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Chattooga County

Population in July 2007: 2,149.
Males: 1,068  (49.7%)
Females: 1,081  (50.3%)
Median resident age:  39.1 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,563 (it was $33,889 in 2000)
Little Sand Mountain:  $41,563
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $145,098 (it was $81,200 in 2000)
Little Sand Mountain:  $145,098
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $188,081; Detached houses: $200,190; Mobile homes: $76,526

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Races in Little Sand Mountain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
  • Black (7.3%)
  • American Indian (7.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Little Sand Mountain: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 100.2 square miles.

Population density: 21 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Little Sand Mountain

  • High school or higher: 66.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Little Sand Mountain CCD

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 66.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.0%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Little Sand Mountain:  0.5% ($428)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Little Sand Mountain satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (39.0 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (75.7 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (535.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Trion, GA (6.9 miles ), Summerville, GA (8.1 miles ), Armuchee, GA (8.7 miles ), Lyerly, GA (13.3 miles ), Villanow, GA (14.0 miles ), Shannon, GA (14.2 miles ), Plainville, GA (14.3 miles ), Rome, GA (15.8 miles ).

Latitude: 34.48 N, Longitude: 85.23 W

Little Sand Mountain household income distribution Little Sand Mountain home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (25%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (18%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


Little Sand Mountain-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.4 miles away from the Little Sand Mountain place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 tornado 28.0 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Little Sand Mountain:
  • REDMOND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; ROME, GA)
  • FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ROME, GA)
  • SPECIALTY HOSPITAL AT FLOYD MED CTR (about 14 miles; ROME, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Little Sand Mountain:
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 11 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 38 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 65 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Little Sand Mountain:
  • BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 15 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; ID: 9A5)
  • TOM B. DAVID FLD (about 21 miles; CALHOUN, GA; ID: CZL)
  • DALTON MUNI (about 30 miles; DALTON, GA; ID: DNN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little Sand Mountain:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 39 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)

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Notable locations in Little Sand Mountain: Camp Aquilla (A), Narrows Picnic Area (B), New (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Little Sand Mountain include: Unity Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Subligna Church (D), South Carolina Campground Church (E), Silver Hill Baptist Church (F), Sand Mountain Church (G), Poplar Springs Church (H), Pleasant Hill Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Farmersville Cemetery (1), Bethlehem Cemetery (2), Subligna Cemetery (3), Oak Hill Cemetery (4), Mills Cemetery (5), Salmon Cemetery (6), Anderson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Tightsqueeze (A), Selman Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Storey Mill Creek (A), Moss Creek (B), Cedar Creek (C), Selman Creek (D), East Armuchee Creek (E), Ruff Creek (F), West Armuchee Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  14.4%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Little Sand Mountain, GA



Little Sand Mountain compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age 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 significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Chattooga County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,068 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.27%
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 Floyd County, GA  1.01% ($29,585 average AGI)
from Walker County, GA  0.96% ($25,090)
from Cherokee County, AL  0.41% ($25,909)


5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.27%
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 Floyd County, GA  1.16% ($29,521 average AGI)
to Walker County, GA  0.83% ($23,000)
to Cherokee County, AL  0.42% ($27,676)


Strongest AM radio stations in Little Sand Mountain:
  • WZQZ (1180 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TRION, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WGTA (950 AM; 5 kW; SUMMERVILLE, GA; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WRGA (1470 AM; 5 kW; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING. CORP.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Little Sand Mountain:
  • WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • 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)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTSH-FM (107.1 FM; ROCKMART, GA; Owner: BROADCAST INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WCCV (91.7 FM; CARTERSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Little Sand Mountain:
  • WSUT-LP (Channel 21; SUMMERVILLE/TRION, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION/NGTV)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WLFW-LP (Channel 41; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • WDNN-CA (Channel 43; DALTON, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)

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