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Quitman County

Population in July 2007: 996.
Males: 452  (45.4%)
Females: 544  (54.6%)

Median resident age:  38.5 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31754.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,931 (it was $22,941 in 2000)
Georgetown:  $25,931
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,457
Georgetown:  $13,457
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,495 (it was $41,000 in 2000)
Georgetown:  $63,495
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $72,549; Detached houses: $80,987; Townhouses or other attached units: $62,371; Mobile homes: $34,593; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,000
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Races in Georgetown:

  • Black (60.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (39.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Georgetown: 74.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.2%), English (6.9%), Irish (4.4%), German (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 2.74 square miles.

Population density: 363 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Georgetown

  • High school or higher: 49.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Georgetown city

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 45.0%
  • Separated: 5.9%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Georgetown, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Georgetown to the number of sex offenders is 498 to 1.

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

Georgetown:  1.0% ($398)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbus, GA (42.9 miles , pop. 185,781).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (76.5 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (627.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Eufaula, AL (1.8 miles ), Bakerhill, AL (3.3 miles ), Shorterville, AL (4.2 miles ), Fort Gaines, GA (4.3 miles ), Coleman, GA (4.4 miles) , Cuthbert, GA (4.4 miles ), Clayton, AL (4.5 miles ), Benevolence, GA (4.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $47,500
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $56,800
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 31.88 N, Longitude: 85.10 W

Area code: 229

Georgetown household income distribution Georgetown home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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Crime in Georgetown by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003
Murders 002
    per 100,000 0.00.0203.3
Rapes 002
    per 100,000 0.00.0203.3
Robberies 102
    per 100,000 100.40.0203.3
Assaults 626
    per 100,000 602.4196.7609.8
Burglaries 457
    per 100,000 401.6491.6711.4
Thefts 362639
    per 100,000 3614.52556.53963.4
Auto thefts 003
    per 100,000 0.00.0304.9
Arson 0N/AN/A
    per 100,000 0.0N/AN/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 323.3176.0984.8

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Georgetown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/13/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Georgetown city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/25/1986, a category 3 tornado 20.5 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Georgetown:
  • LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; EUFAULA, AL)
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 22 miles; CUTHBERT, GA)
  • STEWART WEBSTER HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; RICHLAND, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Georgetown, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Georgetown:
  • COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 52 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 55 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 70 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
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Notable location: Vandiver Causeway (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Georgetown: Georgetown Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Tobannee Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Georgetown: River Bluff Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

CHATTAHOOCHEE PLANTATION ESTS. (Population served: 520, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-11-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
BONAPARTE`S RETREAT, INC. (Population served: 428, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-16-2001)

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

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 city:  25.9%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Georgetown, GA



Georgetown compared to Georgia 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.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 Georgetown (2009 data):
  • Farmers State Bank: Georgetown Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1998-11-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $56.8 mil, Deposits: $51.6 mil, headquarters in Lumpkin, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Quitman County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (55%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
  • Utility gas (7%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Georgetown

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristCatholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents69.8%15.2%13.0%1.8%0.1%
Congregations40.0%40.0%20.0%N/AN/A
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
Financial Administration 1$3,038$36,4562$1,299
Other Government Administration 6$10,118$20,2360$0
Judicial and Legal 2$7,596$45,5761$591
Police Protection - Officers 6$14,162$28,3240$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$459
Streets and Highways 4$9,354$28,0620$0
Solid Waste Management 3$4,142$16,5681$650
Water Supply 1$2,035$24,4201$757
Other and Unallocable 0$0 5$3,211
Totals for Government 23$50,445$26,31911$6,967



Georgetown government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $53,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Construction - Housing & Community Development: $399,000
    Water Utilities: $37,000
    Sewerage: $25,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $111,000
    Regular Highways: $97,000
    Central Staff Services: $79,000
    Water Utilities: $77,000
    Sewerage: $51,000
    Fire Protection: $43,000
    General Public Buildings: $15,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $56,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $19,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $132,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $325,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $79,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $399,000
    All Other: $6,000
    Highways: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $66,000
    Other Selective Sales: $35,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $34,000
    NEC: $8,000
    Public Utilities: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $166,000

11.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.41%
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:
from Barbour County, AL  4.48% ($22,788 average AGI)


8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.56%
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:
to Barbour County, AL  3.51% ($25,920 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Georgetown:
  • WULA (1240 AM; 1 kW; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: MARK HELLINGER)
  • WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Georgetown:
  • WIOL (92.7 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: HATCHEE CREEK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W220BI (91.9 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN EDUC., RADIO)
  • WRVX (97.9 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: RIVER VALLEY MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WKCN (99.3 FM; LUMPKIN, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WCGQ (107.3 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WJWV (90.9 FM; FORT GAINES, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W207AW (89.3 FM; CUTHBERT, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • W205BX (88.9 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Georgetown:
  • W30BD (Channel 30; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGIQ (Channel 43; LOUISVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WLTZ (Channel 38; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: LEWIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTX (Channel 54; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)

Georgetown, Georgia:
  • Fatal accident count: 12
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 12
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Georgia average:
  • Fatal accident count: 92
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 143
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
  • Fatalities: 100
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 239
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13
See more detailed statistics of Georgetown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • John R Hemphill, 288-39 North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 84.6 m, Overall height: 85.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00134434
    Registrant: Hemphill Corporation, 3515 Dawson Road, Tulsa, OK 74115, Phone: (918) 834-2200
  • Edward G Roach, 158 Windingway Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • On W Side Of Ga 27 5 Mi Ne, Call Sign: KLU226, Licensee ID: L00011952
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/02/2003, Expiration Date: 10/03/2013
    Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave 1704 West, Atlanta, GA 30334-9010, Phone: (478) 751-3494, Fax: (478) 751-3465, Email:
  • City Hall, Call Sign: KVZ693
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.935 MHz, 154.905 MHz, 155.190 MHz, 155.370 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/23/2004, Expiration Date: 07/27/2014
    Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: K4IFP, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 12/13/1988, Expiration Date: 12/13/1998, Cancelation Date: 12/14/2000
    Registrant: R George Blaskow, Rt 1 Box 67a, Georgetown, GA 31754
  • Call Sign: KA4YQP, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/13/1997, Expiration Date: 10/13/2007
    Registrant: Forrest M Brunson Jr, Rt 1 Box 13, Georgetown, GA 31754
  • Call Sign: KR4CA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00310434
    Grant Date: 07/11/2003, Expiration Date: 09/14/2013
    Registrant: Carey B Hammond, 1993 Highway 82, Georgetown, GA 39854
  • Call Sign: N5RQQ, Previous Call Sign: KC4TSK, Licensee ID: L00196520
    Grant Date: 08/18/2000, Expiration Date: 11/13/2010
    Registrant: Richard B Morris, Rt 2 Box 10 Br, Georgetown, GA 31754
  • Call Sign: W5OOJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00217233
    Grant Date: 03/14/2000, Expiration Date: 05/15/2010
    Registrant: Herman D Crow, Box 106, Georgetown, GA 31754
  • Call Sign: W8ZDY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00356525
    Grant Date: 05/15/2001, Expiration Date: 07/30/2011
    Registrant: Stephen E Fedo, Georgetown, GA 31754


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: MURRAY MARK J HURRICANE (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 4407G , Serial Number: 19692, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 01/04/2008
    Registrant (Individual): Mark J Murray, 667 Hatcher Rd, Georgetown, GA 39854

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