Bowersville, Georgia

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Population in July 2008: 331. Population change since 2000: -0.9%

Males: 151	(45.8%)
Females: 180	(54.2%)

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 30516.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,560 (it was $30,625 in 2000)

Bowersville:	$37,560
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,365

Bowersville:	$16,365
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,071 (it was $58,800 in 2000)

Bowersville:	$105,071
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $141,156; Detached houses: $164,467; Mobile homes: $39,286
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Races in Bowersville:

White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
Black (12.9%)
American Indian (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Bowersville: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.6%), United States (14.1%), German (10.2%), English (9.0%), Subsaharan African (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 3.09 square miles.

Population density: 107 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bowersville

High school or higher: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowersville town

Never married: 19.8%
Now married: 52.4%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 14.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Bowersville, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bowersville to the number of sex offenders is 331 to 1.

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

Bowersville:	0.6% ($338)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens-Clarke County, GA (33.6 miles , pop. 100,266).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (86.7 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (573.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Canon, GA (1.5 miles ), Lavonia, GA (2.2 miles ), Royston, GA (2.5 miles ), Franklin Springs, GA (2.6 miles ), Carnesville, GA (2.9 miles ), Hartwell, GA (3.0 miles ), Gumlog, GA (3.0 miles ), Martin, GA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 34.37 N, Longitude: 83.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

Bowersville household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+6.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (23%)
Furniture and related products (10%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Food (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (8%)
Chemicals (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Religious workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)

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Bowersville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.6 miles away from the Bowersville town center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Bowersville-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 48.5 miles away from Bowersville center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 94.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from Bowersville center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/18/2006 at 08:34:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Bowersville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bowersville:

COBB HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC (about 8 miles; ROYSTON, GA)
HART COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HARTWELL, GA)
STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TOCCOA, GA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowersville:

TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 34 miles; ATHENS, GA; FT enrollment: 28,464)
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)

Public elementary/middle school in Bowersville:

North Hart Elementary School (Students: 617; Location: 124 Ankerich Road; Grades: KK-05)

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Cemetery: Bowersville City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Park in Bowersville: Bowersville Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

BOWERSVILLE (Population served: 338, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-06-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-20-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-18-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-13-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-06-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-22-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-06-2000)

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.5%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bowersville, GA

Bowersville compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Bowersville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hart County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%) Electricity (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (4%)

Religion statistics for Bowersville

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	70.7%	14.9%	4.4%	3.0%	1.4%
Congregations	44.7%	21.3%	2.1%	6.4%	2.1%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%	2.0%
Congregations	4.3%	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	12.8%

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		1	$375
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$375
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$750

Bowersville government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $13,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $33,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $26,000
Water Utilities: $16,000

Sewerage: $10,000

Regular Highways: $8,000

General - Other: $4,000

Parks and Recreation: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $28,000
All Other: $8,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $134,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $19,000
Tax - Public Utility License: $12,000
Property: $11,000

Other Selective Sales: $5,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $9,000

6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.69%
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 Franklin County, GA	1.25% ($25,245 average AGI)
from Elbert County, GA	0.69% ($19,625)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.48% ($91,821)

5.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,781 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.66%
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 Franklin County, GA	0.99% ($29,075 average AGI)
to Elbert County, GA	0.68% ($26,636)
to Anderson County, SC	0.33% ($24,148)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bowersville:

WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKLY (980 AM; 1 kW; HARTWELL, GA; Owner: JAMES E. HICKS & BILLIE F. HICKS, PARTNERS)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
WLET (1420 AM; 5 kW; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WJJC (1270 AM; 5 kW; COMMERCE, GA; Owner: BANKS-JACKSON BROADCASTING)
WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
WANS (1280 AM; 5 kW; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: FM 103 INC.)
WBIC (810 AM; daytime; 0 kW; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: DIANE E. HAWKINS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bowersville:

WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
WPUP (103.7 FM; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC.)
WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
WRAF (90.9 FM; TOCCOA FALLS, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Bowersville:

W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
W52AA (Channel 52; CARNESVILLE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

Bowersville fatal accident list:
Nov 22, 2006 11:36 AM, Sr-17, Lat: 34.374017, Lon: -83.085106, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
May 15, 1984 05:40 AM, 17, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 4

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

CHRISTINE A VERRE, Old Bowersville Highway, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00004843
Registrant: Crown Communication Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2000, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB2CRK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00362146
Grant Date: 08/24/2006, Expiration Date: 11/20/2016, Certifier: Paul H Zeuke
Registrant: Paul H Zeuke, 47 Linder St, Bowersville, GA 30516
Call Sign: KF4XF, Previous Call Sign: KB4AST
Grant Date: 11/14/1989, Expiration Date: 11/14/1999, Cancelation Date: 03/07/2002
Registrant: Robert D Peace, Rt 1, Bowersville, GA 30516
Call Sign: KG4QAD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00418284
Grant Date: 11/08/2001, Expiration Date: 11/08/2011, Certifier: William R Buziak
Registrant: William R Buziak, 595 Union Hill Church Rd, Bowersville, GA 30516

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 21
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

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