Fairview, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 546. Population change since 2000: +4.6%

Males: 303	(55.6%)
Females: 243	(44.4%)

Median resident age:	32.6 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35058.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,633 (it was $31,875 in 2000)

Fairview:	$38,633
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,683

Fairview:	$16,683
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,815 (it was $82,500 in 2000)

Fairview:	$111,815
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Fairview:

White Non-Hispanic (81.6%)
Hispanic (16.3%)
Other race (7.3%)
Two or more races (5.2%)
American Indian (4.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fairview: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.7%), Irish (14.0%), German (8.0%), English (2.1%), Dutch (1.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.46 square miles.

Population density: 222 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fairview

High school or higher: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work: 45.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairview town

Never married: 27.9%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 6.8%

86 residents are foreign born (16.5% Latin America).

This town:	16.5%
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:

Fairview:	0.2% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (28.5 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (50.6 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (527.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Simcoe, AL (1.6 miles ), Baileyton, AL (2.2 miles ), Eva, AL (2.5 miles ), Holly Pond, AL (2.6 miles ), Baileyton-Joppa, AL (2.7 miles ), Welti, AL (2.8 miles ), South Vinemont, AL (3.2 miles ), Cullman, AL (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.25 N, Longitude: 86.69 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: +134 (+34.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (37%)
Construction (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Furniture and related products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (22%)
Health care (20%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Personal and laundry services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (30%)
Food processing workers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Cashiers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Personal appearance workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

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Average climate in Fairview, Alabama

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Fairview-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 273% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.6 miles away from the Fairview town center killed 3 people and injured 178 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.9 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

Fairview-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 79% 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 62.8 miles away from Fairview 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 66.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 75.6 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 42.1 miles away from Fairview 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 64.7 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 66.1 miles away from Fairview center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fairview:

CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
WOODLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; DECATUR, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairview:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 16 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 34 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 51 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)

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Churches in Fairview include: Concord Missionary Baptist Church (A), Fairview United Methodist Church (B), First Baptist Church of Fairview (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.6%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	14.8%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairview, AL

Fairview compared to Alabama state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cullman County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Utility gas (15%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Fairview

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	67.1%	7.9%	5.4%	3.4%	3.2%
Congregations	50.5%	12.3%	13.6%	0.9%	5.0%

Name	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.2%	2.2%	1.2%	4.5%
Congregations	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%	2.7%	12.3%

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	1	$1,599	$19,188	6	$650
Streets and Highways	1	$1,599	$19,188	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$3,198	$19,188	6	$650

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.08%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Cullman County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Jefferson County, AL	0.62% ($40,228 average AGI)
from Morgan County, AL	0.53% ($29,029)
from Blount County, AL	0.36% ($28,872)

4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.80%
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 Morgan County, AL	0.67% ($27,850 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.58% ($35,349)
to Marshall County, AL	0.37% ($21,737)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fairview:

WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFMH (1340 AM; 1 kW; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairview:

WKUL (92.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CORP.)
WRJL-FM (99.9 FM; EVA, AL; Owner: ROJO, INC.)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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)
WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fairview:

WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
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)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Fairview fatal accident list:
Jul 28, 2007 07:40 AM, 1013, Welcome Road, Lat: 34.253794, Lon: -86.689375, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 25, 1993 08:55 AM, 69, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 7, 1985 08:55 AM, 1736, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

8211 Alabama Highway 69 N, Structure height: 62.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN904, Licensee ID: L00123733
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 09/05/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Bryan A Corr
Registrant: Corr Wireless Communications, LLC

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