Calhoun County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
NO2
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.7. This is about average.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 7.51. This is better than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 36.2. This is worse than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Edison and their reported violations in the past:
EDISON (Population served: 1568, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-10-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-10-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-06-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-07-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-07-2001)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-1996), St Public Notif received (JAN-14-1997)
- One other older monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 37.6%
(11.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 52.8% for Black residents, 62.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 62.5% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 58.0% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Edison, GA
64 people in nursing homes
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Edison compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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 Edison (2011 data):
- The Bank of Edison: The Bank Of Edison at 476 Turner Street, branch established on 1904/10/01. Info updated 2010/06/02: Bank assets: $41.3 mil, Deposits: $33.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Boe Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (51%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Calhoun County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Edison (based on Calhoun County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.72%
| Here | | 34.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Catholic Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 66.2% | 23.2% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
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| Congregations | 33.3% | 26.7% | 6.7% | - | 33.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Calhoun County: | 3.29 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Calhoun County: | 8.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | This county: | 4.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Calhoun County: | 13.7% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Calhoun County: | 33.3% | | State: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $6,147 | $24,588 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $301 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $6,059 | $36,354 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,587 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,528 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,417 | $32,502 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
3 | $5,669 | $22,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $23,292 | $27,950 | 9 | $4,416 |
Edison government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $135,000 ($87.95)
Sewerage: $88,000 ($57.33)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $334,000 ($217.59)
Sewerage: $269,000 ($175.24)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $274,000 ($178.50)
Central Staff Services: $191,000 ($124.43)
Police Protection: $180,000 ($117.26)
Water Utilities: $150,000 ($97.72)
Solid Waste Management: $109,000 ($71.01)
Sewerage: $100,000 ($65.15)
Regular Highways: $54,000 ($35.18)
Parks & Recreation: $14,000 ($9.12)
Corrections - Other: $10,000 ($6.51)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($2.61)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($1.30)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000 ($3.91)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $82,000 ($53.42)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $922,000 ($600.65)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $902,000 ($587.62)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($13.03)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $39,000 ($25.41)
Interest Earnings: $16,000 ($10.42)
- Other Capital Outlay - Gas Utilities: $16,000 ($10.42)
General - Other: $8,000 ($5.21)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $602,000 ($392.18)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $259,000 ($168.73)
Water Utilities: $132,000 ($85.99)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $99,000 ($64.50)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $333,000 ($216.94)
Highways: $187,000 ($121.82)
All Other: $3,000 ($1.95)
- Tax - Property: $123,000 ($80.13)
Other Selective Sales: $49,000 ($31.92)
Public Utilities: $45,000 ($29.32)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $28,000 ($18.24)
NEC: $18,000 ($11.73)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $329,000 ($214.33)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000 ($27.36)
5.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,874 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.48% | | 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:
7.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,444 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.51% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Edison:
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Edison:
- WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WBBK-FM (93.1 FM; BLAKELY, GA; Owner: MERCHANTS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS OF SW GA)
- WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- W207AW (89.3 FM; CUTHBERT, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WJWV (90.9 FM; FORT GAINES, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WWXC (90.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LAMAD MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WEGC (107.7 FM; SASSER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Edison:
- WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W08DM (Channel 8; 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)
- W69DO (Channel 69; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W26BM (Channel 26; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W45BL (Channel 45; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W51CQ (Channel 51; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - On Hwy 37 (Lat: 31.557667 Lon: -84.724361), Structure height: 34 m, Call Sign: KIC380, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies: 151.280 MHz, 159.285 MHz, 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz
Grant Date: 07/29/2003, Expiration Date: 07/30/2013
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 47 Trinity Ave 130-07, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
- City Hall Blvd Main St (Lat: 31.558500 Lon: -84.734083), Call Sign: KTS509, Licensee ID: L00757112
Assigned Frequencies: 154.845 MHz, 154.905 MHz, 154.935 MHz, 155.370 MHz
Grant Date: 12/19/2003, Expiration Date: 02/27/2014
Registrant: City Of Edison, 120 Turner St S Box 327, Edison, GA 31746, Phone: (912) 835-2323 - Hwy 37 3 Mi Nw (Lat: 31.582944 Lon: -84.792694), Call Sign: KGK921, Licensee ID: L00659658
Assigned Frequencies: 152.900 MHz
Grant Date: 04/08/2003, Expiration Date: 06/06/2013
Registrant: Mc Lendon, H T Dba H T Mc Lendon Co, 23110 Sr 37, Edison, GA 39846, Phone: (229) 835-2266 - Lot 158a Ga Hwy 37 (Lat: 31.554611 Lon: -84.734083), Call Sign: KKQ518
Assigned Frequencies: 451.075 MHz, 456.075 MHz, 456.125 MHz, 456.575 MHz
Grant Date: 08/19/1997, Expiration Date: 08/19/2002, Cancellation Date: 04/16/2002
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Lat: 31.557778 Lon: -84.692222, Call Sign: WQAS214
Assigned Frequencies: 463.375 MHz, 468.375 MHz
Grant Date: 07/27/2004, Expiration Date: 07/27/2014, Certifier: Roy Jackson Jr
Registrant: Albany Communications, Inc., 3303 Gillionville Rd, Albany, GA 31721, Phone: (229) 432-9301, Fax: (229) 436-3189
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2433M , Serial Number: 28-7816285, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 12/14/1977
Registrant (Individual): Glenn Mclendon, 23235 Sr 37, Edison, GA 39846 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3919D , Serial Number: 34619, Year manufactured: 1957, Airworthiness Date: 08/24/1957
Registrant (Corporation): Owen Flying Service Inc, 33 Airport Rd, Edison, GA 39846 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 48417 , Serial Number: 26B, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 05/14/1999
Registrant (Corporation): Owen Flying Service Inc, 33 Airport Rd, Edison, GA 39846 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6670K , Serial Number: 413B, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 05/09/1978
Registrant (Corporation): Owen Flying Service Inc, 33 Airport Rd, Edison, GA 39846
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Edison, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Willie | 26 | 73.1 years |
| John | 24 | 74.7 years |
| James | 22 | 74.0 years |
| Mary | 20 | 80.7 years |
| Annie | 17 | 82.3 years |
| Robert | 13 | 66.9 years |
| Louise | 11 | 73.6 years |
| Hattie | 10 | 87.1 years |
| Ruby | 10 | 77.6 years |
| Henry | 10 | 83.2 years |
| Most common last names in Edison, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Brown | 23 | 77.4 years |
| Jones | 22 | 74.2 years |
| Williams | 20 | 67.8 years |
| Lee | 13 | 78.6 years |
| Johnson | 13 | 77.8 years |
| Lewis | 12 | 74.4 years |
| Jackson | 12 | 81.6 years |
| Mitchell | 11 | 64.5 years |
| Davis | 11 | 76.6 years |
| Sanders | 11 | 77.2 years |
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Engineers"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Apparel"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
- #81 (31746) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Northern European first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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