Buckhead, Georgia

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Population in July 2008: 223. Population change since 2000: +8.8%

Males: 116	(52.2%)
Females: 107	(47.8%)

Median resident age:	32.1 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 30625.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,181 (it was $35,208 in 2000)

Buckhead:	$43,181
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,895

Buckhead:	$15,895
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,576 (it was $63,000 in 2000)

Buckhead:	$112,576
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $141,801; Detached houses: $158,887; Mobile homes: $46,250
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Races in Buckhead:

White Non-Hispanic (63.9%)
Black (29.3%)
Other race (5.4%)
Hispanic (2.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Buckhead: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (38.5%), Irish (7.3%), German (5.4%), English (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 626 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 280 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Buckhead

High school or higher: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buckhead town

Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 63.3%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 5.3%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.5%
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:

Buckhead:	1.0% ($600)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens, GA (26.3 miles , pop. 76,500).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (61.4 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (618.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Greshamville, GA (2.4 miles ), Madison, GA (2.5 miles ), Greensboro, GA (3.2 miles ), Godfrey, GA (3.4 miles ), Elder, GA (3.7 miles ), Bostwick, GA (3.8 miles ), Rutledge, GA (3.9 miles ), Phoenix, GA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 33.57 N, Longitude: 83.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

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Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+16.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Food (16%)
Wood products (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Health care (8%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Personal and laundry services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (16%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
Accountants and auditors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Top executives (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Personal appearance workers (13%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
Cashiers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)

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Buckhead-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the Buckhead town center killed 5 people and injured 86 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 65 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Buckhead-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 91% 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 54.5 miles away from Buckhead 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 28.6 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 40.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from Buckhead center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Buckhead:

MORGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MADISON, GA)
MINNIE G BOSWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GREENSBORO, GA)
PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; EATONTON, GA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckhead:

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 27 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)
MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)

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

BUCKHEAD (Population served: 500, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-20-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-15-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-2002), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-28-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-10-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2001), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-28-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-20-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-17-2001), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-28-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-05-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-05-2001), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from MAY-10-2001 to MAY-10-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2001), St Public Notif requested (FEB-19-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-19-2001), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from MAY-10-2001 to MAY-10-2001)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-26-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2005), State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and AUG-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2001)

3 routine major monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	3.0 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	80.9%
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: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	22.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This town:	11.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Buckhead, GA

Buckhead compared to Georgia state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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

Buckhead mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%) Utility gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Religion statistics for Buckhead

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	54.0%	21.4%	6.8%	5.8%	3.7%
Congregations	35.7%	35.7%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%

Name	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	2.7%	1.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Congregations	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%

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		3	$550
Totals for Government	0	$0		3	$550

Buckhead government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $10,000
All Other: $3,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $4,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $10,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000

Fire Protection: $8,000

General - Other: $7,000

Sewerage: $7,000

General Public Buildings: $5,000

Regular Highways: $3,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $117,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $16,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $9,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,000

Public Utilities: $7,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $24,000

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 Buckhead:

WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYTH (1250 AM; 1 kW; MADISON, GA; Owner: CENTRAL GEORGIA BROADCASTING CO.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPBS (1050 AM; 12 kW; CONYERS, GA; Owner: MIDWAY HOLINESS CHURCH, INC,)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buckhead:

WPMA (102.7 FM; BUCKHEAD, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDDK (103.9 FM; GREENSBORO, GA; Owner: BRIARPATCH RADIO INC.)
WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMGZ (97.7 FM; EATONTON, GA; Owner: MIDDLE GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WMOQ (92.3 FM; BOSTWICK, GA; Owner: BOSTWICK BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WGMG (102.1 FM; CRAWFORD, GA; Owner: NEW BROADCAST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC)
WMSL (88.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: PRINCE AVENUE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
WUGA (91.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Buckhead:

W42AO (Channel 42; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMUNITY TV)

Buckhead fatal accident list:
Mar 25, 1995 03:45 AM, 236, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Water Tower On Cr 241, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WPEN500, Licensee ID: L00008228
Assigned Frequencies : 451.300 MHz, 451.350 MHz, 451.400 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/1999, Expiration Date: 03/28/2004, Cancelation Date: 04/03/2001
Registrant: Bellsouth Telecommunications Incorporated, 675 W Peachtree St Ne, Atlanta, GA 30375, Phone: (706) 342-9040
Lat: 33.570944 Lon: -83.364861, Call Sign: WPWL714
Assigned Frequencies : 158.392 MHz, 158.392 MHz
Grant Date: 12/17/2002, Expiration Date: 12/17/2012, Certifier: Steve Bryant
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Buckhead)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4

Aircraft: CESSNA 177 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2842X , Serial Number: 17700242, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 11/03/1967
Registrant (Individual): Jackson L Bone, 1541 Barrows Grove Rd, Buckhead, GA 30625
Aircraft: CESSNA 182G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3142S , Serial Number: 18255642, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 06/26/1964
Registrant (Partnership): James H Green, Po Box 40, Buckhead, GA 30625, Other Owners: Paul L Mcgill
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7080T , Serial Number: 46680, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 07/13/1959
Registrant (Corporation): Cynth Creek Realty LLC, 1020 Franklin Ct, Buckhead, GA 30625
Aircraft: CESSNA 210 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7322E , Serial Number: 57022, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 12/21/1959
Registrant (Corporation): Cynth Creek Realty LLC, 1020 Franklin Ct, Buckhead, GA 30625

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 18
Hazardous Condition: 1
Service Call: 1

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