Hammondville, Alabama

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Back to Hammondville, AL housing info, DeKalb County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... DeKalb County Population in July 2008: 541. Population change since 2000: +11.3%   Males: 268   (49.6%) Females: 273   (50.4%) Median resident age:   38.8 years Alabama median age:   35.8 years Zip codes: 35989. Estimated median household income in 2008: $37,685 (it was $33,056 in 2000) Hammondville:   $37,685 Alabama:   $42,666 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,785 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $85,041 (it was $63,600 in 2000) Hammondville:   $85,041 Alabama:   $121,500 Hammondville, AL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Hammondville: White Non-Hispanic (93.4%) Hispanic (2.7%) American Indian (2.1%) Two or more races (1.9%) Black (1.6%) Other race (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Hammondville: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Hammondville, Alabama on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Latest news from Hammondville, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (16.9%), United States (13.6%), German (8.6%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), Italian (1.2%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 990 feet Land area: 4.91 square miles. Population density: 110 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 34.57 N, Longitude: 85.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

Average climate in Hammondville, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hammondville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 185% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the Hammondville town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/29/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the town center injured 12 people.

Hammondville-area historical earthquake activity is above Alabama state average. It is 72% 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 5.2 miles away from Hammondville 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 36.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from Hammondville center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 22.9 miles away from Hammondville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Churches in Hammondville include: White Hall Church (A), Bethel Church (B), House of Prayer Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Davenport Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoir: Hawkins Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thomas Branch (A), Hammondville Branch (B), Bethel Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.2%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This town:	10.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hammondville, AL

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Here		60.0%
USA		50.2%

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Marshall County, AL	0.90% ($21,706 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL	0.76% ($26,632)
from Etowah County, AL	0.40% ($28,221)

5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Marshall County, AL	0.89% ($26,219 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL	0.80% ($23,419)
to Etowah County, AL	0.42% ($27,022)

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