Crawford, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 3,267.

Males: 1,603	(49.1%)
Females: 1,664	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,962 (it was $37,259 in 2000)

Crawford:	$45,962
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,601

Crawford:	$21,601
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,918 (it was $80,600 in 2000)

Crawford:	$123,918
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $165,422; Detached houses: $203,061; Townhouses or other attached units: $68,140; Mobile homes: $53,662

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Races in Crawford:

White Non-Hispanic (73.6%)
Black (25.0%)
American Indian (25.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Crawford: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 84.4 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Crawford

High school or higher: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 1.1%
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crawford CCD

Never married: 20.9%
Now married: 63.8%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 7.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Crawford:	0.3% ($251)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbus, GA (16.8 miles , pop. 185,781).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (61.9 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (629.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Ladonia, AL (2.8 miles ), Beauregard-Marvyn, AL (3.1 miles ), Smiths, AL (3.2 miles ), Smiths-Salem, AL (3.3 miles ), Phenix City, AL (3.5 miles ), Bibb City, GA (3.8 miles ), Cottonton-Seale, AL (4.0 miles ), Columbus, GA (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 32.44 N, Longitude: 85.22 W

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Textile mills and textile products (13%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Crawford-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 75% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.2 miles away from the Crawford place center injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1954, a category 3 tornado 13.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Crawford:

COLUMBUS DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC (about 15 miles; COLUMBUS, GA)
MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 15 miles; COLUMBUS, GA)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COLUMBUS, GA)

Airports located in Crawford:

Flying C's Plantation Airport (Runways: 1)

Amtrak station near Crawford:

14 miles: COLUMBUS (818 VETERANS PKY.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crawford:

COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 20 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 60 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)

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Notable locations in Crawford: Camp Parkman (A), East Alabama Motor Speedway (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Crawford include: Union Grove Church (A), Union Church (B), Uchee Chapel (C), Canaan Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Crawford Road Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Saint Alice Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Jowers Cemetery (1), Canaan Cemetery (2), Phillips-Barnett Cemetery (3), Bennett Cemetery (4), Crawford Cemetery (5), Union Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Browns Pond (A), Bachlador Pond (B), Parkmans Pond (C), Parrs Pond (D), Fullers Pond (E), Gullatts Lake (F), Hugleys Pond (G), Smiths Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Island Creek (A), Long Branch (B), Brush Creek (C), Adams Branch (D), Little Uchee Creek (E), Watula Creek (F), Sevenmile Creek (G), Horselot Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.3%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	9.9%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	5.9%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crawford, AL

Crawford compared to Alabama state average:

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

2004 Presidential Election results in Russell County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%) Utility gas (11%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Crawford

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ
Adherents	67.6%	11.7%	5.6%	4.0%	2.8%
Congregations	40.0%	14.7%	12.0%	4.0%	8.0%

Name	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	1.7%	1.6%	1.3%	1.3%	2.3%
Congregations	5.3%	1.3%	2.7%	2.7%	9.3%

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.

11.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.34%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($598 average AGI)
Russell County: 0.23%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Muscogee County, GA	4.04% ($23,763 average AGI)
from Lee County, AL	2.20% ($30,523)
from Chattahoochee County, GA	0.27% ($24,617)

10.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,477 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.14%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($212 average AGI)
Russell County: 0.09%
Alabama average: 0.06%

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

to Muscogee County, GA	3.28% ($24,201 average AGI)
to Lee County, AL	2.67% ($32,432)
to Harris County, GA	0.13% ($25,045)

Strongest AM radio stations in Crawford:

WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRCG (1420 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
WMLF (1270 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHAL (1460 AM; 4 kW; PHENIX CITY/COLUMBUS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEAM (1580 AM; 2 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: DAVIS BROADCASTING, INC. OF COLUMBUS)
WTLM (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WGSE (720 AM; daytime; 8 kW; HOGANSVILLE, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crawford:

WCGQ (107.3 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
WBFA (101.3 FM; SMITHS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMXA (96.7 FM; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WSTH-FM (106.1 FM; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAGH (98.3 FM; FORT MITCHELL, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGSY (100.1 FM; PHENIX CITY, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVFJ-FM (93.3 FM; MANCHESTER, GA; Owner: PROVIDENT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFXE (104.9 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: DAVIS BROADCASTING)
WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKCN (99.3 FM; LUMPKIN, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
WFRC (90.5 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WKKR (97.7 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYFK (89.5 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WJSP-FM (88.1 FM; WARM SPRINGS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W212AP (90.3 FM; NOTASULGA, ETC., AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WRLD-FM (95.3 FM; VALLEY, AL; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
WQNR (99.9 FM; TALLASSEE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTGZ (95.9 FM; TUSKEGEE, AL; Owner: NEW WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEGL (91.1 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUBURN UNIVERSITY)
W224AK (92.7 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: JOHN S LA TOUR DBA J & J B/C)

TV broadcast stations around Crawford:

WSWS-TV (Channel 66; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF OPELIKA)
WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WLTZ (Channel 38; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: LEWIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCGT-LP (Channel 16; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
WXTX (Channel 54; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
W06BH (Channel 6; PHENIX CITY, ETC., AL; Owner: GREENE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W55CR (Channel 55; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WJSP-TV (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W18CD (Channel 18; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $889,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,357
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 9,249

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, South Of Us98 On County Hwy 31, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00296049
Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy., Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Crawford Fire Dept 100 S Of Int Us 80 & 169, Call Sign: KNBL444
Assigned Frequencies : 153.770 MHz, 154.190 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2001, Expiration Date: 09/05/2011
Registrant: Communications & Electronics, Inc., 1803 Crawford Rd, Phenix City, AL 36868, Phone: (334) 298-8962, Fax: (334) 297-7905, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

N. Schillingers Rd, South Of Us98 On County Hwy 31, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WPQR861
Assigned Frequencies : 941.268 MHz, 932.268 MHz
Grant Date: 09/11/2000, Expiration Date: 09/11/2010, Certifier: V. Bruce Wilkes
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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