Cordova, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 2,423. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,327 (-4.0% change)

Males: 1,070	(44.2%)
Females: 1,353	(55.8%)

Walker County

Median resident age:	41.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35550.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,800 (it was $17,389 in 2000)

Cordova	$20,800
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $39,100 (it was $36,900 in 2000)

Cordova	$39,100
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Cordova:

White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
Black (13.2%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.8%), English (6.2%), Irish (6.1%), German (4.4%), Scottish (1.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 5.90 square miles.

Population density: 396 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cordova

High school or higher: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 8.7%
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cordova city

Never married: 19.3%
Now married: 47.5%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 15.8%
Divorced: 14.9%

34 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Cordova, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cordova to the number of sex offenders is 212 to 1.

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

Cordova:	0.5% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Cordova satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (30.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (559.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Parrish, AL (6.6 miles ), Dora, AL (7.2 miles ), Sipsey, AL (8.2 miles ), Jasper, AL (8.4 miles ), Flat Creek-Wegra, AL (9.0 miles ), Sumiton, AL (9.7 miles ), West Jefferson, AL (11.0 miles ), Robbins Crossroads, AL (13.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $81,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $87,500
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 33.76 N, Longitude: 87.19 W

110 people in nursing homes

Area code: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: -308 (-11.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Mining (14%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (19%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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Crime in Cordova by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	2	1	0	1
per 100,000	41.1	40.9	84.0	42.5	0.0	42.4
Robberies	4	1	0	1	1	1
per 100,000	164.5	40.9	0.0	42.5	42.5	42.4
Assaults	15	12	4	0	9	4
per 100,000	616.8	490.8	168.0	0.0	382.3	169.7
Burglaries	37	43	17	28	36	30
per 100,000	1521.4	1758.7	714.0	1189.0	1529.3	1272.8
Thefts	121	103	55	43	72	73
per 100,000	4975.3	4212.7	2310.0	1825.9	3058.6	3097.2
Auto thefts	10	5	3	4	15	7
per 100,000	411.2	204.5	126.0	169.9	637.2	297.0
Arson	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	N/A	0.0	N/A	N/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	544.0	451.1	253.3	216.6	369.6	317.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.86
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Cordova, Alabama

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Cordova-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 201% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Cordova city center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/6/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: James Voss - astronaut.

Hospitals/medical centers near Cordova:

WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; JASPER, AL)
UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 24 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cordova:

BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 34 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 67 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cordova:

WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 13 miles; JASPER, AL; ID: JFX)
DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 28 miles; DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; ID: 3M2)
ADDISON MUNICIPAL (about 31 miles; ADDISON, AL; ID: 2A8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cordova:

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 33 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 42 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)

Public high school in Cordova:

CORDOVA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 1 BLUE DEVIL WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Cordova:

BANKHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 110 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 35 NORTH ST; Grades: KG - 04)

Library in Cordova:

CORDOVA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,292; Location: 130 MAIN STREET; 8,764 books)

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Churches in Cordova include: Saint James Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Old Mount Carmel Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Carmel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Spokage Creek (A), Cane Creek (B), Evans Creek (C), Watts Creek (D), Frog Ague Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Uncle Mort's Warrior River Motel (Birmingham Highway).

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

CORDOVA WATER WORKS & GAS BOARD (Population served: 4890, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.0%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	26.0%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This city:	12.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

Cordova compared to Alabama state average:

Cordova, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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

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Banks with branches in Cordova (2007 data):

Peoples Bank of North Alabama: Cordova Branch at 50 Mill Street, branch established on 2005-09-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $425.7 mil, Deposits: $306.5 mil, headquarters in Cullman, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Altrust Financial Services, Inc.
The First National Bank of Jasper: Cordova Branch at 125 Jasper Street, branch established on 1976-01-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $549.6 mil, Deposits: $452.1 mil, headquarters in Jasper, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Cordova mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Walker County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$647
Gas Supply	2	$4,952	$29,712	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$4,952	$29,712	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,594	$19,128	0	$0
Correction	3	$4,252	$17,008	2	$1,329
Other Government Administration	1	$2,170	$26,040	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,860	$22,320	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$9,079	$21,790	1	$1,727
Totals for Government	15	$28,859	$23,087	4	$3,703

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.08%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($219 average AGI)
Walker County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Jefferson County, AL	1.44% ($34,945 average AGI)
from Winston County, AL	0.38% ($30,866)
from Marion County, AL	0.15% ($29,909)

4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,618 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.96%
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 Jefferson County, AL	1.46% ($36,735 average AGI)
to Winston County, AL	0.41% ($27,886)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.23% ($32,857)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cordova:

WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WTID (1240 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WZPQ (1360 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, AL; Owner: JAMES T. LEE)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cordova:

WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
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)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
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.)
WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Cordova:

WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, 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)
WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)

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