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Notable locations in Claxton: Claxton Fire Department (A), Evans County Courthouse (B), Claxton City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Hodges Shopping Center (1), Claxton Square Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Claxton include: Saint Christopher Catholic Church (A), First United Methodist Church (B), Eastside Baptist Church (C), Church of Christ (D), Power Pak Outreach Ministry Church (E), Claxton First Methodist Church (F), Claxton Primitive Baptist Church (G), First African Baptist Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Carriage Inn LLC (6 North Duval Street).
Courts: Evans County of Clerk of Superior Court - Health Dept- Evans County Emergency Management Ag (204 West Railroad Street), Evans County - Probate Court Ofc (Court House), Evans County - Magistrate Court (Court House Annex).
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Evans 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 Claxton and their reported violations in the past:
CLAXTON (Population served: 4000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-2000), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2005)
- One minor monitoring violation
EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Population served: 260, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-15-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-20-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2001)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1998 and SEP-13-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (FEB-05-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and JUL-08-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-1997), St Intentional no-action (2 times from FEB-05-1999 to FEB-05-1999)
CLAXTON-EVANS COUNTY IND. PARK (Population served: 86, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- Public Education - Between APR-11-2004 and AUG-12-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-21-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and AUG-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-27-2004)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and NOV-10-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (FEB-05-1998), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-10-1998 to NOV-10-1998)
- One routine major monitoring violation
NORTHSIDE INN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.1%
(14.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 29.2% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 59.4% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Claxton, GA
People in group quarters in Claxton:
- 80 people in nursing homes
- 21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 13 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Claxton compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above 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 branches in Claxton (2011 data):
- The Claxton Bank: Newton Street Branch, at 121 West Main Street, Claxton Square Branch. Info updated 2011/11/01: Bank assets: $105.0 mil, Deposits: $94.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bankshares, Inc.
- Glennville Bank: West Main Street Branch at 15 West Main Street, branch established on 1980/04/21; Tippins Bank Branch at 101 North Duval Street, branch established on 1939/06/12. Info updated 2012/03/28: Bank assets: $137.2 mil, Deposits: $120.2 mil, headquarters in Glennville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Gb Bank Group, Inc.
- South Georgia Bank: Claxton Branch at 321 North Duval Street, branch established on 1995/10/19. Info updated 2009/10/26: Bank assets: $133.0 mil, Deposits: $116.6 mil, headquarters in Glennville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: South Group Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (63%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Evans County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Claxton (based on Evans County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.18%
| Here | | 43.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Progressive Primitive Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 45.1% | 35.7% | 6.3% | 5.6% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 25.0% | 29.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 4.2% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | Church of God of Prophecy | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
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| Congregations | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 8.3% |
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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: 1 | Here: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Evans County: | 1.75 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | This county: | 9.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Evans County: | 5.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Evans County: | 11.8% | | State: | 10.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 20.7% | | Georgia: | 14.6% |
| 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 |
4 | $13,690 | $41,070 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $29,674 | $44,511 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,073 | $24,876 | 2 | $859 |
| Firefighters |
5 | $12,707 | $30,497 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $6,236 | $24,944 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $13,805 | $33,132 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
4 | $9,726 | $29,178 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
30 | $87,911 | $35,164 | 2 | $859 |
Claxton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $302,000 ($109.98)
Solid Waste Management: $290,000 ($105.61)
All Other: $168,000 ($61.18)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $156,000 ($56.81)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,176,000 ($428.26)
Police Protection: $438,000 ($159.50)
Water Utilities: $415,000 ($151.13)
Regular Highways: $340,000 ($123.82)
Sewerage: $277,000 ($100.87)
Solid Waste Management: $276,000 ($100.51)
Fire Protection: $247,000 ($89.95)
Central Staff Services: $122,000 ($44.43)
General - Other: $101,000 ($36.78)
Housing & Community Development: $12,000 ($4.37)
Libraries: $1,000 ($0.36)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($0.36)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($0.36)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $18,000 ($6.55)
Air Transportation: $12,000 ($4.37)
Libraries: $1,000 ($0.36)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $468,000 ($170.43)
All Other: $181,000 ($65.91)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,255,000 ($457.03)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,135,000 ($413.33)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $120,000 ($43.70)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $127,000 ($46.25)
General Revenue, NEC: $74,000 ($26.95)
Rents: $7,000 ($2.55)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $373,000 ($135.83)
Sewerage: $249,000 ($90.68)
Police Protection: $39,000 ($14.20)
Gas Utilities: $24,000 ($8.74)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.36)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,549,000 ($928.26)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,314,000 ($478.51)
Water Utilities: $453,000 ($164.97)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $737,000 ($268.39)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $165,000 ($60.09)
Highways: $87,000 ($31.68)
All Other: $46,000 ($16.75)
- Tax - Property: $300,000 ($109.25)
Public Utilities: $124,000 ($45.16)
Other Selective Sales: $83,000 ($30.23)
NEC: $58,000 ($21.12)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $45,000 ($16.39)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $938,000 ($341.59)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $83,000 ($30.23)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Claxton:
- WCLA (1470 AM; 1 kW; CLAXTON, GA; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMM., INC.)
- WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WPTB (850 AM; 1 kW; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF GEORGIA, LLC)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WHCG (1360 AM; 1 kW; METTER, GA; Owner: RADIO METTER, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Claxton:
- WCLA-FM (107.3 FM; CLAXTON, GA; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMM., INC.)
- WCGN (106.3 FM; GLENNVILLE, GA; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
- WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRBX (104.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, GA; Owner: WRBX / WTNL, INC.)
- WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPMX (102.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
- WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WLPT (88.3 FM; JESUP, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WSGA (104.7 FM; HINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBMZ (104.9 FM; METTER, GA; Owner: WM. JIMMY PAGE, TR/AS RADIO METTER)
- WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
TV broadcast stations around Claxton:
- 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)
- W39BV (Channel 39; HINESVILLE-RICHMOND, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- W25CQ (Channel 25; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- W48BH (Channel 48; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Claxton, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 90
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 140
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 98
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 235
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Claxton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Claxton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 34 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Claxton, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - STATION, 1/2 Mi N Of Int Of Ga Hwy 129 And 250 (Lat: 32.091861 Lon: -81.859278), Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WNEJ398
Assigned Frequencies: 928.362 MHz, 952.362 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/1996, Expiration Date: 07/18/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/21/2001
Registrant: Phone: (912) 557-4391 - 316 N River St (Lat: 32.167111 Lon: -81.901778), Overall height: 110.6 m, Call Sign: WPNL790
Assigned Frequencies: 952.206 MHz, 928.206 MHz
Grant Date: 04/06/1998, Expiration Date: 04/06/2003, Cancellation Date: 07/06/2003
Registrant: Phone: (401) 827-5840 - STATION, Located On Us 25 .5 Mile N Of (Lat: 32.172944 Lon: -81.899833), Overall height: 92.4 m, Call Sign: WHC489
Assigned Frequencies: 2188.00 MHz, 2181.60 MHz
Grant Date: 04/09/1992, Expiration Date: 04/09/1997
Registrant: Phone: (404) 506-7330
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 - Claxton Evans County Airport (Lat: 32.193806 Lon: -81.872889), Call Sign: KEX7
Assigned Frequencies: 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/27/2000, Expiration Date: 07/27/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006
Registrant: Claxton Evans County Airport Authority, Hwy 301 N, Claxton, GA 30417 - Claxton Evans County Airport (Lat: 32.192778 Lon: -81.875000), Type: Building, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: WRLB3145
Assigned Frequencies: 0.39500 MHz
Grant Date: 06/16/2005, Expiration Date: 07/26/2015
Registrant: Douglas, GA 31534, Phone: (229) 468-9220, Fax: (229) 468-0715, Email:
- Claxton-Evans County Airport (Lat: 32.193333 Lon: -81.873056), Type: Building, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 14.8 m, Call Sign: WQGU310
Assigned Frequencies: 120.075 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/2007, Expiration Date: 04/17/2017
Registrant: Vaisala Inc., 194 South Taylor Ave., Douglas, GA 31534, Phone: (229) 468-9220, Fax: (229) 468-0715, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 37 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Claxton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 17 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Claxton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Claxton, GA
| Most common first names in Claxton, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 77 | 69.7 years |
| Mary | 62 | 79.5 years |
| William | 60 | 72.1 years |
| John | 51 | 71.2 years |
| Willie | 42 | 71.0 years |
| Annie | 41 | 78.7 years |
| George | 34 | 77.1 years |
| Robert | 31 | 67.2 years |
| Charles | 27 | 63.0 years |
| Thomas | 20 | 73.4 years |
| Most common last names in Claxton, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 69 | 78.0 years |
| Deloach | 60 | 75.0 years |
| Jones | 44 | 77.6 years |
| Strickland | 42 | 80.4 years |
| Lewis | 41 | 77.6 years |
| Sapp | 40 | 72.0 years |
| Rogers | 37 | 79.7 years |
| Brewton | 36 | 80.2 years |
| Waters | 33 | 77.8 years |
| Todd | 30 | 72.4 years |
| Businesses in Claxton, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Cricket Wireless | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores"
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