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Choctaw County

Population in July 2008: 574. Population change since 2000: -12.1%

Males: 260	(45.3%)
Females: 314	(54.7%)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36912.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $26,678 (it was $20,333 in 2000)

Lisman:	$26,678
Alabama:	$42,666

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $15,045

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $73,952 (it was $45,700 in 2000)

Lisman:	$73,952
Alabama:	$121,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $122,852; Detached houses: $140,592; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $569,647; Mobile homes: $22,200; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

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Races in Lisman:

Black (91.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (7.2%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Lisman: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 164 feet

Land area: 2.54 square miles.

Population density: 226 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lisman

High school or higher: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 16.3%
Mean travel time to work: 36.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lisman town

Never married: 28.1%
Now married: 45.7%
Separated: 6.4%
Widowed: 14.5%
Divorced: 5.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Lisman, Alabama in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Lisman to the number of sex offenders is 287 to 1.

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

Lisman:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (84.0 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (118.3 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (452.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Butler, AL (2.6 miles ), Needham, AL (3.6 miles) , Pennington, AL (3.7 miles ), Toxey, AL (4.2 miles) , Cuba, AL (4.3 miles ), Gilbertown, AL (4.5 miles) , Myrtlewood, AL (4.5 miles) , York, AL (4.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $73,300
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $115,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $131,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $159,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $200,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $200,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 32.17 N, Longitude: 88.29 W

Area code: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+6.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Paper (30%)
Educational services (9%)
Petroleum and coal products (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Construction (5%)
Wood products (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Food (12%)
Educational services (12%)
Paper (11%)
Public administration (11%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cashiers (6%)

Average climate in Lisman, Alabama

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Lisman-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the Lisman town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1976, a category 4 tornado 27.6 miles away from the town center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lisman-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from Lisman center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 22.5 miles away from Lisman center
On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from Lisman center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lisman:

HILL HOSPITAL OF SUMTER COUNTY (about 20 miles; YORK, AL)
H C WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; QUITMAN, MS)
JEFF ANDERSON REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 25 miles; MERIDIAN, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Lisman, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lisman:

MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 89 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 92 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 94 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Lisman and their reported violations in the past:

NORTH CHOCTAW WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (Population served: 3552, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-17-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-15-1999), St Site Visit (enforcement) (JUN-23-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: TTHM

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.2%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	36.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	13.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lisman, AL

Lisman compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above 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 college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Lisman mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Choctaw County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%) Electricity (35%) Utility gas (3%) Coal or coke (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Lisman

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.63%

Here		51.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents	65.5%	13.6%	10.5%	4.1%	1.5%
Congregations	41.4%	25.7%	14.3%	4.3%	1.4%

Name	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	American Baptist Association	Other
Adherents	1.4%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Congregations	2.9%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	5.7%

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.

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		1	$500
Welfare	0	$0		1	$598
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$1,098

Lisman government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Financial Administration: $73,000
Regular Highways: $31,000

Police Protection: $20,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
Interest Earnings: $15,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $418,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
General Support: $15,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $24,000
NEC: $20,000

Total General Sales: $16,000

Motor Vehicle License: $2,000

Property: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $37,000

4.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.33%
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 Marengo County, AL	0.37% ($32,706 average AGI)
from Washington County, AL	0.24% ($38,455)
from Lauderdale County, MS	0.24% ($22,364)

4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.39%
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 Lauderdale County, MS	0.58% ($24,333 average AGI)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.56% ($31,346)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.28% ($26,154)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lisman:

WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMER (1390 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MICHAEL H. GLASS)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNBN (1290 AM; 3 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: FRANK RACKLEY, JR.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lisman:

WSLY (104.9 FM; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPRN-FM (107.7 FM; LISMAN, AL; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKZB (93.5 FM; BUTLER, AL; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WJDQ (101.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOKK (97.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W217AQ (91.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WMMZ (102.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WYYW (95.1 FM; MARION, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WINL (98.5 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMLV (106.9 FM; STONEWALL, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC)
W213AV (90.5 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WMBV (91.9 FM; DIXONS MILLS, AL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
W211BD (89.7 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lisman:

WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WGBC (Channel 30; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED)
WMDN (Channel 24; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: WMDN, INC.)

Lisman fatal accident list:
Dec 22, 2001 12:24 AM, 1187, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 24, 1996 05:50 AM, 10, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 5, 1986 03:27 AM, 10, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 13, 1984 07:21 AM, 1187, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

1 1/2 Miles Nw Of Lisman, Alabama, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: KNKQ407
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 10/05/2004, Expiration Date: 10/01/2014
Registrant: Monte R. Lee & Company, 100 Nw 63rd Street, Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, Phone: (405) 842-2405, Fax: (405) 848-8018, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Robert B Horton, Lisman Alabama, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00000927
Registrant: Pine Belt Cellular, Inc., 3984 County Road 32, Arlington, AL 36722, Phone: (334) 385-5000
Thomas F Riley, 0.75 Miles South Of Cr 45, 0.02 Miles West Of Sr 10, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: 5 N. Mccormick Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73127, Phone: (405) 694-2100, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: K4RDT, Previous Call Sign: KG4QHX, Licensee ID: L00425876
Grant Date: 12/07/2002, Expiration Date: 12/07/2012, Cancelation Date: 02/15/2004, Certifier: Richard D Thomas
Registrant: Richard D Thomas, 430 Robin Circle, Lisman, AL 36912

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

Lisman on our top lists:

#4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Paper"
#9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Petroleum and coal products"
#10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
#33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Customer service representatives"
#44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"

#59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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