Branchville, Georgia

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Population (year 2000): 1,086

Males: 534	(49.2%)
Females: 552	(50.8%)

Mitchell County

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,500 (it was $23,309 in 2000)

Branchville	$22,500
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,400 (it was $65,400 in 2000)

Branchville	$68,400
Georgia:	$147,500

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Races in Branchville:

White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
Black (25.1%)
American Indian (25.1%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.8%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 140 feet

Land area: 98.5 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Branchville

High school or higher: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 43.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Branchville CCD

Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 7.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.9%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Branchville:	0.8% ($520)
Georgia:	0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Dougherty, GA (32.8 miles , pop. 59,680).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (155.2 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (761.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Lime Sink, GA (8.0 miles ), Newton, GA (12.5 miles ), Camilla, GA (13.5 miles ), Bellview, GA (15.1 miles ), Milford, GA (15.2 miles ), Pelham, GA (15.9 miles ), Spence, GA (16.2 miles ), Whigham, GA (18.2 miles ).

Latitude: 31.14 N, Longitude: 84.38 W

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
Construction (21%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Food (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Apparel (11%)
Personal and laundry services (9%)
Health care (8%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Top executives (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other financial specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Personal appearance workers (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Art and design workers (5%)

Branchville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the Branchville place center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 3/20/2003, a category 3 tornado 8.3 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Branchville:

MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CAMILLA, GA)
MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; COLQUITT, GA)
GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CAIRO, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Branchville:

SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 31 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)
TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; ID: TLH)
DOTHAN RGNL (about 74 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Branchville:

CAMILLA-MITCHELL COUNTY (about 12 miles; CAMILLA, GA; ID: CXU)
DECATUR COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK (about 22 miles; BAINBRIDGE, GA; ID: BGE)
CAIRO-GRADY COUNTY (about 24 miles; CAIRO, GA; ID: 70J)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Branchville:

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 65 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)

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Churches in Branchville include: Antioch Church (A), Branchville Church (B), Salem Church (C), Saint Marks Church (D), Delwood Church (E), Evergreen Church (F), Freewill Church (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Green Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Turkey Pen Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Gee Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Slough (A), Bay Pole Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	57.7%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	22.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This place:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Branchville compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
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 Dougherty County, GA	1.38% ($26,242 average AGI)
from Thomas County, GA	0.69% ($29,755)
from Colquitt County, GA	0.39% ($26,214)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
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 Dougherty County, GA	1.09% ($24,423 average AGI)
to Thomas County, GA	0.66% ($22,872)
to Grady County, GA	0.42% ($22,200)

Strongest AM radio stations in Branchville:

WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Branchville:

WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBGE (101.9 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: JOHN H. WIGGINS)
WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Branchville:

WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
W08DM (Channel 8; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
W69DO (Channel 69; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W26BM (Channel 26; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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