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Houston County

Population in 2012: 1,294 (0% urban, 100% rural). Population change since 2000: +10.6%
 

Males: 605  (46.8%)
Females: 689  (53.2%)

Median resident age:  42.4 years
Alabama median age:  40.9 years

Zip codes: 36320.

Estimated median household income in 2011: $25,524 (it was $21,452 in 2000)
Cottonwood:

$25,524
Alabama:

$41,415
Estimated per capita income in 2011: $14,408

Cottonwood town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $70,673 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
Cottonwood:

$70,673
Alabama:

$122,700
Mean prices in 2011: All housing units: $78,698; Detached houses: $91,380; Townhouses or other attached units: $133,122; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $38,535; Mobile homes: $48,039

Median gross rent in 2011: $417.

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Cottonwood races chart
  • White alone - 917 (71.1%)
  • Black alone - 327 (25.4%)
  • Two or more races - 23 (1.8%)
  • Hispanic - 14 (1.1%)
  • American Indian alone - 8 (0.6%)

Races in Cottonwood detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Cottonwood: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Cottonwood, Alabama on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Cottonwood is mentioned 32 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: United States (52.1%), Irish (5.7%), English (4.4%), German (4.3%), Scottish (2.4%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/1903

Elevation: 163 feet

Land area: 5.50 square miles.

Population density: 235 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cottonwood:

  • High school or higher: 73.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cottonwood town:

  • Never married: 29.3%
  • Now married: 45.2%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 15.9%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
Alabama:  2.9%



According to our research of Alabama and other state lists there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Cottonwood, Alabama as of March 08, 2014.
The ratio of number of residents in Cottonwood to the number of sex offenders is 135 to 1.


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2011: $286 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2011: $218 (0.4%)

Cottonwood satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (13.5 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (107.2 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (607.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Madrid, AL (2.4 miles ), Campbellton, FL (3.0 miles ), Avon, AL (3.1 miles ), Rehobeth, AL (3.1 miles ), Ashford, AL (3.1 miles ), Cowarts, AL (3.2 miles ), Malone, FL (3.3 miles ), Taylor, AL (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $102,000
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $51,300
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 31.05 N, Longitude: 85.30 W

Area code: 334

Cottonwood household income distribution Cottonwood home values distribution


 

Crime rates in Cottonwood by Year
Type 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Murders 00000000
per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 11000000
per 100,000 85.184.70.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00000000
per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 43323432
per 100,000 340.4254.2253.8170.6255.1331.7243.7154.4
Burglaries 543461176
per 100,000 425.5339.0253.8341.3510.2912.1568.6463.3
Thefts 1340191014111912
per 100,000 1106.43389.81607.4853.21190.5912.11543.5926.6
Auto thefts 33231110
per 100,000 255.3254.2169.2256.085.082.981.20.0
Arson N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0
per 100,000 N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1) 240.1310.5152.3117.2146.9180.4163.2104.5

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Crime rate in Cottonwood detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.32
Alabama average:

2.41

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Unemployment in July 2013:
Here:

6.0%
Alabama:

6.6%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: -212 (-15.3%).

Most common industries in 2007-2011 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (19%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (11%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Wholesale trade (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (35%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
  • Wholesale trade (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

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Average climate in Cottonwood, Alabama

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Tornado activity:

Cottonwood-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 122% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/2007, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 39.8 miles away from the Cottonwood town center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused $250 million in damages.

On 12/29/1973, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Houston County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 5, Hurricanes: 5, Winds: 3, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Cottonwood topographic map

Birthplace of: Emmett Ripley Cox - Federal judge, Pete Coachman - Baseball player.


Hospitals/medical centers near Cottonwood:

  • SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; DOTHAN, AL)
  • FLOWERS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 16 miles away; DOTHAN, AL)
  • CAMPBELLTON GRACEVILLE HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; GRACEVILLE, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Cottonwood, AL

Operable nuclear power plants near Cottonwood:

  • 14 miles: Joseph M. Farley 1 and 2 in Dothan, AL.

Local government website: www.townofcottonwood.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottonwood:

  • George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (about 22 miles; Dothan, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,692)
  • Troy University (about 64 miles; Troy, AL; FT enrollment: 13,221)
  • Gulf Coast Community College (about 66 miles; Panama City, FL; FT enrollment: 2,369)
  • Tallahassee Community College (about 71 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 7,553)
  • Florida State University (about 73 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 33,687)
  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (about 75 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 10,978)
  • Darton College (about 75 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 2,874)

Public high school in Cottonwood:

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User submitted facts and corrections:

  • New Local Government website: www.townofcottonwood.org www.graceba.net/~cottonwd has been discontinued. thanks added by cwood3514
  • Local government website: www.townofcottonwood.org

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Notable locations in Cottonwood: Town of Cottonwood Sewage Lagoon (A), Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cottonwood include: Union Hill Church (A), Calvary Church (B), Cottonwood First Baptist Church (C), Greater Zion Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Cottonwood: Hicks Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Houston County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  Ozone 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.3. This is significantly better than average.
City:

21.3
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 27.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

27.7
U.S.:

25.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 13.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

13.6
U.S.:

11.6
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

25.1
U.S.:

28.3

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

COTTONWOOD WATER WORKS (Population served: 3360, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-1998), St Site Visit (enforcement) (AUG-28-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 27.7%
(21.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.3%
Whole state:  67.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cottonwood, AL

Cottonwood compared to Alabama state average:

Cottonwood, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age 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 Cottonwood (2011 data):

