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Walker County

Population in July 2007: 3,184.
Males: 1,627  (51.1%)
Females: 1,557  (48.9%)

Median resident age:  38.0 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,944 (it was $30,938 in 2000)
Kensington:  $37,944
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,289
Kensington:  $21,289
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,257 (it was $64,500 in 2000)
Kensington:  $115,257
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $167,551; Detached houses: $178,323; Townhouses or other attached units: $109,605; In 2-unit structures: $22,967; Mobile homes: $58,725

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Races in Kensington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.1%)
  • Black (8.4%)
  • American Indian (8.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Kensington: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 128.6 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Kensington

  • High school or higher: 63.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kensington CCD

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 69.8%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Kensington:  0.6% ($359)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Kensington satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (23.3 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (87.6 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (507.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: La Fayette, GA (2.5 miles ), Rock Spring, GA (3.2 miles ), Valley, GA (3.3 miles ), Chickamauga, GA (3.4 miles ), Trenton, GA (3.5 miles ), Fairyland, GA (3.6 miles ), Trion, GA (3.7 miles ), Chattanooga Valley, GA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 34.72 N, Longitude: 85.40 W

Area code: 706

Kensington household income distribution Kensington home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)



Kensington-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 150% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Kensington place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 25.1 miles away from the place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Kensington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 68% 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 20.8 miles away from Kensington 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 48.3 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 80.3 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 40.4 miles away from Kensington center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.7 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 9.5 miles away from Kensington center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Kensington:
  • HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Kensington, GA

located in Kensington:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kensington:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 24 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)

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Notable locations in Kensington: Camp Adahi (A), Mountain Cove Farms (B), Mountain View Farms (C), Lookout (D), Valley View Ranch Camp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Kensington include: Antioch Church (A), Valley Head Church (B), Barretts Church (C), Cassandra Baptist Church (D), Cassandra Church (E), Cedar Grove Church (F), Pleasant Grove Church (G), Old Bethel Church (H), High Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bailey Cemetery (1), Rape Cemetery (2), Johnson Cemetery (3), Stephens Cemetery (4), Coulter Cemetery (5), Anderson Cemetery (6), Owings Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Scott Lake (A), Harris Lake (B), Mountain Cove Lake (C), Camp Adahi Lake (D), Lloyds Lake (E), Gilbert Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hale Branch (A), Hall Branch (B), Strickland Branch (C), Murray Branch (D), Mud Creek (E), Harper Branch (F), Hatfield Branch (G), Broom Branch (H), Hise Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Kensington: Cloudland Canyon State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.8%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.0%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kensington, GA



Kensington compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Walker County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (46%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Kensington

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of ChristChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents68.6%9.5%7.6%4.6%2.2%
Congregations41.2%14.3%10.1%10.1%4.2%
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaAssemblies of God The Wesleyan ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.2%1.1%0.9%2.7%
Congregations3.4%2.5%1.7%4.2%8.4%
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.


7.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.83%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($87 average AGI)
Walker County:  0.05%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hamilton County, TN  2.10% ($35,805 average AGI)
from Catoosa County, GA  2.03% ($29,956)
from Whitfield County, GA  0.36% ($34,240)


7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Georgia average:  9.55%

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 Catoosa County, GA  1.92% ($29,010 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, TN  1.79% ($36,450)
to Chattooga County, GA  0.37% ($25,090)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kensington:
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGTA (950 AM; 5 kW; SUMMERVILLE, GA; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
  • WZQZ (1180 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TRION, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kensington:
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Kensington:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLFW-LP (Channel 41; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSUT-LP (Channel 21; SUMMERVILLE/TRION, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION/NGTV)
  • W35AA (Channel 35; La FAYETTE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Kensington, Georgia:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: -1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: -1
Georgia average:
  • Fatal accident count: 92
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 143
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
  • Fatalities: 100
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 239
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13

Kensington fatal accident list:
Aug 23, 1978 08:37 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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