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Bostwick, GA map Population (year 2000): 322. Estimated population in July 2006: 352 (+9.3% change)
 

Males: 153  (47.5%)
Females: 169  (52.5%)

Morgan County

Median resident age:  37.7 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,000 (it was $39,464 in 2000)
Bostwick  $38,000
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,200 (it was $85,300 in 2000)
Bostwick  $89,200
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Bostwick:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.1%)
  • Black (18.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.4%), English (11.8%), Irish (6.8%), German (6.5%), Scottish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 755 feet

Land area: 3.08 square miles.

Population density: 113 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bostwick

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bostwick town

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 13.4%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
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:

Bostwick:  0.8% ($692)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens, GA (17.3 miles , pop. 76,500).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (61.0 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (629.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: North High Shoals, GA (6.8 miles ), Good Hope, GA (7.4 miles ), Bishop, GA (7.7 miles) , Rutledge, GA (10.1 miles ), Madison, GA (10.7 miles ), Watkinsville, GA (11.4 miles ), Elder, GA (12.5 miles ), Monroe, GA (14.0 miles ).

Latitude: 33.74 N, Longitude: 83.51 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+4.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (21%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (20%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)


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Bostwick-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.1 miles away from the Bostwick town center killed one person and injured 65 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.1 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 86 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bostwick:
  • MORGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MADISON, GA)
  • WALTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; MONROE, GA)
  • ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; ATHENS, GA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bostwick:
  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 20 miles; ATHENS, GA; ID: AHN)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 63 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 70 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bostwick:
  • MADISON MUNI (about 11 miles; MADISON, GA; ID: 52A)
  • MONROE-WALTON COUNTY (about 12 miles; MONROE, GA; ID: D73)
  • WINDER-BARROW (about 19 miles; WINDER, GA; ID: WDR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bostwick:
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 18 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 54 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 10,839)

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Church in Bostwick: Gibbs Memorial Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Callaway Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

BOSTWICK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 325, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-15-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-07-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2004)

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.2%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.5%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Bostwick compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below 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 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
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$450
Water Supply 0$0 2$550
Totals for Government 0$0 3$1,000


Bostwick government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $14,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Construction - General: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $33,000
    Water Utilities: $20,000
    Sewerage: $14,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $24,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $171,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $22,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
    Public Utilities: $7,000
    Property: $5,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $13,000

8.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.71%
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 Newton County, GA  0.94% ($51,618 average AGI)
from Walton County, GA  0.90% ($29,113)
from Rockdale County, GA  0.70% ($73,610)


6.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,987 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.62%
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 Walton County, GA  0.82% ($33,553 average AGI)
to Clarke County, GA  0.63% ($25,833)
to Newton County, GA  0.63% ($29,806)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bostwick:
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WBKZ (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JEFFERSON, GA; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WRFC (960 AM; 5 kW; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WPBS (1050 AM; 12 kW; CONYERS, GA; Owner: MIDWAY HOLINESS CHURCH, INC,)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bostwick:
  • WMOQ (92.3 FM; BOSTWICK, GA; Owner: BOSTWICK BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPMA (102.7 FM; BUCKHEAD, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
  • WMSL (88.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: PRINCE AVENUE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
  • WGMG (102.1 FM; CRAWFORD, GA; Owner: NEW BROADCAST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC)
  • WABE (90.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA)
  • WUGA (91.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W250AC (97.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WUOG (90.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA)
  • W203BK (88.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bostwick:
  • W42AO (Channel 42; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMUNITY TV)

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