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Butler County

Population in July 2007: 1,855.
Males: 903  (48.7%)
Females: 952  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip code: 36015


Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,813 (it was $31,464 in 2000)
Chapman:  $38,813
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,656
Chapman:  $22,656
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,876 (it was $46,100 in 2000)
Chapman:  $70,876
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,610; Detached houses: $111,019; Mobile homes: $35,095

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Races in Chapman:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.4%)
  • Black (12.0%)
  • American Indian (12.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Chapman: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 265 feet

Land area: 136.0 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Chapman

  • High school or higher: 71.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chapman CCD

  • Never married: 13.8%
  • Now married: 71.0%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Alabama:  2.0%

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

Chapman:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Chapman satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (52.7 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (531.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Georgiana, AL (2.1 miles ), Forest Home, AL (3.2 miles ), Greenville, AL (3.3 miles ), McKenzie, AL (3.4 miles ), Shreve, AL (4.0 miles ), Lyeffion, AL (4.1 miles ), Pine Apple, AL (4.3 miles) , Fort Deposit, AL (4.7 miles ).

Latitude: 31.71 N, Longitude: 86.74 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 334

Chapman household income distribution Chapman home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)



Chapman-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the Chapman place center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1971, a category 4 tornado 16.1 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Chapman-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from Chapman center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from Chapman center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Chapman center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Chapman:
  • GEORGIANA HOSP (about 4 miles; GEORGIANA, AL)
  • L V STABLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GREENVILLE, AL)
  • EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; EVERGREEN, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Chapman, AL

Airports located in Chapman:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chapman:
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 48 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 52 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)

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Churches in Chapman include: Boiling Church (A), Wald Church (B), Brushy Creek Church (C), Chapman Church (D), Shacklesville Church (E), Rhodes Chapel (F), East Chapman Church (G), Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church (H), Providence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ebenezer Cemetery (1), Brushy Creek Cemetery (2), Old Bethel Cemetery (3), Mount Pisgah Cemetery (4), Hopewell Cemetery (5), Antioch West Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Stallworth Pond (A), Tills Pond (B), McGowin Lake (C), Casey Pond (D), Lake Charold (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Powell Branch (A), Stallings Creek (B), Sulphur Branch (C), Beaver Creek (D), Arnold Branch (E), Clear Creek (F), Oaklog Creek (G), Hawkins Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Chapman include: Locomotive Roadside Park (1), Butler County State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.5%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chapman, AL



Chapman compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above 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 significantly 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 Butler County Alabama:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
  • Electricity (41%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Chapman

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents64.4%12.1%8.5%3.3%2.4%
Congregations36.0%23.3%15.1%2.3%5.8%
NameEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.8%1.4%1.4%2.8%
Congregations1.2%1.2%1.2%1.2%12.8%
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.


4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,829 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.66%
Alabama average:  6.81%

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 Lowndes County, AL  0.47% ($22,545 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, AL  0.44% ($33,484)
from Crenshaw County, AL  0.27% ($20,474)


5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,887 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
Alabama average:  6.16%

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 Montgomery County, AL  0.89% ($32,016 average AGI)
to Crenshaw County, AL  0.33% ($25,087)
to Lowndes County, AL  0.31% ($19,727)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chapman:
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WGYV (1380 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT JOHN WILLIAMSON)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chapman:
  • WKXN (95.9 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPGG (93.3 FM; EVERGREEN, AL; Owner: GULF COAST BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
  • WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXX (107.7 FM; GEORGIANA, AL; Owner: JEFFREY K. HAYNES)
  • WQZX (94.3 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: HAYNES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSTF (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN EDUC. RADIO,INC)

TV broadcast stations around Chapman:
  • WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Mcgowin Forestry Lookout Tower, Call Sign: KIA739
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.420 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/15/2002, Expiration Date: 02/04/2013
    Registrant: Alabama Forestry Commission, 513 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130-2550, Phone: (334) 240-9322, Fax: (334) 240-9417, Email:
  • Mc Gowin Forestry Fire Tower, Type: Building, Overall height: 31 m, Call Sign: KVZ494
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.315 MHz, 159.315 MHz, 159.330 MHz, 159.330 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/06/2001, Expiration Date: 10/02/2011, Certifier: Craig P Dunn
    Registrant: Alabama Forestry Commission, 513 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130-2550, Phone: (334) 240-9322, Fax: (334) 240-9417, Email:


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