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Notable location: Clay County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Fort Gaines include: Springfield Missionary Baptist Church (A), Fort Gaines Baptist Church (B), Fort Gaines Presbyterian Church (C), Fort Gaines United Methodist Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rose Hill Cemetery (1), New Park Cemetery (2), Fort Gaines Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Town Branch (A), Cemochechobee Creek (B), Ledbetter Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Fort Gaines include: East Bank Public Use Area (1), Fort Gaines Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Fort Gaines Inn (Highway 39 North).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Gaines and their reported violations in the past:
TOMMY`S FISH CENTER (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
USCE-COOL BRANCH PARK (Population served: 126, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
USCE-COTTON HILL B (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
USCE-COTTON HILL C (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Gaines that have no violations reported:
- USCE-PATULA CREEK PUA (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- USCE-COTTON HILL PUA LOOP A (Population served: 133, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  40.5% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 22.1% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Gaines, GA
57 people in nursing homes
Fort Gaines compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above 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.
- 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 Fort Gaines (2009 data):
- Regions Bank: Fort Gaines Branch at 215 South Washington Street, branch established on 1934-07-18. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (48%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Fort Gaines
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.79%
| Here | | 48.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,179 | $26,148 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $12,401 | $24,802 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $4,659 | $18,636 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,572 | $18,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,078 | $18,468 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $2,467 | $29,604 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $26,356 | $22,591 | 0 | $0 |
Fort Gaines government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $79,000
Solid Waste Management: $15,000
All Other: $1,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $145,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $198,000
Regular Highways: $120,000
Gas Utilities: $117,000
Water Utilities: $115,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Solid Waste Management: $42,000
Central Staff Services: $38,000
Financial Administration: $38,000
General - Other: $27,000
Libraries: $14,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $24,000
Libraries: $14,000
Welfare: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $121,000
All Other: $74,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $343,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $17,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $284,000
Other, NEC: $17,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $59,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $57,000
Interest Earnings: $39,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $27,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $710,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $125,000
Water Utilities: $119,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $144,000
All Other: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $171,000
Public Utilities: $43,000
Other Selective Sales: $40,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $32,000
NEC: $18,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $295,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000
5.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,852 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.43% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,897 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.74% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Gaines:
- WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WCUG (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CUTHBERT, GA; Owner: MULLIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Gaines:
- WJWV (90.9 FM; FORT GAINES, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WIZB (94.3 FM; ABBEVILLE, AL; Owner: CELEBRATIONS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- WIOL (92.7 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: HATCHEE CREEK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WESP (102.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- W220BI (91.9 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN EDUC., RADIO)
- WBBK-FM (93.1 FM; BLAKELY, GA; Owner: MERCHANTS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS OF SW GA)
- WRVX (97.9 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: RIVER VALLEY MEDIA, L.L.C.)
- W207AW (89.3 FM; CUTHBERT, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Fort Gaines:
- WGIQ (Channel 43; LOUISVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WDHN (Channel 18; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC.)
- W69DO (Channel 69; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W30BD (Channel 30; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fort Gaines fatal accident list:
Mar 27, 1999 03:28 AM, Sr-37, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 4, 1993 02:54 AM, 609, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 14, 1989 09:55 AM, 39, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 15, 1987 02:00 AM, 39, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 27, 1982 03:20 AM, Church, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 21, 1978 07:25 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 34 meters (112ft)
Total average daily traffic: 10,070
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 15,105
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- East Side Of Cr-43 Approx. 3 Miles Ne Of, Call Sign: KNKN977
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- James E McDonald, E Side Of Cr43 Approx 3 Mi Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, Land Lot 322 5th Land Dist Clay County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6- City Hall Bldg Main St, Call Sign: KNDJ452
Assigned Frequencies : 156.000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/1997, Expiration Date: 07/15/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/17/2002
Registrant: City Of Fort Gaines, City Hall Main St, Fort Gaines, GA 31751, Phone: (912) 768-2443 - Hwy 37 5.1 Mi E, Structure height: 34 m, Call Sign: KIG470, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies : 151.280 MHz, 159.285 MHz, 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz
Grant Date: 07/29/2003, Expiration Date: 07/22/2013
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave 1704 West, Atlanta, GA 30334-9010, Phone: (478) 751-3494, Fax: (478) 751-3465, Email:
- George T Bagley State Pk 1 Mi N, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: KQJ426, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies : 31.1000 MHz, 31.1400 MHz
Grant Date: 10/28/2004, Expiration Date: 01/24/2015
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave 1704 West, Atlanta, GA 30334-9010, Phone: (912) 430-4402, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
- Adjacent To Fort Gaines Water Tower Jefferson St, Call Sign: KUI753, Licensee ID: L00053339
Assigned Frequencies : 155.010 MHz, 155.190 MHz, 155.370 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/2004, Expiration Date: 12/04/2014
Registrant: City Of Fort Gaines, 101 N Hancock St, Fort Gaines, GA 39851, Phone: (229) 768-2632, Fax: (229) 768-2650, Email:
- 112 Commerce St, Call Sign: KVK568
Assigned Frequencies : 48.8200 MHz
Grant Date: 01/30/1998, Expiration Date: 04/05/2003, Cancelation Date: 07/06/2003
Registrant: Graham Timber Co Inc, Box 295, Fort Gaines, GA 31751 - 101 S Hancock St, Call Sign: KKQ517, Licensee ID: L00004155
Assigned Frequencies : 451.075 MHz, 456.075 MHz, 456.125 MHz, 456.575 MHz
Grant Date: 09/25/1996, Expiration Date: 09/25/2001, Cancelation Date: 02/24/2002
Registrant: Georgia Power Company, 241 Ralph Mcgill Blvd Bin 10030, Atlanta, GA 30308-3374, Phone: (404) 526-2466
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- WALTR GEORG, 3.25 Mi Ne, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WML988
Assigned Frequencies : 2178.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/04/1992, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2002
Registrant: Phone: (202) 331-0113 - WALTR GEORG, 3.25 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WMM375
Assigned Frequencies : 2178.00 MHz
Grant Date: 06/21/1993, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue Nw, Suite 720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3970, Fax: (202) 783-3982
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: N4ZDH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00214404
Grant Date: 03/03/2000, Expiration Date: 05/29/2010
Registrant: Robert M Spicer, Coleman Rd, Fort Gaines, GA 31751
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: GILLAM ORIGINAL-DAY LADY (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-435 (175 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2462 , Serial Number: 1, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 06/29/1978
Registrant (Corporation): Coates Flying Service Inc, Rr 1 Box 490a, Fort Gaines, GA 31751 - Aircraft: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A (1050 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 3095X , Serial Number: T34-174, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 11/06/1991
Registrant (Corporation): Coates Flying Service Inc, 10 Mount Calvary Rd, Fort Gaines, GA 39851 - Aircraft: TERATORN TIERRA 2 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 75362 , Serial Number: 394, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 01/04/2008
Registrant (Individual): Richard Vandyke, 182 Arrowhead Ln, Fort Gaines, GA 39851
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 05/25/1994, Exported to: Kenya
Fort Gaines on our top lists:
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Agricultural workers including supervisors"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Gasoline stations"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of police officers in 2006 per 1000 residents"
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