  • BankSouth: Cottonwood Branch at 204 North Main Street, branch established on 1988/05/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $193.8 mil, Deposits: $158.3 mil, headquarters in Dothan, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bancsouth Corporation

Educational Attainment (%) in 2011

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Cottonwood travel time to work - commute
Cottonwood mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (86%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Presidential Elections Results

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

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Religion statistics for Cottonwood (based on Houston County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.82%
Here67.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodNational Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents65.6%12.6%5.0%4.0%2.4%
Congregations36.3%16.3%1.5%11.9%7.4%
NameChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church in AmericaLDS (Mormon) ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents2.0%1.8%1.1%1.0%4.5%
Congregations5.2%1.5%1.5%0.7%17.8%
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: 16
Houston County:

1.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 68
Houston County:

7.01 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 70
This county:

7.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Houston County:

11.7%
Alabama:

11.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Houston County:

33.0%
State:

31.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.9%
State:

13.5%

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 0$0 2$1,417
Other Government Administration 2$3,827$22,9628$4,743
Judicial and Legal 0$0 3$4,518
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,027$30,1620$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$1,280
Welfare 0$0 4$3,029
Water Supply 1$1,820$21,8402$1,670
Totals for Government 5$10,674$25,61820$16,657

Cottonwood government finances in 2002(per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $49,000 ($37.87)
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $181,000 ($139.88)
    Police Protection: $92,000 ($71.10)
    Sewerage: $49,000 ($37.87)
    General - Other: $44,000 ($34.00)
    Water Utilities: $12,000 ($9.27)
    Fire Protection: $8,000 ($6.18)
    Welfare - Other: $5,000 ($3.86)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $316,000 ($244.20)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $266,000 ($205.56)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $50,000 ($38.64)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000 ($30.91)
    Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($2.32)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $36,000 ($27.82)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $91,000 ($70.32)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $219,000 ($169.24)
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $37,000 ($28.59)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $12,000 ($9.27)
    Highways: $6,000 ($4.64)
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $140,000 ($108.19)
    NEC: $47,000 ($36.32)
    Motor Vehicle License: $9,000 ($6.96)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000 ($41.73)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000 ($14.68)

7.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,169 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.86%
Alabama average:

6.81%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($405 average AGI)
Houston County:

0.08%
Alabama average:

0.14%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dale County, AL  1.11% ($27,465 average AGI)
from Henry County, AL  0.59% ($49,650)
from Geneva County, AL  0.56% ($29,146)


6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.73%
Alabama average:

6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($324 average AGI)
Houston County:

0.05%
Alabama average:

0.06%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dale County, AL  0.92% ($25,255 average AGI)
to Henry County, AL  0.55% ($30,731)
to Geneva County, AL  0.50% ($29,738)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cottonwood:

  • WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WAGF (1320 AM; 3 kW; DOTHAN, AL)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WWNT (1450 AM; 1 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)
  • WTOT (980 AM; 1 kW; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
  • WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cottonwood:

  • WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WJJN (92.1 FM; COLUMBIA, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAGF-FM (101.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVOB (91.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: BETHANY BIBLE COLLEGE & B.T.S. INC.)
  • WESP (102.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WTOT-FM (101.7 FM; GRACEVILLE, FL; Owner: GRF, INC.)
  • WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRWA (88.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDYF (90.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYYX (97.7 FM; BONIFAY, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WTYS-FM (94.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: JAMES L. ADAMS, JR.)
  • WJAQ (100.9 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
  • WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
  • WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WXUS (100.5 FM; FORT RUCKER, AL; Owner: SKYWAY BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cottonwood:

  • WJJN-LP (Channel 5; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: JAMES WILSON, III)
  • WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WDHN (Channel 18; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
  • W41BN (Channel 41; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBIF (Channel 51; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WMBB (Channel 13; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

Cottonwood fatal accident list:

Nov 11, 1998 10:59 AM, Sr-53, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 9, 1997 11:00 AM, 5026, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 28, 1994 11:50 PM, 1137, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 27, 1988 07:99 PM, Sr53, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 3, 1984 06:45 PM, 1028, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $3,429,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,665
Total average daily truck traffic: 459
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 7,150

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Cottonwood)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • DOTAL0005 MW, 11367 Cottonwood Road (Lat: 31.073000 Lon: -85.309000), Type: Tank, Structure height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WQPK460
    Assigned Frequencies: 10895.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/13/2012, Expiration Date: 06/13/2022, Certifier: Patricia Morrison
    Registrant: Radyn, Inc, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cottonwood)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

4
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150G (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 2275J , Serial Number: 15065475, Year manufactured: 1966
    Registrant (Individual): Rodney Rudd, Po Box 536, Cottonwood, AL 36320
  • Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-400A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SER (750 HP) (Turbo-prop)
    N-Number: 23815 , Serial Number: 400A-0434, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 04/02/1982
    Registrant (Individual): Phillip S Gardner, Po Box 85, Cottonwood, AL 36320
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 182F (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 3517U , Serial Number: 18254917
    Registrant (Individual): Jerry T Hood, 1871 Zachary Rd, Cottonwood, AL 36320
  • Aircraft: CESSNA A188B (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 731PR , Serial Number: 18803052T, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 11/07/1977
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 85, Cottonwood, AL 36320



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$72,1801$90,6405$140,9241$40,9501$121,3102$61,800
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$00$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$40,4602$142,4451$17,8400$01$33,240
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$01$201,3300$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$00$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0420.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$89,390
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0420.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 16
  • Hazardous Condition: 5

Incident types - Cottonwood


See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Cottonwood, AL

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