Flat Creek-Wegra, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 2,010

Males: 998	(49.7%)
Females: 1,012	(50.3%)

Lawrence County

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,100 (it was $32,243 in 2000)

Flat Creek-Wegra	$31,100
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,100 (it was $66,200 in 2000)

Flat Creek-Wegra	$66,100
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Flat Creek-Wegra:

White Non-Hispanic (82.9%)
Black (12.4%)
American Indian (12.4%)
Two or more races (3.0%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 31.2 square miles.

Population density: 64 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Flat Creek-Wegra

High school or higher: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work: 38.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Flat Creek-Wegra CCD

Never married: 18.7%
Now married: 62.4%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 10.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Flat Creek-Wegra:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (23.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (568.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: West Jefferson, AL (4.2 miles ), Dora, AL (6.8 miles ), Cordova, AL (9.0 miles ), Sumiton, AL (9.4 miles ), Robbins Crossroads, AL (11.2 miles ), Maytown, AL (11.3 miles ), Graysville, AL (11.7 miles ), Sylvan Springs, AL (11.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.64 N, Longitude: 87.13 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Truck transportation (14%)
Mining (13%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Vending machine operators (4%)
Printing and related support activities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Food and beverage stores (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
U. S. Postal service (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Extraction workers (8%)
Carpenters (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Flat Creek-Wegra-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 195% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Flat Creek-Wegra place center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 18.5 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Flat Creek-Wegra:

UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 16 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; JASPER, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Flat Creek-Wegra:

BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 28 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 73 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Flat Creek-Wegra:

WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 22 miles; JASPER, AL; ID: JFX)
BESSEMER (about 28 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 37 miles; DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; ID: 3M2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flat Creek-Wegra:

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 16 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 36 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 39 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 41 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)

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Notable location: Reeds Ferry Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Flat Creek-Wegra include: Wegra Church (A), Brass Church (B), Bryan Church (C), Twilly Town Church (D), Shanghai Church (E), Copeland Ferry Church (F), Pumpkin Center Church (G), Morgan Chapel (H), Oak Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoir: Rattlesnake Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miller Slough (A), Jones Creek (B), Barnes Branch (C), Bluff Creek (D), Big Lick Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	60.4%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	11.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	4.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Flat Creek-Wegra compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.41%
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 Morgan County, AL	1.87% ($32,432 average AGI)
from Colbert County, AL	0.38% ($22,093)
from Lauderdale County, AL	0.23% ($28,808)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
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	2.60% ($27,656 average AGI)
to Colbert County, AL	0.44% ($31,863)
to Madison County, AL	0.28% ($35,969)

Strongest AM radio stations in Flat Creek-Wegra:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WTID (1240 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Flat Creek-Wegra:

WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Flat Creek-Wegra:

WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

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