Chiefland, Florida

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Population in July 2007: 2,095. Population change since 2000: +4.5%

Males: 929	(44.4%)
Females: 1,166	(55.6%)

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Zip codes: 32626, 32644.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,169 (it was $17,331 in 2000)

Chiefland:	$24,169
Florida:	$47,804

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,621 (it was $50,100 in 2000)

Chiefland:	$139,621
Florida:	$230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $140,695; Detached houses: $143,943; Townhouses or other attached units: $229,366; In 2-unit structures: $173,311; Mobile homes: $32,026

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Races in Chiefland:

White Non-Hispanic (58.6%)
Black (34.3%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Filipino (0.9%)
Other race (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Chiefland: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.6%), English (6.3%), German (5.7%), Irish (4.1%), French (2.3%), Italian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 38 feet

Land area: 3.91 square miles.

Population density: 536 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Chiefland

High school or higher: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 10.8%
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chiefland city

Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 39.4%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 15.8%
Divorced: 13.8%

56 residents are foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.7% Latin America).

This city:	2.8%
Florida:	16.7%

According to our research there were 23 registered sex offenders living in Chiefland, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chiefland to the number of sex offenders is 91 to 1.

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

Chiefland:	1.0% ($477)
Florida:	1.4% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gainesville, FL (34.1 miles , pop. 95,447).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (92.5 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (752.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Andrews, FL (1.9 miles ), Manattee Road, FL (2.0 miles ), Fanning Springs, FL (2.8 miles ), Trenton, FL (3.1 miles ), Otter Creek, FL (3.5 miles) , Bronson, FL (3.7 miles ), East Bronson, FL (4.0 miles ), Newberry, FL (4.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $32,600
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $95,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $140,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $46,900
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,500
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $117,200
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $137,000
2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $98,700

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Latitude: 29.48 N, Longitude: 82.86 W

Area code: 352

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Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+2.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Crime in Chiefland by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	1	3	0	1	0	6
per 100,000	97.8	48.0	144.9	0.0	46.9	0.0	281.3
Robberies	10	5	3	6	0	4	3
per 100,000	489.0	239.9	144.9	288.0	0.0	187.8	140.6
Assaults	32	31	28	41	39	32	18
per 100,000	1564.8	1487.5	1352.0	1968.3	1829.3	1502.3	843.9
Burglaries	50	45	38	25	59	47	24
per 100,000	2445.0	2159.3	1834.9	1200.2	2767.4	2206.6	1125.2
Thefts	242	153	210	152	259	149	50
per 100,000	11833.7	7341.7	10140.0	7297.2	12148.2	6995.3	2344.1
Auto thefts	13	3	7	1	2	0	4
per 100,000	635.7	144.0	338.0	48.0	93.8	0.0	187.5
Arson	7	7	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	342.3	335.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	1233.3	864.2	990.8	859.8	1090.5	791.1	623.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.25
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Chiefland, Florida

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Chiefland, Florida average precipitation

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Chiefland-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the Chiefland city center killed 3 people and injured 10 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.6 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Chiefland:

NATURE COAST HOSPITAL INC SWB (about 24 miles; WILLISTON, FL)
SHANDS HOSP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FL (about 31 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL)
NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Chiefland, FL

Airports located in Chiefland:

Chiefland Sky Ranch Airport (Runways: 1, Local Ops: 1,500)
Brookins Air Strip Airport (Runways: 1)
Neal Field Airport (Runways: 1)
White Farms Airport (Runways: 1)
Windy Acres Airport (Runways: 1)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chiefland:

SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,942)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 34 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)
SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; PALATKA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,509)
PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; FT enrollment: 2,868)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 87 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT enrollment: 6,597)

Public high schools in Chiefland:

CHIEFLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 808 N MAIN ST)
WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 12390 NW OLD FANNIN RD)

Public elementary/middle schools in Chiefland:

CHIEFLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 811 NW 4TH DR)
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 1205 NW 4TH AVE)
NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 105 N MAIN ST)

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Shopping Center: Chiefland Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Chiefland Gokart Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; 12310 Northwest 62nd Terrace).

Hotel: Best Western Suwannee Valley (1125 North Young Boulevard).

