Fort Davis, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 719.

Males: 310	(43.2%)
Females: 409	(56.8%)

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip code: 36031

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,177 (it was $28,516 in 2000)

Fort Davis:	$35,177
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,312

Fort Davis:	$24,312
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,265 (it was $41,800 in 2000)

Fort Davis:	$64,265
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $91,172; Detached houses: $111,674; Townhouses or other attached units: $5,242; Mobile homes: $32,292

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Races in Fort Davis:

Black (88.4%)
American Indian (88.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (10.7%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Fort Davis: 70.7 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 311 feet

Land area: 77.5 square miles.

Population density: 9.3 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Davis

High school or higher: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 6.3%
Mean travel time to work: 38.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Davis CCD

Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 55.7%
Separated: 7.5%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 7.5%

21 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America).

This place:	2.7%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Fort Davis:	0.5% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (33.0 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (598.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Union Springs, AL (3.1 miles ), Warrior-Creek Stand, AL (3.2 miles ), Tuskegee-Milstead, AL (3.2 miles ), Tuskegee, AL (3.2 miles ), Franklin, AL (3.6 miles) , Shorter-Hardaway, AL (3.7 miles ), Fitzpatrick, AL (3.8 miles ), Little Texas-Society Hill, AL (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 32.28 N, Longitude: 85.72 W

Area code: 334

Fort Davis household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (18%)
Construction (11%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Health care (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (27%)
Educational services (20%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Social assistance (8%)
Construction (7%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Painters and paperhangers (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Health technologists and technicians (25%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Cashiers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Special education teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)

Fort Davis-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the Fort Davis place center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/1/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 23 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Fort Davis-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from Fort Davis center
On 5/9/2004 at 08:56:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Davis:

BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; UNION SPRINGS, AL)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER EAST (about 24 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL)
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 27 miles; TALLASSEE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Fort Davis, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Davis:

TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 29 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 37 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)

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Notable location: Edwards (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Fort Davis include: Union Oak Grove Church (A), Liberty Hill Church (B), Spring Hill Church (C), Saint Paul Church (D), Damascus Church (E), Saint Mark Baptist Church (F), Elizabeth Church (G), Pine Grove Church (H), Fort Hull Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fort Cemetery (1), Cloud Cemetery (2), Bethlehem Cemetery (3), Liberty Hill Cemetery (4), Ivory Cemetery (5), Saint Paul Cemetery (6), Saint Mark Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Wadsworth (A), Lake Russell (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Persimmon Creek (A), Dobbs Creek (B), Coon Hop Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Fort Davis Post Office (A), Armstrong Post Office (B). 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:	61.0%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.3%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	27.6%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	7.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Davis, AL

Fort Davis compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly 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 below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Macon County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%) Electricity (34%) Utility gas (19%)

Religion statistics for Fort Davis

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church
Adherents	36.1%	23.2%	9.0%	5.6%	5.4%
Congregations	21.6%	29.7%	5.4%	8.1%	2.7%

Name	Muslim Estimate	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.8%	4.7%	3.5%	2.8%	5.0%
Congregations	5.4%	8.1%	2.7%	2.7%	13.5%

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.

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,004 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
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 Lee County, AL	1.11% ($25,450 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, AL	1.11% ($28,738)
from Elmore County, AL	0.32% ($38,478)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,268 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
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 Lee County, AL	1.60% ($25,819 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, AL	1.23% ($26,056)
to Elmore County, AL	0.44% ($30,906)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Davis:

WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBIL (580 AM; 1 kW; TUSKEGEE, AL; Owner: ALL CHANNEL TV SERVICES, INC.)
WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WAPZ (1250 AM; 5 kW; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: J & W PROMOTIONS, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Davis:

WTGZ (95.9 FM; TUSKEGEE, AL; Owner: NEW WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTSU (89.9 FM; MONTGOMERY-TROY, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQNR (99.9 FM; TALLASSEE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSTH-FM (106.1 FM; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMXA (96.7 FM; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WMCZ (97.1 FM; MILLBROOK, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCGQ (107.3 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
WQKS-FM (96.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
WLBF (89.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)
WKKR (97.7 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WVAS (90.7 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU))
W212AP (90.3 FM; NOTASULGA, ETC., AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Davis:

WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WSWS-TV (Channel 66; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF OPELIKA)
WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
W61DH (Channel 61; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: FRAZER MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)
WETU-LP (Channel 39; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: CABLE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 29 meters (95ft)
Total costs: $5,427,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,789
Total average daily truck traffic: 288
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 2,335

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