Columbiana, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 3,316. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,746 (+13.0% change)

Males: 1,662	(50.1%)
Females: 1,654	(49.9%)

Shelby County

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35051.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,400 (it was $34,034 in 2000)

Columbiana	$37,400
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,800 (it was $97,600 in 2000)

Columbiana	$115,800
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Columbiana:

White Non-Hispanic (77.5%)
Black (19.6%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.4%), Irish (7.1%), English (6.0%), German (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), French (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 524 feet

Land area: 15.2 square miles.

Population density: 241 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Columbiana

High school or higher: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbiana city

Never married: 22.1%
Now married: 53.5%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 13.1%

45 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Columbiana, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Columbiana to the number of sex offenders is 282 to 1.

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

Columbiana:	0.4% ($378)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (19.4 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (27.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (603.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wilsonville, AL (9.2 miles ), Chelsea, AL (10.5 miles ), Calera, AL (11.0 miles ), Talladega Springs, AL (12.1 miles) , Mineral Springs, AL (14.5 miles ), Pelham, AL (14.7 miles ), Alabaster, AL (15.1 miles ), Indian Springs Village, AL (15.6 miles ).

Latitude: 33.18 N, Longitude: 86.61 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,481 (+44.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 516 (39.0%)

153 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
7 people in nursing homes

Area code: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-1.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Utilities (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Columbiana by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	1	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	30.0	0.0	28.9	0.0	0.0
Rapes	4	3	4	2	2
per 100,000	120.2	89.7	115.7	56.4	55.0
Robberies	0	0	1	1	3
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	28.9	28.2	82.6
Assaults	18	16	16	11	4
per 100,000	540.7	478.3	462.8	309.9	110.1
Burglaries	20	23	23	31	16
per 100,000	600.8	687.6	665.3	873.5	440.3
Thefts	114	104	110	101	122
per 100,000	3424.5	3109.1	3181.9	2845.9	3357.2
Auto thefts	7	2	4	5	3
per 100,000	210.3	59.8	115.7	140.9	82.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 201.1)	460.2	344.7	434.8	301.8	262.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.18
US city average:	3.00

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Columbiana-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Columbiana city center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 32.7 miles away from the city center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Columbiana:

SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ALABASTER, AL)
BIRMINGHAM BAPT MED CNTR MONTCLAIR SNU (about 22 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSP-BIRMINGHAM (about 22 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Columbiana:

BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 27 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
TALLADEGA MUNI (about 47 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 60 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Columbiana:

SHELBY COUNTY (about 11 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
MERKEL FIELD SYLACAUGA MUNI (about 22 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL; ID: SCD)
BESSEMER (about 23 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)

Local government website: WWW.CITYOFCOLUMBIANA.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbiana:

UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 19 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 34 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 59 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)

Public high schools in Columbiana:

SHELBY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 595; Location: 101 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (Location: 701 HIGHWAY 70; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Columbiana:

COLUMBIANA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 557; Location: 222 JOINERTOWN ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
ELVIN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 546; Location: 201 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: KG - 05)

Private elementary/middle school in Columbiana:

CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 24975 HWY 25; Grades: PK - 10)

Libraries in Columbiana:

HARRISON REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $462,393; Location: 50 LESTER STREET; 12,708 books; 1,202 audio materials; 779 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)
COLUMBIANA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $162,817; Location: 50 LESTER STREET; 17,424 books; 556 audio materials; 1,500 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Shelby County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Columbiana include: Union Baptist Church (A), Church of the Nazareth (B), Full Gospel Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rocky Ridge Cemetery (1), Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery (2), Verchot Cemetery (3), Columbiana Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Adams Lake (A), Moore Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Columbiana Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Courts: Columbiana City - Court Clerk (107 Mildred Street), Shelby County - Juvenile Court Services & Probation Officers (112 North Main Street), Shelby County - Juvenile Court Services & Probation Officers- Juvenile Detention Faci (222 Joiner Town Road).

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

COLUMBIANA WATER WORKS (Address: 50 WATER WORKS STREET, Population served: 10820, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-11-2001 and SEP-23-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2001), St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2002)

One minor monitoring violation

23 regular monitoring violations

SHELBY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 8400, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-16-1999), St Public Notif received (APR-15-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

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

LITTLE WAXIE WATER AUTHORITY (Address: P O BOX 803, Population served: 1380, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.9%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.5%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Columbiana compared to Alabama state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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 Columbiana (2007 data):

Merchants and Farmers Bank: First National Bank Of Shelby County at East College Street, branch established on 1892-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-11: Bank assets: $1,536.3 mil, Deposits: $1,187.3 mil, headquarters in Kosciusko, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 50 total offices, Holding Company: First M & F Corporation
Regions Bank: Columbiana Branch at 21325 Highway 25, branch established on 1980-08-04. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
First United Security Bank: Columbiana Branch at 225 West College Street, branch established on 2006-03-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $643.0 mil, Deposits: $450.3 mil, headquarters in Thomasville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: United Security Bancshares, Inc.

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management	4	$6,722	$20,166	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$7,027	$42,162	6	$2,878
Local Libraries	2	$4,366	$26,196	2	$2,351
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,703	$32,436	1	$1,928
Financial Administration	2	$4,370	$26,220	1	$476
Police Protection - Officers	10	$29,535	$35,442	0	$0
Streets and Highways	6	$11,677	$23,354	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$5,783	$34,698	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$3,027	$36,324	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$9,952	$29,856	1	$735
Police - Other	4	$7,623	$22,869	2	$1,076
Totals for Government	38	$92,784	$29,300	13	$9,445

11.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,165 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.63%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($140 average AGI)
Shelby County: 0.06%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Jefferson County, AL	5.13% ($55,359 average AGI)
from Chilton County, AL	0.32% ($32,155)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.23% ($44,264)

8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($136 average AGI)
Shelby County: 0.04%
Alabama average: 0.06%

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

to Jefferson County, AL	3.28% ($55,697 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.34% ($43,185)
to Chilton County, AL	0.33% ($36,223)

Strongest AM radio stations in Columbiana:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQCR (1500 AM; 2 kW; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: WGTT, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WBYE (1370 AM; 1 kW; CALERA, AL; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Columbiana:

WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
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.)
WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
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.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTDR (92.7 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: JACOBS BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)

TV broadcast stations around Columbiana:

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.)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WJSU-TV (Channel 40; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WOTM-LP (Channel 19; MONTEVALLO, AL; Owner: JAMES DONALD EARLEY)

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