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Churches in Helena include: Shiloh Church (A), Helena Cumberland Presbyterian Church (B), Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: David Lindsay Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Acton Cemetery (3), Cumberland Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Ruffin Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Prairie Brook (A), Buck Creek (B), Beaverdam Creek (C), Lee Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Helena: Joe Tucker Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Helena Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: R & B Transportation (Tours & Charters; 1906 Lakeland Trail) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Helena and their reported violations in the past:
HELENA UTILITY BOARD (Population served: 15300, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- 21 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  2.2% | | Whole state: |  16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Helena compared to Alabama state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Helena (2007 data):
- Regions Bank: Helena Branch at 4915 Highway 17, branch established on 2002-07-29; Helena Branch at 335 Helena Market Place, branch established on 1985-12-13. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- The Peoples Bank & Trust Company: Helena Branch at 4949 Highway 17, branch established on 2000-04-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $904.6 mil, Deposits: $768.9 mil, headquarters in Selma, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Banctrust Company, Inc., The
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
14 | $45,956 | $39,391 | 2 | $731 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $11,832 | $35,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,325 | $27,900 | 2 | $1,771 |
| Other Government Administration |
12 | $17,081 | $17,081 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $10,751 | $43,004 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $9,241 | $22,178 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $6,445 | $25,780 | 2 | $1,492 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $16,085 | $38,604 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $10,284 | $41,136 | 2 | $3,872 |
| Solid Waste Management |
5 | $8,192 | $19,661 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $8,192 | $19,661 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
14 | $44,050 | $37,757 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $1,838 | $22,056 | 1 | $1,437 |
| Totals for Government |
75 | $192,270 | $30,763 | 9 | $9,303 |
Helena government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $764,000
All Other: $446,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,256,000
Sewerage: $738,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,120,000
Water Utilities: $768,000
Sewerage: $451,000
Central Staff Services: $404,000
Financial Administration: $404,000
Fire Protection: $389,000
General - Other: $271,000
Parks & Recreation: $232,000
Corrections - Other: $47,000
Regular Highways: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $63,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $11,851,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,565,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $312,000
Other NEC: $53,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,459,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $11,901,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $262,000
Other, NEC: $159,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $449,000
Interest Earnings: $443,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,724,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,290,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $76,000
All Other: $51,000
Highways: $24,000
- Tax - NEC: $953,000
Total General Sales: $706,000
Property: $465,000
Other Selective Sales: $327,000
Motor Vehicle License: $52,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,636,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $696,000
11.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,165 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.63% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($140 average AGI)| Shelby County: | 0.06% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,141 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.53% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($136 average AGI)| Shelby County: | 0.04% | | Alabama average: | 0.06% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Helena:
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WQCR (1500 AM; 2 kW; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: WGTT, INC.)
- WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)
- WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBYE (1370 AM; 1 kW; CALERA, AL; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Helena:
- WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
- WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
- W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
- WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
- WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Helena:
- WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- 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)
- WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
- W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
- WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
- W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W15AZ (Channel 15; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL)
- WOTM-LP (Channel 19; MONTEVALLO, AL; Owner: JAMES DONALD EARLEY)
- WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
- W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
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