Crossville, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 1,506. Population change since 2000: +5.2%

Males: 676	(44.9%)
Females: 830	(55.1%)

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35962.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,168 (it was $31,394 in 2000)

Crossville:	$37,168
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,705

Crossville:	$16,705
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,376 (it was $66,600 in 2000)

Crossville:	$89,376
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Crossville:

White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Crossville: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (32.5%), Irish (8.9%), English (4.4%), German (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 6.02 square miles.

Population density: 250 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Crossville

High school or higher: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crossville town

Never married: 14.8%
Now married: 61.1%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 13.9%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.8%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Crossville, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Crossville to the number of sex offenders is 108 to 1.

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

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

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (45.4 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (70.7 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (530.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Geraldine, AL (2.2 miles ), Lakeview, AL (2.7 miles) , Collinsville, AL (2.7 miles ), Wills Valley, AL (3.2 miles ), Sardis City, AL (3.3 miles ), Lookout Mountain, AL (3.3 miles ), Boaz, AL (3.4 miles ), Fyffe, AL (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $170,500
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 34.29 N, Longitude: 85.99 W

Area code: 256

Crossville household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +78 (+5.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (9%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Food (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Wood products (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (12%)
Apparel (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Food (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Crime in Crossville by Year
Type	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	0	1	5	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	69.0	342.0	68.4
Thefts	1	0	1	1	0
per 100,000	69.7	0.0	69.0	68.4	0.0
Auto thefts	0	0	0	3	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	205.2	68.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	2.8	0.0	7.6	43.1	10.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.99
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Crossville, Alabama

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Crossville, Alabama average temperatures

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Crossville-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 236% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Crossville town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 tornado 18.7 miles away from the town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Crossville-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 25.1 miles away from Crossville center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 34.2 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 94.5 miles away from Crossville center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from Crossville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Crossville:

MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 14 miles; BOAZ, AL)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 18 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 19 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Crossville, AL

Local government website: www.crossvillealabama.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crossville:

GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 49 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 50 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 66 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)

Public high school in Crossville:

CROSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 778; Location: 5405 CO ROAD 28; Grades: 06-12)

Private high school in Crossville:

BETH HAVEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 86; Location: 1424 CO. ROAD 471; Grades: 1 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Crossville:

CROSSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 895; Location: 63 JUSTICE ST; Grades: 0K-05)

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Library in Crossville:

CROSSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,829; Location: 80 GAINES STREET; 4,263 books; 124 audio materials; 4 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Crossville: Union Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Union Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

CROSSVILLE WATER BOARD (Address: P O BOX 157, Population served: 1950, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.9%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.7%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	15.2%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	7.9%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crossville, AL

126 people in nursing homes

Crossville compared to Alabama state average:

Crossville, 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.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age 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 below state average.

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Banks with branches in Crossville (2009 data):

Liberty Bank: Crossville Branch at 15053 Alabama Highway 68, branch established on 1999-03-13. Info updated 2008-06-03: Bank assets: $93.0 mil, Deposits: $80.0 mil, headquarters in Geraldine, AL, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorporation Of Geraldine, Inc.
Heritage First Bank: Crossville Branch at 8331 Alabama Highway 227, branch established on 2007-05-21. Info updated 2007-10-05: Bank assets: $52.3 mil, Deposits: $48.7 mil, headquarters in Orange Beach, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Heritage First Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Crossville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) Utility gas (28%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Crossville

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ
Adherents	68.4%	10.7%	8.6%	5.7%	1.5%
Congregations	42.6%	17.9%	11.3%	9.2%	5.1%

Name	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	Progressive Primitive Baptists	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	2.5%
Congregations	0.5%	1.0%	1.0%	2.6%	8.7%

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.

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$4,944
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,510
Police Protection - Officers	4	$8,703	$26,109	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$2,232
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		3	$972
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$733
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$42
Totals for Government	4	$8,703	$26,109	15	$10,433

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

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

from Marshall County, AL	0.90% ($21,706 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL	0.76% ($26,632)
from Etowah County, AL	0.40% ($28,221)

5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
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 Marshall County, AL	0.89% ($26,219 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL	0.80% ($23,419)
to Etowah County, AL	0.42% ($27,022)

Strongest AM radio stations in Crossville:

WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WAVU (630 AM; 1 kW; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crossville:

WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Crossville:

W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)

Crossville fatal accident list:
Sep 13, 1999 09:42 AM, Sr-68, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 30, 1991 09:38 AM, 227, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 24, 1987 08:52 AM, 68, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $469,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,617
Total average daily truck traffic: 46
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 1,664

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Rte. 227 (0.1 Mile South Of Rte. 350) / 88382 / Crossville I, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 85.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN960
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Michael P Goggin
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

CHRISTINE A VERRE, 5224 Country Road 24, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
Shelley Doolity, Rte. 227 (0.1 Mile South Of Rte. 350) / 88382 / Crossville I, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 85.3 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Tank At Intersection Of Hwy 168 & Cr 179, Type: Tank, Structure height: 12.9 m, Call Sign: WPXA417
Assigned Frequencies : 456.962 MHz
Grant Date: 01/29/2003, Expiration Date: 01/29/2013, Certifier: Max Hunter
Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates, Inc., 910 Ploof Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 491-4751, Email:
Intersection Of Cr 3 & Cr 471, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPWW561
Assigned Frequencies : 456.962 MHz
Grant Date: 01/29/2003, Expiration Date: 01/29/2013, Certifier: Max Hunter
Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates, Inc., 910 Ploof Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 491-4751, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Crossville)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 182S (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 227RJ , Serial Number: 18280383, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 11/02/1998
Registrant (Corporation): Fortenberry Aviation LLC, 8641 Hwy 227 N, Crossville, AL 35962
Aircraft: PIPER PA-31-310 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 162 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 95DH , Serial Number: 31-7400989, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 02/04/1974
Registrant (Corporation): Fortenberry Aviation LLC, Po Box 275, Crossville, AL 35962

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