

High school or higher: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 11.7%
Mean travel time to work: 40.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Benton-Collirene CCD

Never married: 37.5%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 5.9%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 8.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.9%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Benton-Collirene:	0.5% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (35.9 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (614.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Benton, AL (5.1 miles) , White Hall, AL (7.2 miles ), Gordonville, AL (7.8 miles ), Mosses, AL (8.8 miles ), Braggs-Prairie Hill, AL (10.3 miles ), Lowndesboro, AL (12.4 miles) , Craig-Tyler, AL (14.5 miles ), Hayneville, AL (14.7 miles ).

Latitude: 32.24 N, Longitude: 86.79 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (24%)
Public administration (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Health care (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (11%)
Apparel (8%)
Personal and laundry services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Construction laborers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Benton-Collirene-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the Benton-Collirene place center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1971, a category 4 tornado 35.6 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Benton-Collirene:

VAUGHN REG MED CENTER PARKWAY CAMPUS (about 22 miles; SELMA, AL)
PRATTVILLE BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PRATTVILLE, AL)
L V STABLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Benton-Collirene:

MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 29 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 88 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 91 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Benton-Collirene:

CRAIG FIELD (about 16 miles; SELMA, AL; ID: SEM)
SKYHARBOR (about 24 miles; SELMA, AL; ID: S63)
FORT DEPOSIT-LOWNDES COUNTY (about 24 miles; FORT DEPOSIT, AL; ID: 67A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Benton-Collirene:

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 32 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 41 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 61 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 64 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)

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Churches in Benton-Collirene include: Bogahoma Church (A), Macedonia Church (B), Shiloh Baptist Church (C), Sellers Memorial Church (D), Sanctified Church (E), Saint Paul Church (F), Good Hope Church (G), New Mount Lily Church (H), Ash Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Dunklin Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Rives Cemetery (3), Bogahoma Cemetery (4), Robert Rives Cemetery (5), Garr Cemetery (6), Good Hope Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: B C Rhyne Lake (A), Rice Lake (B), Hoffman Rhyne Lake (C), Hollidays Pond (D), Bessie Beck Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Church Branch (A), Valley Creek (B), Buck Creek (C), Panther Creek (D), Old Town Creek (E), Big Swamp Creek (F), Halls Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	62.3%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.9%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	29.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	12.9%
Whole state:	7.3%

Benton-Collirene compared to Alabama 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 significantly 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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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Madison County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,629 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.80%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,181 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.22%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Limestone County, AL	0.42% ($39,473 average AGI)
from Morgan County, AL	0.34% ($41,316)
from Marshall County, AL	0.24% ($37,276)

5.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,818 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.46%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($970 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.12%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Limestone County, AL	0.59% ($57,934 average AGI)
to Morgan County, AL	0.30% ($36,948)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.24% ($36,265)

Strongest AM radio stations in Benton-Collirene:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WLWI (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WXVI (1600 AM; 5 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: SUNSHINE 16 RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WAPZ (1250 AM; 5 kW; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: J & W PROMOTIONS, INC.)
WMRK (1340 AM; 1 kW; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALEXANDER B/C CO. INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Benton-Collirene:

WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WALX (100.9 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALEXANDER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQKS-FM (96.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMCZ (97.1 FM; MILLBROOK, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKXN (95.9 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
WDXX (100.1 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: BROADSOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAQU (91.1 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WQZX (94.3 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: HAYNES BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJAM-FM (97.3 FM; ORRVILLE, AL; Owner: SCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WXFX (95.1 FM; PRATTVILLE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Benton-Collirene:

WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W24CK (Channel 24; SELMA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WETU-LP (Channel 39; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: CABLE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)

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