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Notable locations in Folkston: Charlton County Fire Department Station 1 (A), Charlton County Jail (B), Folkston City Hall (C), Charlton County Courthouse (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Folkston include: Jerusalem Holiness Church (A), Church of God (B), Church of Christ (C), Mount Carmel Baptist Church (D), Pinckney United Methodist Church (E), Kingdom Hall Church (F), Folkston Methodist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), First Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Little Phoebe Cemetery (1), Pineview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Folkston: Homeland Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: Folkston-Days Inn (1201 S 2nd St).
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Charlton 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 Folkston and their reported violations in the past:
TRADERS-HILL RECREATION AREA (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-1996)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-04-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-04-2000)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Folkston that have no violations reported:
- SUWANEE CANAL RECREATION CTR. (Population served: 215, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 35.0%
(19.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 69.6% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Folkston, GA
74 people in nursing homes
Folkston compared to Georgia 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.
- 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 significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Folkston (2011 data):
- Southeastern Bank: Folkston Branch at 4233 2nd Street North, branch established on 1912/01/04. Info updated 2011/08/08: Bank assets: $416.6 mil, Deposits: $371.1 mil, headquarters in Darien, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Southeastern Banking Corporation
- First National Bank South: Folkston Branch at 300 North Second Street, branch established on 2002/07/29. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $313.4 mil, Deposits: $274.1 mil, headquarters in Alma, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Bank Shares Of The South East, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (63%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Charlton County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Folkston (based on Charlton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.93%
| Here | | 46.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other |
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| Adherents | 72.4% | 16.5% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 37.5% | 25.0% | 12.5% | 4.2% | 20.8% |
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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 | Charlton County: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.94 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Charlton County: | 9.42 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | This county: | 3.77 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Charlton County: | 11.0% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Charlton County: | 29.9% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $4,082 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $21,042 | $36,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $11,765 | $35,295 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
5 | $12,808 | $30,739 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $7,791 | $31,164 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $8,128 | $24,384 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
23 | $61,534 | $32,105 | 10 | $4,082 |
Folkston government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $113,000 ($45.22)
- Charges - Sewerage: $361,000 ($144.46)
All Other: $5,000 ($2.00)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $562,000 ($224.89)
Sewerage: $375,000 ($150.06)
Central Staff Services: $343,000 ($137.25)
Police Protection: $321,000 ($128.45)
Regular Highways: $250,000 ($100.04)
Solid Waste Management: $136,000 ($54.42)
Libraries: $18,000 ($7.20)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $217,000 ($86.83)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,686,000 ($1474.99)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $80,000 ($32.01)
Other NEC: $55,000 ($22.01)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $55,000 ($22.01)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,721,000 ($1489.00)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $45,000 ($18.01)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $110,000 ($44.02)
General Revenue, NEC: $105,000 ($42.02)
Interest Earnings: $83,000 ($33.21)
Special Assessments: $3,000 ($1.20)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $148,000 ($59.22)
Water Utilities: $145,000 ($58.02)
Sewerage: $96,000 ($38.42)
Police Protection: $53,000 ($21.21)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($2.40)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $322,000 ($128.85)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $542,000 ($216.89)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $254,000 ($101.64)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000 ($5.60)
Public Welfare: $9,000 ($3.60)
Highways: $8,000 ($3.20)
- Tax - Property: $427,000 ($170.87)
Public Utilities: $143,000 ($57.22)
Other Selective Sales: $96,000 ($38.42)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $48,000 ($19.21)
NEC: $41,000 ($16.41)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $434,000 ($173.67)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $198,000 ($79.23)
9.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,766 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.13% | | 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:
9.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,509 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.13% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Folkston:
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCGA (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WOODBINE, GA; Owner: COX BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
- WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBWL (600 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL)
- WIOJ (1010 AM; 10 kW; JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL)
- WWIO (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ST. MARYS, GA; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WROS (1050 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: THE ROSE OF JACKSONVILLE)
- WEWC (1160 AM; 5 kW; CALLAHAN, FL; Owner: CIRCLE BROADCASTING OF AMERICA, INC.)
- WFXJ (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAYR (550 AM; 5 kW; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GOOD TIDINGS TRUST, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Folkston:
- WOKF (92.5 FM; FOLKSTON, GA; Owner: CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WATY (91.3 FM; FOLKSTON, GA; Owner: OKEFENOKEE ED FOUNDATION INC)
- WWRR (100.7 FM; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WSOL-FM (101.5 FM; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWSN (103.3 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WYNR (102.5 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WEJZ (96.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WECC-FM (89.3 FM; FOLKSTON, GA; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKQL (96.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WAPE-FM (95.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WKBX (106.3 FM; KINGSLAND, GA; Owner: RADIO KINGS BAY, INC.)
- WHJX (105.7 FM; BALDWIN, FL; Owner: TAMA GROUP L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Folkston:
- WPXC-TV (Channel 21; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: PAXSON JAX LICENSE, INC.)
- WJWB (Channel 17; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W10CM (Channel 10; HILLIARD, FL; Owner: NASSAU CTY. BD. OF PUB. INSTRUCTION)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Folkston, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 16
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 18
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 38
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 90
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 140
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 98
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 235
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Folkston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 19 meters (62ft)
Total costs: $548,000
Total average daily traffic: 29,270
Total average daily truck traffic: 704
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 43,905
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Folkston)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 90 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Folkston, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Folkston)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 169D , Serial Number: 43699, Year manufactured: 1944, Airworthiness Date: 07/21/1967
Registrant (Individual): Michael D Robinson, Rr 2 Box 3506, Folkston, GA 31537 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 180HP , Serial Number: 17381, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 04/29/1959
Registrant (Individual): Michael D Robinson, Rr 2 Box 3506, Folkston, GA 31537
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 11/18/1991 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150G (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: 4 Cycle
N-Number: 3237X , Serial Number: 15064637
Registrant (Individual): Michael D Robinson, Rr 2 Box 3506, Folkston, GA 31537 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3733R , Serial Number: 17255533, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 11/23/1966
Registrant (Individual): Michael K Chesser, 142 Mimosa Ave, Folkston, GA 31537 - Aircraft: BEECH 95-55 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 545HT , Serial Number: TC-33, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 01/19/1961
Registrant (Individual): Michael D Robinson, Rr 2 Box 3506, Folkston, GA 31537 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7032A , Serial Number: 29132, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 08/28/1956
Registrant (Individual): Michael D Robinson, Rr 2 Box 3506, Folkston, GA 31537 - Aircraft: CESSNA 180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9115T , Serial Number: 50615, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 08/24/1959
Registrant (Individual): Mark R Gantt, 5 Henri St, Folkston, GA 31537
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Folkston
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Folkston, GA
| Businesses in Folkston, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Lane Furniture | 2 |
| Burger King | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | | |
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