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Marshall County

Population in July 2007: 689. Population change since 2000: +2.6%
 

Males: 308  (44.8%)
Females: 381  (55.2%)
Median resident age:  38.1 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35747.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,484 (it was $37,188 in 2000)
Grant:  $39,484
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,910 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
Grant:  $109,910
Alabama:  $115,600

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Races in Grant:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Grant: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.6%), English (11.7%), Irish (10.1%), German (9.6%), Dutch (2.7%), Scottish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1225 feet

Land area: 1.77 square miles.

Population density: 389 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grant

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grant town

  • Never married: 13.3%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Grant, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grant to the number of sex offenders is 98 to 1.

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

Grant:  0.4% ($314)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (27.5 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (77.7 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (516.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Woodville, AL (8.7 miles ), Guntersville, AL (11.0 miles ), New Hope, AL (11.0 miles ), Paint Rock, AL (12.0 miles) , Langston, AL (12.1 miles ), Union Grove, AL (14.9 miles) , Owens Cross Roads, AL (15.1 miles ), Gurley, AL (16.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,700
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $64,800
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $30,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,700
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000

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Latitude: 34.50 N, Longitude: 86.26 W

Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -151 (-18.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)


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Crime in Grant by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0146.40.0
Assaults 310004
    per 100,000 449.1149.00.00.00.0585.7
Burglaries 825712
    per 100,000 1197.6298.1745.21041.7146.4292.8
Thefts 2514121234
    per 100,000 3742.52086.41788.41785.7439.2585.7
Auto thefts 006103
    per 100,000 0.00.0894.2148.80.0439.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 323.4134.1195.2156.371.7196.2

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Average climate in Grant, Alabama

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Grant-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 199% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Grant town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1995, a category 4 tornado 20.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Grant:
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 11 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 16 miles; BOAZ, AL)
  • JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 19 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Grant, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grant:
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 37 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 66 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 70 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grant:
  • GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 9 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)
  • THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 20 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
  • MOONTOWN (about 21 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: 3M5)

Local government website: WWW.GRANTALABAMA.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grant:
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 32 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 50 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
Public high school in Grant:
Public elementary/middle schools in Grant:
Library in Grant:
  • GRANT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $29,351; Location: 5379 MAIN STREET; 13,404 books; 20 audio materials; 41 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • First Baptist Church, Grant Bible Church, Grant Church of Christ, New Life United Methodist Church

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

NORTH MARSHALL UTILITIES (Population served: 7650, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-04-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-2002)
SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2055, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-2002)

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.1%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.4%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grant, AL



Grant compared to Alabama 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.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Grant (2007 data):
  • First Bank of the South: Grant Branch at 4770 Main Street, branch established on 1998-03-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $72.1 mil, Deposits: $65.4 mil, headquarters in Rainsville, AL, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Rainsville Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Peoples State Bank of Commerce: Peoples State Bank Of Commerce Branc at 5399 Main Street, branch established on 1949-01-10. Info updated 2006-08-14: Bank assets: $242.3 mil, Deposits: $211.8 mil, headquarters in Nolensville, TN, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Electricity (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Wood (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 4$11,280$33,8400$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$556
Other and Unallocable 2$2,508$15,0480$0
Other Government Administration 2$4,552$27,3126$1,450
Local Libraries 1$983$11,7960$0
Totals for Government 9$19,324$25,7658$2,006



Grant government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $43,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $203,000
    Regular Highways: $172,000
    Fire Protection: $166,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Parks & Recreation: $56,000
    Libraries: $16,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $56,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $932,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $922,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $209,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $40,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $200,000
    General Support: $28,000
    Highways: $10,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $247,000
    NEC: $80,000
    Property: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $158,000

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.49%
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:
from Etowah County, AL  0.84% ($25,881 average AGI)
from DeKalb County, AL  0.66% ($26,219)
from Madison County, AL  0.66% ($48,656)


5.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,156 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.86%
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 Madison County, AL  0.94% ($37,276 average AGI)
to Etowah County, AL  0.88% ($25,539)
to DeKalb County, AL  0.67% ($21,706)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grant:
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grant:
  • WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
  • WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
  • W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
  • WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grant:
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
  • WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W67CO (Channel 67; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WHIQ (Channel 25; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)

Grant fatal accident list:
Jul 29, 2001 07:24 AM, 1005, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Feb 8, 1991 02:06 AM, 1034, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 4, 1987 03:05 AM, 1005, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 24, 1980 04:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 20, 1978 08:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Grant, AL)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Grant)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 7

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