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Putnam County

Population in July 2007: 4,709.
Males: 2,346  (49.8%)
Females: 2,363  (50.2%)

Median resident age:  43.0 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,749 (it was $41,379 in 2000)
Little River:  $50,749
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,249
Little River:  $28,249
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $164,576 (it was $92,100 in 2000)
Little River:  $164,576
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $186,313; Detached houses: $223,581; Townhouses or other attached units: $73,772; Mobile homes: $68,075

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Races in Little River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.8%)
  • Black (14.2%)
  • American Indian (14.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Little River: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 420 feet

Land area: 108.4 square miles.

Population density: 43 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Little River

  • High school or higher: 80.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Little River CCD

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Little River:  0.8% ($695)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Little River satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Macon, GA (30.3 miles , pop. 97,255).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (69.4 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (641.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Eatonton, GA (2.8 miles ), Phoenix, GA (3.5 miles ), Milledgeville, GA (3.6 miles ), Devereux, GA (3.7 miles ), Midway-Hardwick, GA (3.8 miles ), Round Oak, GA (3.9 miles ), Coopers, GA (4.0 miles ), Gray, GA (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 33.21 N, Longitude: 83.39 W

Little River household income distribution Little River home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)



Little River-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the Little River place center killed 5 people and injured 86 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1953, a category 4 tornado 44.2 miles away from the place center killed 18 people and injured 300 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Little River-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from Little River center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 18.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Little River center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Little River:
  • PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; EATONTON, GA)
  • OCONEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA)
  • CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL PSYC SVCS DIV (about 14 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little River:
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
  • GORDON COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 2,263)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 51 miles; ATHENS, GA; FT enrollment: 28,464)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)

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Notable locations in Little River: Mathis Hunt Camp (A), Culp Hunt Camp (B), Murder Creek Falls Hunt Camp (C), Murder Creek Hunt Camp (D), Murder Creek Research Natural Area (E), Cedar Creek Check Station (F), Lazenberry Hunt Camp (G), Twin Bridges Hunt Camp (H), Oak Grove Hunt Camp (I), Willard Hunt Camp (J), Rock Creek Hunt Camp (K), Sinclair Lake Recreation Area (L), Harllee Branch Power Plant (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Little River include: Bethleham Church (A), Brown Chapel (B), Central Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Rooty Creek Church (E), Reids Chapel (F), Raymouth Church (G), Pleasant Grove Church (H), Pierces Chapel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Key Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Lake Sinclair (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Murder Creek (A), Blue Branch (B), Wolf Creek (C), Hitchcock Branch (D), Big Cedar Creek (E), Reece Branch (F), Bear Creek (G), Turkey Creek (H), Baker Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Little River: Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Little River, GA



Little River compared to Georgia 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.
  • Number of college students 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 Putnam County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (56%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Little River

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents53.9%29.6%4.8%3.0%2.9%
Congregations28.6%32.1%7.1%3.6%3.6%
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaChurch of God of ProphecyChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)International Church of the Foursquare GospelOther religions
Adherents2.6%1.1%0.6%0.6%0.9%
Congregations3.6%3.6%3.6%3.6%10.7%
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.


8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,036 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
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 Baldwin County, GA  1.09% ($29,829 average AGI)
from Greene County, GA  0.50% ($61,229)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.42% ($53,966)


7.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.51%
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 Baldwin County, GA  1.04% ($33,113 average AGI)
to Morgan County, GA  0.57% ($34,359)
to Jones County, GA  0.41% ($37,607)


Strongest AM radio stations in Little River:
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WXJO (1120 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WKVQ (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EATONTON, GA; Owner: CRAIG BAKER)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Little River:
  • WMGZ (97.7 FM; EATONTON, GA; Owner: MIDDLE GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKZR (102.3 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: WMVG, INC.)
  • WLRR (100.7 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: PRESTON W. SMALL)
  • WPMA (102.7 FM; BUCKHEAD, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
  • WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFXM (107.1 FM; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYNF (96.5 FM; GRAY, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAYS (105.5 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPEZ (93.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDEN-FM (99.1 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDDK (103.9 FM; GREENSBORO, GA; Owner: BRIARPATCH RADIO INC.)
  • WQMJ (100.1 FM; FORSYTH, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W201BN (88.1 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WGUR (88.9 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Little River:
  • WDMA-LP (Channel 32; MACON, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WPGA-TV (Channel 58; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
  • WMGT-TV (Channel 41; MACON, GA; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMAZ-TV (Channel 13; MACON, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
  • WGXA (Channel 24; MACON, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MACON LICENSE LLC)
  • WGNM (Channel 64; MACON, GA; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)


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