Douglas, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 597. Population change since 2000: +12.6%

Males: 297	(49.8%)
Females: 300	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35964.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,668 (it was $33,594 in 2000)

Douglas:	$35,668
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,001

Douglas:	$25,001
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $95,849 (it was $74,300 in 2000)

Douglas:	$95,849
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Douglas:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
Other race (2.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Douglas: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.6%), Irish (11.7%), English (11.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), German (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 3.10 square miles.

Population density: 193 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Douglas

High school or higher: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Douglas town

Never married: 12.6%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 12.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Douglas:	0.3% ($244)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (40.6 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (52.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (535.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Snead, AL (2.4 miles ), Clarence, AL (2.7 miles ), Walnut Grove, AL (2.8 miles ), Susan Moore, AL (2.9 miles ), Albertville, AL (3.0 miles ), Boaz, AL (3.1 miles ), Altoona, AL (3.1 miles ), Brooksville, AL (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 86.32 W

Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): City of Eagles

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Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Food (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (11%)
Food (6%)
Vending machine operators (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Crime in Douglas (2007):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
1 robbery (172.1 per 100,000)
8 assaults (1376.9 per 100,000)
34 burglaries (5852.0 per 100,000)
44 thefts (7573.1 per 100,000)
10 auto thefts (1721.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 1177.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Average climate in Douglas, Alabama

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Douglas-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 262% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Douglas town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 tornado 9.9 miles away from the town center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Douglas-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 83% 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 45.3 miles away from Douglas 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 75.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 92.7 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 39.2 miles away from Douglas 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 74.8 miles away from the city 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 74.9 miles away from Douglas center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Douglas:

MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 10 miles; BOAZ, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 13 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 20 miles; ONEONTA, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Douglas, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Douglas:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 30 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 44 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)

Public high school in Douglas:

DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 552; Location: P O BOX 300; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Douglas:

ROBERT D SLOMAN PRIMARY (Students: 452; Location: P O BOX 270; Grades: PK-02)
DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 447; Location: P O BOX 299; Grades: 03-05)
DOUGLAS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 433; Location: P O BOX 269; Grades: 06-08)

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Churches in Douglas include: Douglas Baptist Church (A), Douglas Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

DOUGLAS WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY (Population served: 14850, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.2%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.4%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	9.8%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Douglas, AL

Douglas compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Douglas mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (49%) Utility gas (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Douglas

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Catholic Church
Adherents	70.4%	13.3%	4.5%	3.5%	1.9%
Congregations	47.6%	16.8%	10.6%	6.3%	0.5%

Name	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.7%	2.0%
Congregations	3.4%	1.0%	0.5%	1.0%	12.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	1	$1,984	$23,808	6	$1,865
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		3	$2,657
Police Protection - Officers	3	$6,750	$27,000	2	$1,400
Totals for Government	4	$8,734	$26,202	11	$5,922

Douglas government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $145,000
Financial Administration: $85,000

Fire Protection: $14,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $69,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $112,000
Other Selective Sales: $48,000

NEC: $48,000

Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $118,000

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
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 Etowah County, AL	0.84% ($25,881 average AGI)
from DeKalb County, AL	0.66% ($26,219)
from Madison County, AL	0.66% ($48,656)

5.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,156 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
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 Madison County, AL	0.94% ($37,276 average AGI)
to Etowah County, AL	0.88% ($25,539)
to DeKalb County, AL	0.67% ($21,706)

Strongest AM radio stations in Douglas:

WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WAVU (630 AM; 1 kW; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WWGC (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: MVB, INC)
WGSV (1270 AM; 1 kW; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE B/CING. CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Douglas:

WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKLD (97.7 FM; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE INC.)
WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Douglas:

WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)

Douglas fatal accident list:
Aug 4, 1997 08:15 AM, 1090, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 8, 1994 06:06 AM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 3
May 1, 1983 05:30 AM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 8, Drunken drivers: 2
Nov 23, 1981 11:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $806,000
Total average daily traffic: 11,540
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,258

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

359 Racking Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 68.3 m, Call Sign: KNKA392
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 08/22/2006, Expiration Date: 10/01/2016, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Stephanie I Jones, 200 Whitten Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.5 m, Overall height: 62.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta,, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KF4IMX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00137775
Grant Date: 01/24/2006, Expiration Date: 04/09/2016, Certifier: Ann P Steedman
Registrant: Ann P Steedman, Douglas, AL 35964
Call Sign: KF4NOD, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/27/1996, Expiration Date: 11/27/2006, Cancelation Date: 08/04/1997
Registrant: Zonowth B Artis, 629 Moon Rd, Douglas, AL 35980

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 7122G , Serial Number: 17258822, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 11/04/1969
Registrant (Co-Owned): Corey Hill, Po Box 235, Douglas, AL 35964, Other Owners: John C Jimmerson, James W Hancock, Keith Scott

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