Loachapoka, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 162. Population change since 2000: -1.8%

Males: 77	(47.9%)
Females: 85	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip code: 36865

Estimated median household income in 2008: $41,768 (it was $30,938 in 2000)

Loachapoka:	$41,768
Alabama:	$42,666

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $109,062 (it was $64,000 in 2000)

Loachapoka:	$109,062
Alabama:	$121,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $141,542; Detached houses: $175,174; Townhouses or other attached units: $127,631; Mobile homes: $36,029

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Races in Loachapoka:

Black (61.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (38.2%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Other Asian (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Loachapoka: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.7%), Irish (3.0%), Scottish (2.4%), English (1.2%), French (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 1.18 square miles.

Population density: 138 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Loachapoka

High school or higher: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
Unemployed: 9.4%
Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Loachapoka town

Never married: 31.6%
Now married: 40.4%
Separated: 5.3%
Widowed: 14.9%
Divorced: 7.9%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Loachapoka:	0.7% ($473)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Loachapoka satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbus, GA (39.1 miles , pop. 185,781).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (43.2 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (611.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Loachapoka-Roxana, AL (1.8 miles ), Notasulga, AL (2.3 miles ), Auburn, AL (2.6 miles ), Waverly, AL (3.0 miles) , Little Texas-Society Hill, AL (3.5 miles ), Opelika, AL (3.5 miles ), Tuskegee, AL (3.7 miles ), Camp Hill, AL (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 32.60 N, Longitude: 85.60 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 334

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Population change in the 1990s: -82 (-33.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (27%)
Construction (23%)
Health care (14%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (19%)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (15%)
Educational services (15%)
Health care (15%)
Personal and laundry services (12%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electricians (23%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (14%)
Health technologists and technicians (14%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (23%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
Waiters and waitresses (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)

Average climate in Loachapoka, Alabama

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Loachapoka-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 83% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.0 miles away from the Loachapoka town center killed 8 people and injured 495 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.3 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Loachapoka-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Loachapoka center
On 5/9/2004 at 08:56:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Loachapoka:

EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER AND SNF (about 13 miles; OPELIKA, AL)
LAKEMARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DADEVILLE, AL)
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles; TALLASSEE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Loachapoka, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loachapoka:

AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 7 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 44 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)

Public high school in Loachapoka:

LOACHAPOKA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: P O BOX 187; Grades: 07-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Loachapoka:

LOACHAPOKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: P O BOX 60; Grades: PK-06)

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

LOACHAPOKA WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 8643, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.8%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	16.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	11.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Loachapoka, AL

Loachapoka compared to Alabama state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Loachapoka mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%) Electricity (39%) Wood (9%) Utility gas (6%)

Religion statistics for Loachapoka

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.59%

Here		34.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ
Adherents	56.4%	21.4%	5.3%	3.6%	3.1%
Congregations	33.0%	22.7%	2.1%	8.2%	8.2%

Name	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Presbyterian Church in America	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	1.8%	1.8%	1.4%	1.2%	4.0%
Congregations	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	1.0%	18.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$2,400
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$2,400

Loachapoka government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
Highways: $1,000
Tax - NEC: $8,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,000

10.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.61%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.45% of residents moved from foreign countries ($467 average AGI)
Lee County: 0.45%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Russell County, AL	1.17% ($32,432 average AGI)
from Muscogee County, GA	1.09% ($37,986)
from Chambers County, AL	0.69% ($27,056)

9.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.31%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($394 average AGI)
Lee County: 0.10%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Russell County, AL	0.99% ($30,523 average AGI)
to Muscogee County, GA	0.71% ($30,348)
to Chambers County, AL	0.54% ($32,773)

Strongest AM radio stations in Loachapoka:

WTLM (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WAUD (1230 AM; 1 kW; AUBURN, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WZMG (910 AM; 1 kW; PEPPERELL, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WANI (1400 AM; 1 kW; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: AUBURN NETWORK, INC.)
WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Loachapoka:

WKKR (97.7 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W212AP (90.3 FM; NOTASULGA, ETC., AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WSTH-FM (106.1 FM; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQNR (99.9 FM; TALLASSEE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMXA (96.7 FM; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WEGL (91.1 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUBURN UNIVERSITY)
WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCGQ (107.3 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
WTGZ (95.9 FM; TUSKEGEE, AL; Owner: NEW WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WZLM (97.3 FM; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WELL-FM (88.7 FM; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Loachapoka:

W18CD (Channel 18; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WSWS-TV (Channel 66; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF OPELIKA)
WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLTZ (Channel 38; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: LEWIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WXTX (Channel 54; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
WCGT-LP (Channel 16; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 15 meters (49ft)
Total costs: $2,091,000
Total average daily traffic: 629
Total average daily truck traffic: 54
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 932

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jerri L Janjua, Macon Co Rd 54 S Of And Near The Intersect Of 185, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 129.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

On Cr 11 .6 Mi N Of Hwy 14, Structure height: 29 m, Call Sign: WNZU626, Licensee ID: L00038994
Assigned Frequencies : 173.287 MHz
Grant Date: 05/18/2002, Expiration Date: 06/29/2012
Registrant: Loachapoka Water Authority, Loachapoka, AL 36865, Phone: (205) 887-3329
Lat: 32.601389 Lon: -85.763889, Call Sign: WPXH417
Assigned Frequencies : 153.920 MHz
Grant Date: 04/04/2003, Expiration Date: 04/04/2013, Certifier: Robert Schafer
Registrant: Communications & Electronics,Inc, Phenix City, AL 36868, Phone: (334) 298-8962, Fax: (334) 297-7980, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Radio Tower S Of, Overall height: 137.8 m, Call Sign: WNTZ225
Assigned Frequencies : 952.393 MHz, 928.393 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2000, Expiration Date: 06/13/2010
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA4PKB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00624619
Grant Date: 02/18/2009, Expiration Date: 03/18/2019
Registrant: Robert L Schafer, Loachapoka, AL 36865
Call Sign: W4HOD, Previous Call Sign: KI4YWG, Licensee ID: L01316087
Grant Date: 09/11/2007, Expiration Date: 09/11/2017, Certifier: Donald K Huey
Registrant: Heart Of Dixie Amateur Radio Society, Loachapoka, AL 36865

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$148,115	1	$110,360
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0410.00

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