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Branford, FL map Population (year 2000): 695. Estimated population in July 2006: 769 (+10.6% change)
 

Males: 331  (47.6%)
Females: 364  (52.4%)

Suwannee County

Median resident age:  33.1 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32008.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,600 (it was $24,286 in 2000)
Branford  $25,600
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,800 (it was $56,800 in 2000)
Branford  $61,800
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Branford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.9%)
  • Hispanic (9.5%)
  • Black (7.1%)
  • Other race (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (21.7%), Irish (9.5%), German (7.9%), English (5.0%), Italian (2.7%), Swedish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 0.83 square miles.

Population density: 912 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Branford

  • High school or higher: 63.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Branford town

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 40.5%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 16.7%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

52 residents are foreign born (5.9% Latin America, 1.2% Africa).

This town:  7.5%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Branford, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Branford to the number of sex offenders is 58 to 1.

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

Branford:  0.5% ($300)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gainesville, FL (45.5 miles , pop. 95,447).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (90.5 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (855.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Fort White, FL (14.9 miles ), Bell, FL (15.0 miles ), McAlpin-Wellborn, FL (15.2 miles ), Mayo, FL (18.2 miles ), Live Oak, FL (23.4 miles ), Dowling Park, FL (23.5 miles ), High Springs, FL (24.7 miles ), Trenton, FL (25.1 miles ).

Latitude: 29.96 N, Longitude: 82.93 W


12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 386

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Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+4.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)


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Branford-area historical tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the Branford town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 2/25/1960, a category 3 tornado 26.2 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Branford:
  • SHANDS AT LIVE OAK (about 17 miles; LIVE OAK, FL)
  • LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; LAKE CITY, FL)
  • SHANDS AT LAKE SHORE (about 27 miles; LAKE CITY, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Branford:
  • GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 50 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; ID: GNV)
  • VALDOSTA RGNL (about 61 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
  • MOODY AFB (about 72 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Branford:
  • SUWANNEE COUNTY (about 25 miles; LIVE OAK, FL; ID: 24J)
  • RUDY'S (about 26 miles; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; ID: 6J8)
  • CROSS CITY (about 26 miles; CROSS CITY, FL; ID: CTY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Branford:
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,942)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 45 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 86 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
  • SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; PALATKA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,509)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 92 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Branford and their reported violations in the past:

BRANFORD WTP (Population served: 695, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
SANDY POINT T.P. & CAMPGROUND (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
SUWANNEE RIVER COVE REST & PARK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.3%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

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 1999:
This town:  21.0%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Branford compared to Florida state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Branford (2007 data):
  • Capital City Bank: Branford Branch at 814 Suwannee Avenue, branch established on 1911-02-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,583.5 mil, Deposits: $2,091.5 mil, headquarters in Tallahassee, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 68 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
  • Lafayette State Bank: Branford Branch at 103 U S Highway 27 East, branch established on 1998-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $61.5 mil, Deposits: $54.1 mil, headquarters in Mayo, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



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9.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,404 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.84%
Florida average:  8.71%

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 Columbia County, FL  1.43% ($29,765 average AGI)
from Broward County, FL  0.52% ($38,076)
from Duval County, FL  0.36% ($32,413)


8.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,581 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.25%
Florida average:  7.73%

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 Columbia County, FL  1.97% ($28,097 average AGI)
to Alachua County, FL  0.41% ($23,635)
to Duval County, FL  0.33% ($23,537)


Strongest AM radio stations in Branford:
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WRUF (850 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WTMN (1430 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WLUS (980 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Branford:
  • WOLR (91.3 FM; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: WOLR 91.3 FM, INC.)
  • WLVO (106.1 FM; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: LEON F. PETTERSEN)
  • WQLC (102.1 FM; WATERTOWN, FL; Owner: LOUIS D. BOLTON, II)
  • WQPW (95.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WKTK (98.5 FM; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNFB (94.3 FM; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: NEWMAN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WGSG (89.5 FM; MAYO, FL; Owner: TRUE CONCEPTS OF LEVY COUNTY, INC.)
  • WQHL-FM (98.1 FM; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WDJY (101.7 FM; TRENTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHHZ (100.5 FM; NEWBERRY, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYGC (104.9 FM; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Branford:
  • WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • W39BZ (Channel 39; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: ERIC McBRIDE)
  • W66CQ (Channel 66; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: MARTHA RAYBURN)
  • WLCF-LP (Channel 11; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W23AQ (Channel 23; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WGFL (Channel 53; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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