Levy County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 39.3%
(40.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.4% for Black residents, 59.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chiefland, FL
43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Chiefland compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- 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 (2011 data):
- Capital City Bank: Chiefland Branch at 2012 North Young Boulevard, branch established on 09/18/1948. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2,554.9 mil, Deposits: $2,140.0 mil, headquarters in Tallahassee, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 74 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
- Drummond Community Bank: at 1627 North Young Boulevard, branch established on 01/12/1990. Info updated 05/30/2007: Bank assets: $19.2 mil, Deposits: $14.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Drummond Banking Company
- The Perkins State Bank: Chiefland Branch at 1710 North Main Street, branch established on 12/01/1986. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $18.4 mil, Deposits: $16.1 mil, headquarters in Williston, FL, negative income in the last year, 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
All 9 fire-safe hotels and motels in Chiefland, Florida
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
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%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Levy County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Chiefland:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.83%
| Here |  | 33.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| 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% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Congregations | 6.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Levy County: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9 | This county: | 2.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Levy County: | 6.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23 | This county: | 5.90 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Levy County: | 10.7% | | Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Levy County: | 28.0% | | State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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:
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:
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: 22
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 35
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 24
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 61
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Florida average:
- Fatal accident count: 155
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 237
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 50
- Fatalities: 168
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 414
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 27
See more detailed statistics of Chiefland fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Chiefland
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Chiefland, FL
| Most common first names in Chiefland, FL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 83 | 69.4 years |
| John | 80 | 72.7 years |
| William | 69 | 72.4 years |
| Mary | 45 | 76.6 years |
| Robert | 43 | 69.9 years |
| Charles | 42 | 74.1 years |
| George | 32 | 74.0 years |
| Edward | 25 | 72.6 years |
| Donald | 22 | 66.6 years |
| Thomas | 21 | 70.5 years |
| Most common last names in Chiefland, FL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 32 | 75.7 years |
| Hudson | 29 | 81.0 years |
| Brown | 27 | 70.7 years |
| Johnson | 26 | 72.1 years |
| Cannon | 24 | 76.4 years |
| Williams | 23 | 76.7 years |
| Allen | 20 | 72.2 years |
| Watson | 18 | 73.7 years |
| Jones | 18 | 68.9 years |
| Davis | 17 | 72.4 years |
| Businesses in Chiefland, FL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | McDonald's | 2 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| DHL | 1 | | T-Mobile | 2 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | | |
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of thefts in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of assaults in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fire safe hotels and motels per 100,000 population"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of burglaries in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest 2006 city-data.com crime index per resident, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
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