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Notable locations in Florala: Florala Industrial Park (A), Florala Memorial Public Library (B), Florala Rescue Squad (C), Florala Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Florala include: New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), First Lutheran Church (B), First African Baptist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), First Methodist Church (E), First Presbyterian Church (F), First Universalist Church (G), First Assembly of God Church (H), Saint Johns Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Jackson (A), Thomas Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Florala: Florala State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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Covington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Florala and their reported violations in the past:
FLORALA WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD (Address: 1401 EAST FIFTH AVENUE  , Population served: 3291, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-14-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-26-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 32 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.0%
(26.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 8.8% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Alabama: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 61.3% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
| This city: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Florala, AL
Florala compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population 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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Banks with branches in Florala (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Florala Branch at 22769 Lakeshore Boulevard, branch established on 1904/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (53%)
- Utility gas (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Covington County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for Florala (based on Covington County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.93%
| Here | | 69.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 77.1% | 8.3% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 49.6% | 10.9% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 4.2% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | LDS (Mormon) Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
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| Congregations | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10.1% |
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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: 9 | Covington County: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Covington County: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Here: | 7.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Here: | 6.50 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Covington County: | 12.8% | | State: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Covington County: | 31.6% | | State: | 31.7% |
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 |
1 | $2,537 | $30,444 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,359 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,011 | $24,132 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $17,478 | $29,962 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $221 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 15 | $1,359 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $7,901 | $18,962 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,077 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,161 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $29,927 | $25,652 | 28 | $6,177 |
Florala government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $137,000 ($69.16)
Sewerage: $123,000 ($62.09)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $286,000 ($144.37)
Financial Administration: $269,000 ($135.79)
Police Protection: $256,000 ($129.23)
Water Utilities: $193,000 ($97.43)
Regular Highways: $116,000 ($58.56)
Solid Waste Management: $116,000 ($58.56)
Parks & Recreation: $115,000 ($58.05)
Sewerage: $109,000 ($55.02)
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000 ($6.06)
- General - Interest on Debt: $26,000 ($13.12)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $901,000 ($454.82)
Gas Utilities: $152,000 ($76.73)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $438,000 ($221.10)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $381,000 ($192.33)
Full Faith & Credit - Gas Utilities: $118,000 ($59.57)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $861,000 ($434.63)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $57,000 ($28.77)
Water Utilities: $40,000 ($20.19)
Gas Utilities: $34,000 ($17.16)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $147,000 ($74.20)
Interest Earnings: $34,000 ($17.16)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,000 ($1.01)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $741,000 ($374.05)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $335,000 ($169.11)
Water Utilities: $228,000 ($115.09)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $57,000 ($28.77)
Highways: $21,000 ($10.60)
- Tax - Property: $256,000 ($129.23)
Total General Sales: $138,000 ($69.66)
NEC: $118,000 ($59.57)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $450,000 ($227.16)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $31,000 ($15.65)
6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,801 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.03% | | 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:
5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,685 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.49% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Florala:
- WKWL (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORALA, AL; Owner: FLORALA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
- WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WOPP (1290 AM; 3 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: E. & R BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WAMI (860 AM; 1 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)
- WNVY (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CANTONMENT, FL; Owner: 1090-AM INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Florala:
- WTKE (98.1 FM; HOLT, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
- WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZNS (96.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
- WAAZ-FM (104.7 FM; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTKX-FM (101.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKSM (99.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
- WTJT (90.1 FM; BAKER, FL; Owner: OKALOOSA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WAMI-FM (102.3 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W218AO (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Florala:
- WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- W19BV (Channel 19; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
- W36BQ (Channel 36; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
- W40BE (Channel 40; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
- W49BM (Channel 49; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
- W57CC (Channel 57; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
- W59CQ (Channel 59; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
- W65CW (Channel 65; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
Florala fatal accident list:
Jul 9, 2003 04:32 PM, Us-Sr331, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 6, 1999 03:32 AM, Sr-54, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 2, 1989 00:07 AM, 54, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Florala)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Lawrence Fire Twr (Lat: 31.127111 Lon: -86.259944), Structure height: 26 m, Call Sign: WNUR464
Assigned Frequencies: 159.465 MHz, 159.465 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2005, Expiration Date: 10/24/2015
Registrant: Alabama Forestry Commission, 513 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130-2550, Phone: (334) 240-9322, Fax: (334) 240-9417, Email:
- City Hall (Lat: 31.004333 Lon: -86.333278), Call Sign: KNHM968, Licensee ID: L00699015
Assigned Frequencies: 154.875 MHz, 155.010 MHz
Grant Date: 07/11/2003, Expiration Date: 09/26/2013
Registrant: City Of Florala, Florala, AL 36442 - 1 1/4 Mi Off Cr 4 At State Line (Lat: 31.001278 Lon: -86.369667), Call Sign: KNFU358, Licensee ID: L00509996
Assigned Frequencies: 151.490 MHz
Grant Date: 05/02/2002, Expiration Date: 05/19/2012
Registrant: Nolan L Laird, Route 1 Box 11, Florala, AL 36442, Phone: (205) 858-3582 - 1407 Wall St (Lat: 31.251278 Lon: -86.329944), Call Sign: WRB247, Licensee ID: L00699015
Assigned Frequencies: 157.725 MHz
Grant Date: 06/11/2004, Expiration Date: 07/05/2014
Registrant: Florala Utility Dept, 22664 Wall Avenue, Florala, AL 36442, Phone: (334) 858-3612, Fax: (334) 858-7009, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, Florala Water Tower On Us Hwy 331 (Lat: 31.004056 Lon: -86.324667), Structure height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WNTR512
Assigned Frequencies: 10551.2 MHz
Grant Date: 04/03/1998, Expiration Date: 05/18/2008, Cancellation Date: 05/02/2003
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8283, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Florala)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 71 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4447S , Serial Number: 301-0105, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 11/17/1977
Registrant (Individual): Ferrin D Dba Eason, Rt 2 Box 35a, Florala, AL 36442, Other Owners: Flying Service Eason - Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A-9 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7284V , Serial Number: 1296, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 06/09/1967
Registrant (Individual): Ferrin D Dba Eason, Rt 2 Box 38a, Florala, AL 36442, Other Owners: Flying Service Eason - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8141W , Serial Number: 28-2254, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 03/01/1965
Registrant (Individual): David N Davis, 23706 Smyrna Rd, Florala, AL 36442
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Florala, AL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 64 | 72.2 years |
| John | 52 | 73.8 years |
| Mary | 36 | 77.8 years |
| William | 36 | 77.6 years |
| Willie | 25 | 74.7 years |
| Robert | 21 | 73.3 years |
| Annie | 19 | 80.4 years |
| Henry | 15 | 75.7 years |
| Walter | 14 | 75.6 years |
| Ruby | 13 | 81.7 years |
| Most common last names in Florala, AL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Jackson | 32 | 70.4 years |
| Johnson | 23 | 74.9 years |
| Smith | 21 | 78.2 years |
| Barnes | 21 | 78.6 years |
| Adams | 20 | 74.2 years |
| Harrison | 20 | 70.4 years |
| Miller | 19 | 74.7 years |
| Martin | 18 | 71.2 years |
| Davis | 16 | 67.7 years |
| Williams | 15 | 70.1 years |
| Businesses in Florala, AL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Hardee's | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
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