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

MANATEE SPRINGS STATE PARK (Population served: 370, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

2 regular monitoring violations

MARY'S LITTLE T RESTAURANT (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

3 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

STONES BP (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-20-2005)

MANATEE JIFFY #2280 / HUDSON FOOD STORE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-28-1997)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

6 routine major monitoring violations

3 minor monitoring violations

HUDSON FOOD STORE - OLD TOWN JIFFY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

HUDSON PROPERTIES - OLD TOWN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Chiefland that have no violations reported:

CHIEFLAND WTP (Population served: 2031, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
LIGHTHOUSE WORD CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.2%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	36.8%
Whole state:	12.5%

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

This city:	14.9%
Whole state:	5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chiefland, FL

43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Chiefland compared to Florida state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population 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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Banks with branches in Chiefland (2009 data):

Drummond Community Bank: at 1627 North Young Boulevard, branch established on 1990-01-12; 3 South Main Street Branch at 3 South Main Street, branch established on 1983-03-29. Info updated 2007-05-30: Bank assets: $179.3 mil, Deposits: $143.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Drummond Banking Company
Capital City Bank: Chiefland Branch at 2012 North Young Boulevard, branch established on 1948-09-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,471.5 mil, Deposits: $1,994.4 mil, headquarters in Tallahassee, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 73 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
The Perkins State Bank: Chiefland Branch at 1710 North Main Street, branch established on 1986-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.3 mil, Deposits: $156.2 mil, headquarters in Williston, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Williston Holding Company

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Chiefland, Florida

Treasure Camp Motel, Hwy 347 Fowlers B, Chiefland, FL 32626
Fanning Springs Motel, N US 19 9 M, Chiefland, FL 32626
Cedar Oaks Motel, US 19 1 M, Chiefland, FL 32626
Holiday Time Motel, N US 19 2 M, Chiefland, FL 32626
Manatee Springs Motel, N US 19 1 M, Chiefland, FL 32626
Crystal Oaks Motel, N US 19 8 M, Chiefland, FL 32626
Neighbor's Motel, N US Hwy 19 5M N, Chiefland, FL 32626
Best Western Suwannee Valley Inn, 1125 N Young Blvd, Chiefland, FL 32626, Phone: (352) 493-0663, Fax: (352) 493-0663
Holiday Inn Express, 809 NW 21ST Ave, Chiefland, FL 32626, Phone: (352) 493-9400

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Chiefland mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Levy County Florida:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (67%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Chiefland

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ
Adherents	62.2%	11.4%	5.8%	5.5%	5.3%
Congregations	26.0%	16.0%	6.0%	10.0%	18.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.3%	1.9%	1.3%	1.5%
Congregations	6.0%	2.0%	6.0%	4.0%	6.0%

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
Financial Administration	5	$11,985	$28,764	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		13	$7,601
Police Protection - Officers	11	$46,792	$51,046	0	$0
Police - Other	3	$9,110	$36,440	3	$1,700
Firefighters	0	$0		11	$9,657
Fire - Other	0	$0		1	$1,444
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$2,741
Sewerage	3	$6,201	$24,804	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,435	$17,220	0	$0
Water Supply	0	$0		5	$8,382
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		5	$7,736
Totals for Government	23	$75,523	$39,403	40	$39,261

11.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,069 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.02%
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 Alachua County, FL	1.52% ($33,913 average AGI)
from Marion County, FL	1.17% ($44,185)
from Broward County, FL	0.63% ($45,012)

8.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
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 Alachua County, FL	1.99% ($26,788 average AGI)
to Marion County, FL	0.98% ($28,177)
to Citrus County, FL	0.56% ($32,746)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chiefland:

WLQH (940 AM; 1 kW; CHIEFLAND, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING CORPORATION, L.L.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRUF (850 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRZN (720 AM; 10 kW; HERNANDO, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WTMN (1430 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chiefland:

WNDN (107.9 FM; CHIEFLAND, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING CORPORATION, L.L.)
WTBH (91.5 FM; CHIEFLAND, FL; Owner: LONG POND BAPTIST CHURCH)
WKTK (98.5 FM; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WDJY (101.7 FM; TRENTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WKZY (106.9 FM; CROSS CITY, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WSKY-FM (97.3 FM; MICANOPY, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WRUF-FM (103.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
WTMG (101.3 FM; WILLISTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WRGO (102.7 FM; CEDAR KEY, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WUFT-FM (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
WHHZ (100.5 FM; NEWBERRY, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WYKS (105.3 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: GILLEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WYGC (104.9 FM; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Chiefland:

W33BL (Channel 33; CHIEFLAND, FL; Owner: SUNCOAST B/CING OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY)
WGFL (Channel 53; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WCJB-TV (Channel 20; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: DIVERSIFIED BROADCASTING, INC.)
WUFT (Channel 5; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
WOGX (Channel 51; OCALA, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WLUF-LP (Channel 10; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)

Chiefland, Florida:

Fatal accident count: 20
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 33
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
Fatalities: 22
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 58
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Florida average:

Fatal accident count: 148
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 227
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 49
Fatalities: 161
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 398
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24

Fire: 71
Hazardous Condition: 26
Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Chiefland

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