Lime Sink, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 625.

Males: 310	(49.7%)
Females: 315	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	38.3 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,469 (it was $24,028 in 2000)

Lime Sink:	$29,469
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,307

Lime Sink:	$16,307
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $117,580 (it was $65,800 in 2000)

Lime Sink:	$117,580
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $167,267; Detached houses: $197,655; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,051; Mobile homes: $42,398

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Races in Lime Sink:

White Non-Hispanic (81.2%)
Black (15.7%)
American Indian (15.7%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Other race (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Lime Sink: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 47.0 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lime Sink

High school or higher: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lime Sink CCD

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 4.8%

21 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America).

This place:	3.6%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Lime Sink:	0.9% ($600)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Dougherty, GA (38.5 miles , pop. 59,680).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (146.5 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (664.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Branchville, GA (2.8 miles ), Spence, GA (3.1 miles ), Whigham, GA (3.2 miles ), Climax, GA (3.5 miles ), Pelham, GA (3.6 miles ), Cairo, GA (3.6 miles ), Meigs, GA (3.9 miles ), Camilla, GA (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 31.03 N, Longitude: 84.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
Construction (20%)
Apparel (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Apparel (12%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (16%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (11%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Secondary school teachers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

Lime Sink-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Lime Sink place center killed 6 people and injured 15 people and caused $5 million in damages.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 tornado 10.2 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lime Sink:

GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CAIRO, GA)
MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CAMILLA, GA)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BAINBRIDGE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lime Sink:

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 59 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)

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Notable location: Peoples Still (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lime Sink include: Allen Chapel (A), Bethel Church (B), Spring Hill Church (C), Saint Paul Church (D), County Line Church (E), Pine Hill Church (F), Mount Vernon Church (G), Mizpah Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wilder Cemetery (1), Maxwell Cemetery (2), New Hope Cemetery (3), Mizpah Cemetery (4), Springhill Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bearden Lake (A), Terrell Lake (B), Whigham Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Kelly Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	59.5%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	18.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	9.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lime Sink, GA

Lime Sink compared to Georgia 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Grady County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (57%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Wood (14%) Utility gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Religion statistics for Lime Sink

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention
Adherents	67.5%	12.6%	5.6%	3.7%	3.0%
Congregations	39.7%	19.0%	3.4%	3.4%	5.2%

Name	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Church of the Nazarene	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	3.3%
Congregations	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	20.7%

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.

7.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,312 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
Georgia average:	10.98%

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 Thomas County, GA	1.69% ($29,748 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL	0.68% ($42,373)
from Decatur County, GA	0.59% ($34,477)

6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
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 Thomas County, GA	1.34% ($26,790 average AGI)
to Decatur County, GA	0.62% ($23,478)
to Leon County, FL	0.48% ($26,806)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lime Sink:

WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lime Sink:

WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBGE (101.9 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: JOHN H. WIGGINS)
WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Lime Sink:

WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W08DM (Channel 8; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W69DO (Channel 69; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W26BM (Channel 26; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W02CI (Channel 2; CAIRO/THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CEE, INC.)

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