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Early County

Population in July 2007: 260. Population change since 2000: -5.1%
 

Males: 125  (48.4%)
Females: 135  (51.6%)

Median resident age:  33.6 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31741.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,749 (it was $28,333 in 2000)
Damascus:  $34,749
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,477 (it was $40,000 in 2000)
Damascus:  $71,477
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,893; Detached houses: $102,036; Mobile homes: $33,333

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Races in Damascus:

  • Black (63.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (36.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Damascus: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.7%), Irish (7.9%), English (3.2%), German (1.4%), French (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.76 square miles.

Population density: 148 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Damascus

  • High school or higher: 69.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Damascus town

  • Never married: 33.7%
  • Now married: 40.2%
  • Separated: 8.7%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Damascus, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Damascus to the number of sex offenders is 130 to 1.

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

Damascus:  0.7% ($288)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Dougherty, GA (36.3 miles , pop. 59,680).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (117.6 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (644.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Colquitt, GA (3.0 miles ), Arlington, GA (3.1 miles ), Milford, GA (3.2 miles ), Mayhaw, GA (3.4 miles ), Bellview, GA (3.4 miles ), Blakely, GA (3.7 miles ), Leary, GA (4.2 miles ), Bluffton, GA (4.2 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: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 31.30 N, Longitude: 84.72 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-4.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Food and beverage stores (17%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Paper (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Apparel (16%)
  • Food (13%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (21%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
  • Woodworkers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electricians (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (20%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Food processing workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)



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Crime in Damascus (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

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Damascus-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 100% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.7 miles away from the Damascus town center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 tornado 27.9 miles away from the town center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Damascus:
  • CALHOUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ARLINGTON, GA)
  • MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; COLQUITT, GA)
  • EARLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BLAKELY, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Damascus, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Damascus:
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 38 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
  • COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
Private high school in Damascus:
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA ACADEMY (Students: 342; Location: ROUTE 1 BOX 4; Grades: PK - 12)

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

DAMASCUS (Population served: 285, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-25-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-14-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2001), St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-26-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-26-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-20-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-19-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2004 and AUG-12-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-19-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2003)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-20-2001), St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2001)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  14.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  23.5%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Damascus, GA



Damascus compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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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Damascus travel time to work
Damascus mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Early County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religon statistics for Damascus

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ
Adherents61.0%20.2%7.5%2.5%2.3%
Congregations31.3%18.8%12.5%9.4%9.4%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents2.2%1.7%1.0%1.0%0.6%
Congregations3.1%3.1%3.1%3.1%6.3%
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.


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 1$957
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$1,196
Streets and Highways 1$1,594$19,1280$0
Water Supply 0$0 1$651
Totals for Government 1$1,594$19,1283$2,804



5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,021 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.02%
Georgia average:  10.98%

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 Houston County, AL  0.53% ($17,000 average AGI)
from Seminole County, GA  0.50% ($25,263)
from Calhoun County, GA  0.39% ($17,067)


5.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,089 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.59%
Georgia average:  9.55%

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 Houston County, AL  0.73% ($23,393 average AGI)
to Seminole County, GA  0.57% ($27,091)
to Miller County, GA  0.47% ($30,111)


Strongest AM radio stations in Damascus:
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Damascus:
  • WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBBK-FM (93.1 FM; BLAKELY, GA; Owner: MERCHANTS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS OF SW GA)
  • WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WGMK (106.3 FM; DONALSONVILLE, GA; Owner: MERCHANTS BROADCASTING CO)
  • WJJN (92.1 FM; COLUMBIA, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Damascus:
  • W08DM (Channel 8; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69DO (Channel 69; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W26BM (Channel 26; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W45BL (Channel 45; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W51CQ (Channel 51; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W30BO (Channel 30; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W47BX (Channel 47; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W22BV (Channel 22; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WDHN (Channel 18; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC.)


Damascus fatal accident list:
Dec 30, 2006 12:13 AM, Co Rd 44, Lat: 31.291908, Lon: -84.714933, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Christine A Verre, 211 Gee Road Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140.2 m, Overall height: 144.2 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 211 Gee Rd Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140 m, Call Sign: WPKN637
    Assigned Frequencies : 859.312 MHz, 859.287 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 860.287 MHz, 860.312 MHz, 860.337 MHz, 860.362 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/08/1999, Expiration Date: 06/08/2009
    Registrant: Southern Communications Services Inc. D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
  • 211 Gee Rd Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140 m, Call Sign: WQJM892
    Assigned Frequencies : 856.312 MHz, 856.337 MHz, 856.362 MHz, 857.312 MHz, 857.337 MHz, 857.362 MHz, 857.787 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/30/2008, Expiration Date: 06/08/2009, Certifier: Robin J Cohen
    Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 31.299861 Lon: -84.718583, Call Sign: WQHP389
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.725 MHz, 154.905 MHz, 154.935 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/25/2007, Expiration Date: 09/25/2017, Certifier: James Kopkie
    Registrant: Georgia Technology Authority, 254 Washington St Sw, Ground Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334-8400, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172S (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 689SP , Serial Number: 172S8099, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 02/15/1999
    Registrant (Individual): Graham P Lowe, 773 Mill Pond Rd, Damascus, GA 39841


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 6
  • Hazardous Condition: 9

Incident types - Damascus


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