Lowndes County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Deposit that have no violations reported:
- FORT DEPOSIT WATER & SEWER BOARD (Address: P. O. BOX 260, Population served: 2054, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.7%
(7.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.9% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Alabama: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.0% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Deposit, AL
Fort Deposit 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.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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 Fort Deposit (2011 data):
- First Citizens Bank: Old Ford Road Branch at 115 West Old Ford Rd, branch established on 2010/03/20. Info updated 2010/03/22: Bank assets: $232.6 mil, Deposits: $190.4 mil, headquarters in Luverne, AL, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens-Crenshaw Bancshares, Inc.
- BancorpSouth Bank: Fort Deposit Branch at 307 Jones Street, branch established on 1904/06/24. Info updated 2007/07/18: Bank assets: $12,990.3 mil, Deposits: $10,863.8 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 271 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Lowndes County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for Fort Deposit (based on Lowndes County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.92%
| Here |  | 28.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention |
| Adherents | 33.0% | 29.0% | 11.4% | 7.6% | 7.5% |
| Congregations | 24.4% | 19.5% | 17.1% | 14.6% | 7.3% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church in America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | American Baptist Association | Other |
| Adherents | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| Congregations | 7.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
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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: 3 | Lowndes County: | 2.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Lowndes County: | 0.79 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Lowndes County: | 7.87 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1 | Here: | 0.79 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 16.4% | | Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Lowndes County: | 40.3% | | Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.9% | | State: | 13.5% |
| 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 | $2,303 | $27,636 | 7 | $700 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $6,001 | $36,006 | 2 | $1,643 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,282 | $19,692 | 1 | $509 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,055 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $11,586 | $27,806 | 12 | $4,907 |
Fort Deposit government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $177,000 ($131.99)
Financial Administration: $35,000 ($26.10)
Health Services - Other: $15,000 ($11.19)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($8.20)
General - Other: $10,000 ($7.46)
Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($2.24)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($1.49)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($1.49)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000 ($6.71)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($1.49)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $38,000 ($28.34)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $31,000 ($23.12)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000 ($5.22)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $56,000 ($41.76)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($4.47)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $165,000 ($123.04)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $175,000 ($130.50)
Property: $88,000 ($65.62)
NEC: $79,000 ($58.91)
Other Selective Sales: $12,000 ($8.95)
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000 ($2.98)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $122,000 ($90.98)
6.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,890 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.45% | | 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:
7.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,694 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.67% | | 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 Fort Deposit:
- WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGYV (1380 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT JOHN WILLIAMSON)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WLWI (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WXVI (1600 AM; 5 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: SUNSHINE 16 RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WAPZ (1250 AM; 5 kW; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: J & W PROMOTIONS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Deposit:
- WQZX (94.3 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: HAYNES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
- WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXN (95.9 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
- WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQKS-FM (96.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
