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Notable locations in Buford: Commonwealth Industrial Park (A), Buford City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Buford Crossroads Shopping Center (1), Buford Mall Shopping Center (2), Village Square Shopping Center (3), Hill Top Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buford include: Allen Temple (A), Union Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Buford Church of God (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), First Baptist Church of Buford (F), First United Methodist Church of Buford (G), Gravel Springs Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wheeler Cemetery (1), Sudderth Cemetery (2), Smith Cemetery (3), Hillcrest Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Suwanee Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Buford: Buford Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Lake Lanier Museum of Natural History (2601 Buford Dam Road), Gwinnett County Cont'd - Community Services Department- Lanier Museum (2125 Tribble Mill Parkway), Lake Lanier Islands (Amusement & Theme Parks; 7000 Holiday Road), Emerald Pointe Golf Club (Amusement & Theme Parks; 7000 Holiday Road), Btech Llc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3213 Millhollow Terrace), Aqua Sports Adventures (Tours & Charters; 6900 Holiday Road).
Hotels: Grille Room (Lake Lanier Island), Four Seasons Lake Club (4850 Golden Parkway), Hampton Inn Atlanta-Mall of Georgia (3240 Buford DRIVE-SR 20), American Inn at Buford (4267 Buford Drive), Country Inn & Suites by Carlson-Buford (1395 Mall Of Georgia Boulevard), Emerald Pointe Resort (7000 Holiday Rd), Days Inn Mall Of Georgia (4267 Buford Drive Highway 20), Four Seasons Pool (4850 Golden Parkway), Hampton Inn (3240 Buford Drive).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Buford and their reported violations in the past:
BUFORD (Population served: 7311, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-01-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2002)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  11.2% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Buford compared to Georgia state average:
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Buford (2007 data):
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Hamilton Ridge, Highway 20 Branch, Buford Office Branch, Mall Of Georgia Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Peoples Bank & Trust: East Main Street Branch, Friendship Road Branch, at 1899 Buford Highway. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $447.3 mil, Deposits: $406.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Banktrust, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Buford Branch at 4394 Buford Dr, branch established on 1996-04-01; Friendship Road Branch at 4920 Friendship Road, branch established on 1996-05-11. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: Buford Branch at 1500 Buford Highway, N.E., branch established on 1931-01-01; Mall Of Georgia Branch at 1900 Mall Of Georgia Blvd, branch established on 2001-12-05. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- First Bank of the South: Buford Lanier Community Branch at 4356 South Lee Street, branch established on 2003-06-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $674.9 mil, Deposits: $585.2 mil, headquarters in Lawrenceville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Gwinnett Commercial Group, Inc.
- First Market Bank, FSB: Buford Branch at 3795 Buford Drive, branch established on 1998-11-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,211.9 mil, Deposits: $1,095.1 mil, headquarters in Richmond, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices
- SunTrust Bank: Buford Branch - 993 at 3795 Buford Drive, branch established on 2000-05-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Bank of North Georgia: Buford Bank Branch at 4465 Nelson Brodgeon Boulevard, branch established on 2000-08-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,064.8 mil, Deposits: $3,279.7 mil, headquarters in Alpharetta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
- 3 other banks with 3 local branches
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Buford government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,795,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,684,000
Sewerage: $1,128,000
Parks & Recreation: $27,000
All Other: $8,000
- Construction - Gas Utilities: $2,587,000
Regular Highways: $2,267,000
Water Utilities: $755,000
Sewerage: $504,000
Electric Utilities: $150,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $16,152,000
Electric Utilities: $8,944,000
Central Staff Services: $1,664,000
Regular Highways: $1,600,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,505,000
Water Utilities: $1,502,000
Sewerage: $1,001,000
Parks & Recreation: $381,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $239,000
Police Protection: $121,000
General - Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $308,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,913,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,193,000
Housing & Community Development: $49,000
General Support: $13,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $6,900,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $210,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,930,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,850,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $110,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $6,729,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $171,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $100,000
Other, NEC: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,862,000
General Revenue, NEC: $224,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $608,000
Gas Utilities: $186,000
Central Staff: $37,000
Electric Utilities: $14,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $17,326,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $24,936,000
Electric Utilities: $10,606,000
Water Utilities: $1,692,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $245,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $229,000
Highways: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $6,662,000
NEC: $1,015,000
Other Selective Sales: $557,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $515,000
Public Utilities: $444,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,253,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $319,000
11.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,403 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.37% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($207 average AGI)| Gwinnett County: | 0.09% | | Georgia average: | 0.39% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,284 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.81% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($268 average AGI)| Gwinnett County: | 0.06% | | Georgia average: | 0.09% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Buford:
- WXEM (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Buford:
- WLKQ-FM (102.3 FM; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LAKE RADIO, INC.)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WABE (90.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WBCX (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BRENAU COLLEGE)
- WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLTM (94.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WVEE (103.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WZGC (92.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ATLANTA)
- WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Buford:
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
- WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
- WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
- WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
- WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)
- WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
- WANX-LP (Channel 26; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W24AL (Channel 24; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WGTV (Channel 8; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
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