Garden City, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 594. Population change since 2000: +5.3%

Males: 294	(49.6%)
Females: 300	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35070.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,937 (it was $28,000 in 2000)

Garden City:	$33,937
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,654

Garden City:	$16,654
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,646 (it was $53,600 in 2000)

Garden City:	$72,646
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Garden City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Garden City: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (18.3%), United States (17.0%), English (13.5%), German (9.0%), Italian (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 503 feet

Land area: 2.28 square miles.

Population density: 260 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Garden City

High school or higher: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
Unemployed: 5.1%
Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garden City town

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 56.8%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 10.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Garden City, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garden City to the number of sex offenders is 297 to 1.

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

Garden City:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (33.7 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (544.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hanceville, AL (2.0 miles ), Nectar, AL (2.6 miles ), Hayden, AL (2.8 miles ), Dodge City, AL (2.9 miles ), Welti, AL (3.1 miles ), Good Hope, AL (3.1 miles ), Colony, AL (3.1 miles ), Cleveland, AL (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $121,800
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $121,800
2004: 1 building, cost: $93,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $10,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.01 N, Longitude: 86.75 W

Garden City household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-5.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (33%)
Personal and laundry services (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (16%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
Health technologists and technicians (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in Garden City, Alabama

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Garden City-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 272% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the Garden City town center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 30.5 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Garden City-area historical earthquake activity is above Alabama state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from Garden City center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 51.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 65.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 49.4 miles away from Garden City center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 50.3 miles away from Garden City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Garden City:

MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 12 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
WOODLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CULLMAN, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden City:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 5 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 34 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 51 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)

Public elementary/middle school in Garden City:

GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 135; Location: P O BOX 185; Grades: 0K-06)

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Church in Garden City: Garden City Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Garden City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Garden City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Garden City and their reported violations in the past:

GARDEN CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 897, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garden City, AL

Garden City compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Garden City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cullman County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (63%) Utility gas (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Garden City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	67.1%	7.9%	5.4%	3.4%	3.2%
Congregations	50.5%	12.3%	13.6%	0.9%	5.0%

Name	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.2%	2.2%	1.2%	4.5%
Congregations	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%	2.7%	12.3%

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.

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	$2,923	$35,076	7	$1,543
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$279
Water Supply	2	$4,779	$28,674	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$478
Totals for Government	3	$7,702	$30,808	9	$2,300

Garden City government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $36,000
Sewerage: $24,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $51,000
Water Utilities: $8,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $114,000
Sewerage: $112,000

Water Utilities: $101,000

Solid Waste Management: $27,000

Regular Highways: $24,000

Fire Protection: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $231,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $291,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $264,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $27,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $35,000
General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $201,000
Welfare - Other: $5,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $747,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $97,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $68,000
Highways: $11,000
Tax - NEC: $15,000
Property: $10,000

Motor Vehicle License: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $91,000

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.08%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Cullman County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, AL	0.62% ($40,228 average AGI)
from Morgan County, AL	0.53% ($29,029)
from Blount County, AL	0.36% ($28,872)

4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.80%
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 Morgan County, AL	0.67% ($27,850 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.58% ($35,349)
to Marshall County, AL	0.37% ($21,737)

Strongest AM radio stations in Garden City:

WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WXRP (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HANCEVILLE, AL; Owner: MAPLEWOOD PROPERTIES, LLC)
WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WCRL (1570 AM; 3 kW; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garden City:

WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WKUL (92.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CORP.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKLD (97.7 FM; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE INC.)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Garden City:

WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)

Garden City fatal accident list:
Apr 2, 2007 04:50 AM, Us-Sr3, Lat: 34.017164, Lon: -86.747508, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 2, 2007 07:45 AM, Us-Sr 3, Lat: 34.015389, Lon: -86.748247, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
May 5, 1976 05:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $4,098,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,043
Total average daily truck traffic: 430

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