- WMCZ (97.1 FM; MILLBROOK, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTSU (89.9 FM; MONTGOMERY-TROY, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WPGG (93.3 FM; EVERGREEN, AL; Owner: GULF COAST BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
- WVAS (90.7 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU))
TV broadcast stations around Fort Deposit:
- WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- 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)
- WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
- WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WETU-LP (Channel 39; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: CABLE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- WAIQ (Channel 26; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- W24CK (Channel 24; SELMA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fort Deposit fatal accident list:
Dec 19, 1998 02:36 AM, Sr-185, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Oct 7, 1987 02:00 PM, 5014, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 12, 1980 02:55 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 40 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Fort Deposit)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Cr 45 (Lat: 31.934861 Lon: -86.591917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 140 m, Overall height: 145 m, Call Sign: WPCE844
Assigned Frequencies: 858.812 MHz, 858.862 MHz, 858.887 MHz, 858.912 MHz, 859.287 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.387 MHz, 859.787 MHz, 859.812 MHz... (+10 more) Grant Date: 06/30/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019, Certifier: Robert Dawson
Registrant: Southern Communications Services D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - City Hall Old Fort Rd (Lat: 31.989028 Lon: -86.580528), Call Sign: KNFL214, Licensee ID: L00013364
Assigned Frequencies: 154.965 MHz Grant Date: 03/26/2002, Expiration Date: 04/22/2012
Registrant: Fort Deposit, Town Of, City Hall, Fort Deposit, AL 36032, Phone: (205) 227-4331 - Police Dept Old Fort Rd (Lat: 31.989028 Lon: -86.580528), Call Sign: KNFM413, Licensee ID: L00013364
Assigned Frequencies: 155.010 MHz Grant Date: 04/02/2002, Expiration Date: 04/22/2012
Registrant: Fort Deposit, Town Of, Old Fort Rd, Fort Deposit, AL 36032, Phone: (205) 227-4331 - Municipal Bldg (Lat: 31.989028 Lon: -86.580528), Call Sign: KIL662, Licensee ID: L00005104
Assigned Frequencies: 47.9000 MHz Grant Date: 10/14/2004, Expiration Date: 12/05/2014
Registrant: Southeast Alabama Gas District, Andalusia, AL 36420, Phone: (334) 222-4177 - 200 Old Fort Rd (Lat: 31.987361 Lon: -86.577194), Call Sign: KNFA771, Licensee ID: L00000301
Assigned Frequencies: 451.150 MHz, 451.225 MHz, 456.150 MHz, 456.225 MHz Grant Date: 03/12/2002, Expiration Date: 03/19/2012, Cancellation Date: 04/16/2002
Registrant: Alabama Power Company, C/O Scs, 600 North 18th Street / Bin 5n-8485, Birmingham, AL 35203-8485, Phone: (205) 257-3227, Fax: (205) 257-3636, Email:
- Lat: 31.986389 Lon: -86.560556, Call Sign: WQEY591
Assigned Frequencies: 451.300 MHz Grant Date: 05/18/2006, Expiration Date: 05/18/2016, Certifier: Nick Douthat
Registrant: Allcomm Wireless Inc, 4116 First Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35222, Phone: (205) 591-8804, Fax: (205) 595-7642, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - Radio Tower S Of (Lat: 31.934861 Lon: -86.591639), Overall height: 144.5 m, Call Sign: WNTZ226
Assigned Frequencies: 928.556 MHz, 952.556 MHz Grant Date: 04/15/2010, Expiration Date: 06/13/2020
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 591-2838, Email:
- 3.5 Mi S Of (Lat: 31.934861 Lon: -86.591639), Overall height: 144.5 m, Call Sign: WPJE976
Assigned Frequencies: 6605.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz Grant Date: 03/15/2001, Expiration Date: 03/19/2011
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 20 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fort Deposit)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: TL ULTRALIGHT SRO STING S3 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912ULS (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 770L , Serial Number: TLUSA 169, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 09/15/2008
Registrant (Individual): Robert F Jr Martin, 530 Fort Deposit Rd, Fort Deposit, AL 36032
| Most common first names in Fort Deposit, AL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 30 | 73.6 years |
| Willie | 29 | 71.6 years |
| John | 26 | 72.1 years |
| William | 23 | 71.5 years |
| James | 19 | 65.4 years |
| Robert | 15 | 77.5 years |
| Annie | 12 | 78.4 years |
| Henry | 9 | 82.5 years |
| Charlie | 9 | 77.4 years |
| George | 9 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Fort Deposit, AL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Scott | 20 | 65.3 years |
| Perdue | 19 | 70.1 years |
| Barganier | 16 | 74.6 years |
| Jones | 15 | 67.3 years |
| Taylor | 15 | 66.3 years |
| Mcmeans | 14 | 65.4 years |
| Moorer | 13 | 75.7 years |
| Jenkins | 13 | 69.6 years |
| Searight | 12 | 69.4 years |
| Davis | 12 | 80.4 years |
Businesses in Fort Deposit, AL
Fort Deposit on our top lists:
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
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