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Jackson County

Population in July 2008: 252. Population change since 2000: -0.8%
 

Males: 120  (47.6%)
Females: 132  (52.4%)

Median resident age:  46.2 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35755.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,119 (it was $33,333 in 2000)
Langston:  $41,119
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,907
Langston:  $20,907
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,839 (it was $82,500 in 2000)
Langston:  $126,839
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $189,426; Detached houses: $224,859; Mobile homes: $35,357

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Races in Langston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Black (3.1%)
  • American Indian (2.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Langston: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.7%), United States (22.0%), German (3.9%), Irish (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Italian (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 630 feet

Land area: 5.04 square miles.

Population density: 50 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Langston

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Langston town

  • Never married: 16.7%
  • Now married: 66.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

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:

Langston:  0.4% ($304)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (31.7 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (81.5 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (512.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Section, AL (2.5 miles ), Scottsboro, AL (2.9 miles ), Grant, AL (3.2 miles ), Powell, AL (3.3 miles ), Dutton, AL (3.3 miles ), Lakeview, AL (3.4 miles) , Fyffe, AL (3.4 miles ), Shiloh, AL (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 34.53 N, Longitude: 86.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+17.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (13%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (26%)
  • Personal and laundry services (11%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (22%)
  • Cashiers (15%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



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Langston-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 228% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Langston town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 tornado 19.9 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Langston-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 83% 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 26.0 miles away from Langston 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 16.7 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 80.9 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 42.8 miles away from Langston center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/1995 at 22:06:21, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 10.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Langston center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Langston:
  • JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 13 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 18 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 19 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Langston, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Langston:
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 35 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 54 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 58 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)

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Cemeteries: Roman Cemetery (1), Boyd Cemetery (2), Vaught Cemetery (3), Langston Cemetery (4), Nicholson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Langston: Langston City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.3%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.8%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Langston, AL



Langston compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed 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 significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
  • Electricity (41%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Langston

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of ChristCumberland Presbyterian Church
Adherents67.7%9.3%7.8%5.7%2.3%
Congregations40.8%16.3%11.6%14.3%3.4%
NameCatholic ChurchDuck River and Kindred Baptists AssociationsSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.7%1.1%0.9%1.7%
Congregations0.7%2.0%1.4%0.7%8.8%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$1,369
Totals for Government 0$0 2$1,369



4.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.91%
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 DeKalb County, AL  0.94% ($23,419 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL  0.46% ($37,810)
from Marshall County, AL  0.30% ($32,574)


4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.70%
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 DeKalb County, AL  0.89% ($26,632 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL  0.71% ($31,884)
to Hamilton County, TN  0.29% ($31,943)


Strongest AM radio stations in Langston:
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWIC (1050 AM; 1 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: SCOTTSBORO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Langston:
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • 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)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • 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)

TV broadcast stations around Langston:
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W67CO (Channel 67; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Langston fatal accident list:
Oct 18, 2003 10:29 AM, 1041, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 3, 1988 07:40 AM, 1042, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: KF4GZU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01118506
    Grant Date: 02/15/2006, Expiration Date: 02/22/2016, Certifier: Francis J Langlois
    Registrant: Francis J Langlois, 583 Yellow Creek Rd, Langston, AL 35755
  • Call Sign: KI4LMT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01054692
    Grant Date: 08/23/2005, Expiration Date: 08/23/2015, Certifier: Elton W Smith
    Registrant: Elton W Smith, 1345 Murphy Hill Rd Lt 177, Langston, AL 35755
  • Call Sign: KI4MQL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01087155
    Grant Date: 11/23/2005, Expiration Date: 11/23/2015, Certifier: Paulette J Smith
    Registrant: Paulette J Smith, 1345 Murphy Hill Rd Lot - 177, Langston, AL 35755
  • Call Sign: KJ4GIT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01427404
    Grant Date: 08/28/2008, Expiration Date: 08/28/2018, Certifier: Madonna C Wigley
    Registrant: Madonna C Wigley, 146 Shady Lane, Langston, AL 35755
  • Call Sign: KJ4GIU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01426905
    Grant Date: 08/28/2008, Expiration Date: 08/28/2018, Certifier: Barry L Wigley
    Registrant: Barry L Wigley, 146 Shady Lane, Langston, AL 35755


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: WIGLEY BARRY RV9A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 573MW , Serial Number: 90815, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 07/27/2005
    Registrant (Individual): Barry L Wigley, 146 Shady Ln, Langston, AL 35755

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