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Walker County

Population in July 2007: 254. Population change since 2000: -1.9%
 

Males: 117  (46.2%)
Females: 137  (53.8%)

Median resident age:  42.5 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35573.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,298 (it was $23,021 in 2000)
Kansas:  $27,298
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,619 (it was $48,000 in 2000)
Kansas:  $70,619
Alabama:  $115,600

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Races in Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Kansas: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.1%), Irish (10.4%), English (7.3%), Scottish (2.3%), French (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 458 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 254 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kansas

  • High school or higher: 62.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kansas town

  • Never married: 13.0%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Kansas:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (48.2 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (50.2 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (538.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Carbon Hill, AL (1.4 miles ), Eldridge, AL (2.0 miles) , Nauvoo, AL (2.7 miles ), Townley, AL (2.9 miles ), North River, AL (2.9 miles ), Lynn, AL (3.1 miles ), Glen Allen, AL (3.2 miles ), Natural Bridge, AL (3.7 miles) .

Latitude: 33.90 N, Longitude: 87.56 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+5.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (25%)
  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Fuel dealers (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Construction (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (21%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Special education teachers (4%)



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Average climate in Kansas, Alabama

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Kansas-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 235% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/17/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.9 miles away from the Kansas town center killed 4 people and injured 15 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.3 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kansas:
  • WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; JASPER, AL)
  • CARRAWAY NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; WINFIELD, AL)
  • FAYETTE MED CTR AND LONG TERM CARE UNI (about 20 miles; FAYETTE, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kansas:
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 42 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 44 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 45 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)

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

Creeks: Trinity Creek (A), Gilder Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kansas that have no violations reported:
  • KANSAS WATER SYSTEM (Address: P O BOX 186, Population served: 375, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.4%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  16.4%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kansas, AL



Kansas compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Walker County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Religon statistics for Kansas

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchNational Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents57.8%11.7%10.3%7.9%2.6%
Congregations33.8%10.4%21.2%12.2%3.6%
NameChurch of the NazareneCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents2.3%2.3%1.9%0.8%2.4%
Congregations3.6%0.5%3.6%0.5%10.8%
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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$373
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$280
Totals for Government 0$0 2$653



Kansas government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $29,000
    General - Other: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $138,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
  • Tax - NEC: $8,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
    Property: $2,000
    Total General Sales: $2,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.08%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($219 average AGI)
Walker County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, AL  1.44% ($34,945 average AGI)
from Winston County, AL  0.38% ($30,866)
from Marion County, AL  0.15% ($29,909)


4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,618 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.96%
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 Jefferson County, AL  1.46% ($36,735 average AGI)
to Winston County, AL  0.41% ($27,886)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.23% ($32,857)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kansas:
  • 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.)
  • WKXM (1300 AM; 5 kW; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WERH (970 AM; 5 kW; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: KATE F. FITE)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kansas:
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WKXM-FM (105.9 FM; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
  • WJBB-FM (92.7 FM; HALEYVILLE, AL; Owner: HALEYVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kansas:
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WSFG-LP (Channel 63; BERRY, AL; Owner: ETTIE CLARK)
  • WSSF-LP (Channel 58; BERRY, AL; Owner: ETTIE CLARK)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Christine A Verre, 1222 Old Highway 78, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140.2 m, Overall height: 144.8 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
  • Bonnie K Clark, 1222 Old Highway 78, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 1222 Old Hwy 78, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140 m, Call Sign: WPCE841
    858.837 MHz, 858.862 MHz, 858.887 MHz, 859.812 MHz, 860.862 MHz, 858.912 MHz, 859.287 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.387 MHz... (+9 more)
    Grant Date: 04/15/2008, Expiration Date: 05/12/2018
    Registrant: Southern Communications Services D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
  • 1222 Old Hwy 78, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140 m, Call Sign: WQJM666
    854.937 MHz, 855.037 MHz, 855.112 MHz, 855.162 MHz, 855.187 MHz, 855.262 MHz, 855.287 MHz, 855.362 MHz, 855.512 MHz, 855.537 MHz... (+25 more)
    Grant Date: 05/30/2008, Expiration Date: 05/12/2018, Certifier: Robin J Cohen
    Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4
  • .9 Mi Nw, Overall height: 144.8 m, Call Sign: WNTY706
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.731 MHz, 928.731 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/25/2000, Expiration Date: 04/25/2010
    Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
  • .9 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 144.8 m, Call Sign: WPJC465
    Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz, 6256.54 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/14/1995, Expiration Date: 12/14/2000, Cancelation Date: 03/18/2001
    Registrant: Phone: (404) 506-7330
  • 003 KANSAS, 1222 Old Hwy 78, Overall height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: WPOS310
    Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz, 6775.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/17/2009, Expiration Date: 02/10/2019, Certifier: Dan Menser
    Registrant: T-Mobile License LLC, 12920 Se 38th St., Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
  • Kansas, 1222 Old Highway 78, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140.2 m, Overall height: 144.8 m, Call Sign: WPTG312
    Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz, 6256.54 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/26/2001, Expiration Date: 09/26/2011, Certifier: J. Russell Williams
    Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$35,760
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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