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Lanier County

Population in July 2007: 1,732.
Males: 874  (50.5%)
Females: 858  (49.5%)
Median resident age:  33.0 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,200 (it was $26,275 in 2000)
East River  $28,200
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $68,400 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
East River  $68,400
Georgia:  $164,500

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Races in East River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.3%)
  • Black (13.2%)
  • American Indian (13.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in East River: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 750 feet

Land area: 90.7 square miles.

Population density: 19 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in East River

  • High school or higher: 62.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East River CCD

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.3%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

East River:  0.6% ($345)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
East River satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (88.3 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (104.7 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (814.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lakeland, GA (4.2 miles ), Du Pont, GA (10.1 miles) , Naylor, GA (13.0 miles ), Ray City, GA (13.2 miles ), Moody AFB, GA (13.9 miles ), Barretts, GA (16.5 miles ), Homerville, GA (18.2 miles ), West Echols, GA (19.2 miles ).

Latitude: 31.01 N, Longitude: 83.01 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 229

East River household income distribution East River home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (29%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


East River-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 14% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the East River place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/25/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near East River:
  • LOUIS SMITH MEMORIAL HISPITAL (about 6 miles; LAKELAND, GA)
  • CLINCH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HOMERVILLE, GA)
  • BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; NASHVILLE, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East River:
  • MOODY AFB (about 13 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
  • VALDOSTA RGNL (about 25 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 89 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to East River:
  • HOMERVILLE (about 18 miles; HOMERVILLE, GA; ID: HOE)
  • BERRIEN CO (about 19 miles; NASHVILLE, GA; ID: 4J2)
  • COOK COUNTY (about 32 miles; ADEL, GA; ID: 15J)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East River:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 103 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)

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Notable location: Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in East River include: Stockton Baptist Church (A), Browning Chapel (B), Fender Church (C), Oak Grove Church (D), New Prospect Church (E), Mud Creek Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lovejoy Cemetery (1), Foreman Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Fish Pond (A), Owl Bay (B), Steve Bay (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cross Creek (A), Dampier Branch (B), Reedy Creek (C), Ben Creek (D), Knight Creek (E), Dixon Mill Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  62.2%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  21.2%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

East River compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Lanier County Georgia:




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11.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.91%
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 Lowndes County, GA  4.84% ($23,937 average AGI)
from Berrien County, GA  1.40% ($21,344)


11.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,759 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.13%
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 Lowndes County, GA  4.05% ($24,185 average AGI)
to Berrien County, GA  1.28% ($21,034)


Strongest AM radio stations in East River:
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in East River:
  • WBTY (98.7 FM; HOMERVILLE, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING & INVESTMENT CO., INC.)
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WHLJ (97.5 FM; STATENVILLE, GA; Owner: LATAURUS PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED)
  • WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVGA (105.9 FM; LAKELAND, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WQPW (95.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WPNG (101.9 FM; PEARSON, GA; Owner: KM RADIO OF PEARSON, L.L.C.)
  • WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
  • WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WWET (91.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around East River:
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)




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