Canoochee, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 2,882.

Males: 1,485	(51.5%)
Females: 1,397	(48.5%)

Median resident age:	33.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,703 (it was $31,557 in 2000)

Canoochee:	$38,703
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,050

Canoochee:	$15,050
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,123 (it was $42,600 in 2000)

Canoochee:	$76,123
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $109,069; Detached houses: $169,046; Mobile homes: $33,434

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Races in Canoochee:

White Non-Hispanic (78.4%)
Black (17.0%)
American Indian (17.0%)
Hispanic (6.9%)
Other race (4.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Canoochee: 74.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 366 feet

Land area: 72.6 square miles.

Population density: 40 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Canoochee

High school or higher: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 1.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Canoochee CCD

Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 59.5%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 8.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Canoochee:	1.2% ($513)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (49.1 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (132.6 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (657.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Claxton, GA (2.1 miles ), Hagan, GA (2.2 miles ), Bellville, GA (2.4 miles) , Daisy, GA (2.6 miles) , Manassas, GA (2.7 miles) , Register, GA (3.2 miles) , Collins, GA (3.4 miles ), Pulaski, GA (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 32.22 N, Longitude: 81.92 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (24%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Food (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food (16%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Canoochee-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Canoochee place center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/3/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Canoochee-area historical earthquake activity is below Georgia state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 15.3 miles away from Canoochee center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Canoochee:

EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; CLAXTON, GA)
CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; METTER, GA)
EAST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; STATESBORO, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canoochee:

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 53 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 93 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)

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Notable location: Green Plantation (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Canoochee include: Sikes Chapel (A), Canoochee Church (B), Red Hill Church (C), Eason Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: De Loach And Moore Cemetery (1), Barrough Cemetery (2), Eason Cemetery (3), Easons Chapel Cemetery (4), Rogers Cemetery (5), Sikes Chapel Cemetery (6), Canoochee Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cypress Pond (A), Beasley Pond (B), I W De Loach Ponds (C), Big Beasley Pond (D), De Loach Pond (E), Mose Pond (F), Sykes Lake South (G), Sykes Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thick Creek (A), Mill Branch (B), Rocky Branch (C), Scott Creek (D), Dry Creek (E), Lotts Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.9%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	16.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This place:	5.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Canoochee, GA

Canoochee compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Evans County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (66%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Canoochee

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Progressive Primitive Baptists	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	45.1%	35.7%	6.3%	5.6%	2.3%
Congregations	25.0%	29.2%	8.3%	8.3%	4.2%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Church of God of Prophecy	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Congregations	4.2%	4.2%	4.2%	4.2%	8.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

7.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,291 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
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 Tattnall County, GA	1.26% ($24,357 average AGI)
from Bulloch County, GA	1.14% ($23,526)
from Chatham County, GA	0.63% ($47,333)

7.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.25%
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 Tattnall County, GA	1.59% ($30,887 average AGI)
to Bulloch County, GA	1.23% ($26,000)
to Chatham County, GA	0.51% ($20,353)

Strongest AM radio stations in Canoochee:

WCLA (1470 AM; 1 kW; CLAXTON, GA; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMM., INC.)
WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WPTB (850 AM; 1 kW; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF GEORGIA, LLC)
WHCG (1360 AM; 1 kW; METTER, GA; Owner: RADIO METTER, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Canoochee:

WCLA-FM (107.3 FM; CLAXTON, GA; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMM., INC.)
WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WPMX (102.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCGN (106.3 FM; GLENNVILLE, GA; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRBX (104.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, GA; Owner: WRBX / WTNL, INC.)
WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBMZ (104.9 FM; METTER, GA; Owner: WM. JIMMY PAGE, TR/AS RADIO METTER)
WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WLPT (88.3 FM; JESUP, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
WSGA (104.7 FM; HINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVGS (91.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Canoochee:

WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
W25CQ (Channel 25; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
W48BH (Channel 48; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W39BV (Channel 39; HINESVILLE-RICHMOND, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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