Colony, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 408. Population change since 2000: +6.0%

Males: 207	(50.9%)
Females: 201	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35077.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,643 (it was $32,708 in 2000)

Colony:	$39,643
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,990

Colony:	$14,990
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,778 (it was $59,600 in 2000)

Colony:	$80,778
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Colony:

Black (93.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (5.7%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Colony: 73.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Subsaharan African (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 2.24 square miles.

Population density: 182 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Colony

High school or higher: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colony town

Never married: 32.7%
Now married: 47.6%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 8.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Colony:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (29.5 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (547.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bremen, AL (2.3 miles ), Smoke Rise, AL (2.5 miles ), Dodge City, AL (2.7 miles ), Hayden, AL (3.0 miles ), Garden City, AL (3.1 miles ), Empire, AL (3.2 miles ), Warrior, AL (3.2 miles ), Crane Hill, AL (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 33.95 N, Longitude: 86.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +119 (+44.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (16%)
Machinery (15%)
Construction (14%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (10%)
Apparel (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Construction (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Construction laborers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)

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Average climate in Colony, Alabama

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Colony-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 269% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/11/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the Colony town center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Colony-area historical earthquake activity is above Alabama state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from Colony center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 56.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 40.6 miles away from Colony center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from Colony center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Colony:

WOODLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 20 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; CULLMAN, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colony:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 9 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 28 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 57 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)

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Churches in Colony include: Fairview Baptist Church (A), New Hope Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.2%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	12.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colony, AL

6 people in homes for the mentally ill

Colony compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cullman County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (59%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Colony

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	67.1%	7.9%	5.4%	3.4%	3.2%
Congregations	50.5%	12.3%	13.6%	0.9%	5.0%

Name	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.2%	2.2%	1.2%	4.5%
Congregations	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%	2.7%	12.3%

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	1	$1,238	$14,856	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$142
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$51
Welfare	6	$6,598	$13,196	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		5	$1,100
Totals for Government	7	$7,836	$13,433	12	$1,293

Colony government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $24,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $275,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $59,000
Police Protection: $54,000

Financial Administration: $52,000

Health Services - Other: $18,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000

General - Other: $6,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $267,000
General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $107,000
Public Welfare: $54,000

Highways: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $96,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $92,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $16,000
Highways: $4,000

General Support: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $69,000

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.08%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Cullman County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, AL	0.62% ($40,228 average AGI)
from Morgan County, AL	0.53% ($29,029)
from Blount County, AL	0.36% ($28,872)

4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.80%
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 Morgan County, AL	0.67% ($27,850 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.58% ($35,349)
to Marshall County, AL	0.37% ($21,737)

Strongest AM radio stations in Colony:

WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXRP (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HANCEVILLE, AL; Owner: MAPLEWOOD PROPERTIES, LLC)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Colony:

WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Colony:

WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Christine A Verre, 2330 County Road 143, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:

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