Gordon, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 419. Population change since 2000: +2.7%

Males: 192	(45.8%)
Females: 227	(54.2%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36343.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $19,781 (it was $16,917 in 2000)

Gordon:	$19,781
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $7,898

Gordon:	$7,898
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $60,184 (it was $39,400 in 2000)

Gordon:	$60,184
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Gordon:

Black (74.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (22.1%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Gordon: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 166 feet

Land area: 3.24 square miles.

Population density: 129 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gordon

High school or higher: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gordon town

Never married: 33.5%
Now married: 40.1%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 13.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Gordon, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gordon to the number of sex offenders is 105 to 1.

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

Gordon:	0.5% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (19.3 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (109.3 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (620.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Jakin, GA (2.8 miles) , Ashford, AL (3.0 miles ), Columbia, AL (3.2 miles ), Avon, AL (3.4 miles ), Cowarts, AL (3.6 miles ), Malone, FL (3.7 miles ), Cottonwood, AL (3.7 miles ), Webb, AL (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $93,300
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $88,300
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $126,300
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 31.14 N, Longitude: 85.10 W

Area code: 334

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Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-17.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Educational services (10%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (10%)
Utilities (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Construction laborers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
Cashiers (10%)
Financial managers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Average climate in Gordon, Alabama

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Gordon-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/29/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the Gordon town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/13/1972, a category 3 tornado 36.3 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Gordon:

SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
EARLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BLAKELY, GA)
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; DOTHAN, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Gordon, AL

Operable nuclear power plants near Gordon:

20 miles: Joseph M. Farley 1 and 2 in Dothan, AL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gordon:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 14 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Gordon that have no violations reported:

GORDON WATER WORKS (Address: P O BOX 46, Population served: 555, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.0%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	39.9%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	21.9%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gordon, AL

Gordon compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Houston County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (71%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Utility gas (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Gordon

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents	65.6%	12.6%	5.0%	4.0%	2.4%
Congregations	36.3%	16.3%	1.5%	11.9%	7.4%

Name	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.8%	1.1%	1.0%	4.5%
Congregations	5.2%	1.5%	1.5%	0.7%	17.8%

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	$2,126	$25,512	6	$2,879
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,037	$24,444	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$1,683	$20,196	1	$531
Totals for Government	3	$5,846	$23,384	7	$3,410

7.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,169 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.86%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($405 average AGI)
Houston County: 0.08%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Dale County, AL	1.11% ($27,465 average AGI)
from Henry County, AL	0.59% ($49,650)
from Geneva County, AL	0.56% ($29,146)

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($324 average AGI)
Houston County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.06%

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

to Dale County, AL	0.92% ($25,255 average AGI)
to Henry County, AL	0.55% ($30,731)
to Geneva County, AL	0.50% ($29,738)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gordon:

WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WBBK (1260 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BLAKELY, GA; Owner: MERCHANTS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS)
WAGF (1320 AM; 3 kW; DOTHAN, AL)
WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSEM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DONALSONVILLE, GA; Owner: SEMINOLE BROADCASTING CO.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWNT (1450 AM; 1 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gordon:

WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WJJN (92.1 FM; COLUMBIA, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAGF-FM (101.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WESP (102.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGMK (106.3 FM; DONALSONVILLE, GA; Owner: MERCHANTS BROADCASTING CO)
WWGF (107.5 FM; DONALSONVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIZB (94.3 FM; ABBEVILLE, AL; Owner: CELEBRATIONS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
WVOB (91.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: BETHANY BIBLE COLLEGE & B.T.S. INC.)
WBBK-FM (93.1 FM; BLAKELY, GA; Owner: MERCHANTS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS OF SW GA)
WDYF (90.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTYS-FM (94.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: JAMES L. ADAMS, JR.)

TV broadcast stations around Gordon:

WDHN (Channel 18; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WJJN-LP (Channel 5; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: JAMES WILSON, III)
WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
W41BN (Channel 41; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
W69DO (Channel 69; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W26BM (Channel 26; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W08DM (Channel 8; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W45BL (Channel 45; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W51CQ (Channel 51; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Gordon fatal accident list:
May 19, 2006 05:01 AM, Sr-95, Lat: 31.148806, Lon: -85.095731, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 27, 1994 11:20 AM, 5095, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 11, 1990 02:40 AM, 95, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 22, 1988 11:08 AM, 53, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 22, 1987 03:13 AM, 1276, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 13, 1986 10:30 AM, 95, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2

787 S. Spring Hill Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.1 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: KNKA543
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/2006, Expiration Date: 11/29/2016, 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:
2 Miles North Of Highway 84, Structure height: 49.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN587
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: 3

Muayyad Mustafa, 364 South Cr 81 Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
787 S Spring Hill Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00000959
Registrant: Bellsouth Mobility, Inc., 100 Concourse Parkway, Suite 375, Birmingham, AL 35244, Phone: (205) 444-3577
James E McDonald, 787 S. Spring Hill Road (Gordon), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.2 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KG4AYN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00163358
Grant Date: 10/08/2008, Expiration Date: 11/23/2018
Registrant: Jacqueline W Norris, 1071 Bristol Road, Gordon, AL 36343
Call Sign: KJ4IRF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01455254
Grant Date: 12/29/2008, Expiration Date: 12/29/2018, Certifier: Thomas R Sayne
Registrant: Thomas R Sayne, 6128 S St Hwy 95, Gordon, AL 36343
Call Sign: KJ4IZQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01460379
Grant Date: 01/21/2009, Expiration Date: 01/21/2019, Certifier: Lauren M Sayne
Registrant: Lauren M Sayne, 6128 South State Hwy 95, Gordon, AL 36343

	C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$60,690
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$63,270
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0418.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Hazardous Condition: 2
Good Intent Call: 1

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