Lockhart, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 539. Population change since 2000: -1.6%

Males: 258	(48.0%)
Females: 281	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36455.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,719 (it was $23,281 in 2000)

Lockhart:	$28,719
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,429

Lockhart:	$18,429
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $48,583 (it was $31,600 in 2000)

Lockhart:	$48,583
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $62,940; Detached houses: $59,888; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $9,462; Mobile homes: $48,800

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Races in Lockhart:

White Non-Hispanic (73.0%)
Black (23.9%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Lockhart: 74.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (42.5%), Irish (7.1%), English (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Scottish (2.9%), German (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 287 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 496 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lockhart

High school or higher: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
Unemployed: 16.1%
Mean travel time to work: 37.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lockhart town

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 18.0%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Lockhart:	0.6% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulf Breeze-Harold, FL (50.8 miles , pop. 54,412).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (93.5 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (545.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Florala, AL (1.2 miles ), Paxton, FL (1.8 miles ), Laurel Hill, FL (2.7 miles ), Paxton-Darlington, FL (3.6 miles ), Onycha, AL (3.9 miles ), Falco, AL (3.9 miles ), Horn Hill, AL (4.0 miles ), Libertyville, AL (4.2 miles) .

Latitude: 31.01 N, Longitude: 86.35 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +76 (+16.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Textile mills and textile products (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (34%)
Public administration (15%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electricians (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Health technologists and technicians (17%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Crime in Lockhart by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	0	0	0
per 100,000	723.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	180.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Thefts	6	0	2	1
per 100,000	1085.0	0.0	373.8	182.8
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	200.7	0.0	15.0	7.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.86
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lockhart, Alabama

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

On 12/10/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.8 miles away from the Lockhart town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/17/1971, a category 3 tornado 30.2 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Lockhart-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 94% 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 55.1 miles away from Lockhart center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.2 miles away from Lockhart center
On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lockhart:

FLORALA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; FLORALA, AL)
MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OPP, AL)
ANDALUSIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ANDALUSIA, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Lockhart, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lockhart:

OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 62 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 62 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 62 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 85 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)

Public elementary/middle school in Lockhart:

WS HARLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location: P O BOX 267; Grades: 0K-06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Lockhart that have no violations reported:

LOCKHART WATER WORKS (Address: P O BOX 216, Population served: 753, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.6%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	25.5%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	13.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lockhart, AL

Lockhart compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income 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 below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population 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

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Lockhart mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Covington County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%) Electricity (37%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Lockhart

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	77.1%	8.3%	3.8%	3.4%	1.8%
Congregations	49.6%	10.9%	9.2%	11.8%	4.2%

Name	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	2.4%
Congregations	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	1.7%	10.1%

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	2	$2,967	$17,802	1	$111
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		4	$2,383
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$438
Water Supply	1	$1,772	$21,264	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$4,739	$18,956	6	$2,932

Lockhart government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $49,000
Construction - Sewerage: $326,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $24,000
Sewerage: $24,000

Water Utilities: $11,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $60,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $60,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $212,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $51,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $326,000
Tax - NEC: $21,000
Individual Income: $13,000

Property: $12,000

Total General Sales: $9,000

Public Utilities: $2,000

Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $85,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.03%
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 Coffee County, AL	0.63% ($22,882 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL	0.49% ($39,133)
from Walton County, FL	0.37% ($21,378)

5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
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 Coffee County, AL	0.65% ($20,897 average AGI)
to Okaloosa County, FL	0.32% ($22,462)
to Crenshaw County, AL	0.29% ($28,314)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lockhart:

WKWL (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORALA, AL; Owner: FLORALA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
WOPP (1290 AM; 3 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: E. & R BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WAMI (860 AM; 1 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNVY (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CANTONMENT, FL; Owner: 1090-AM INC.)
WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lockhart:

WTKE (98.1 FM; HOLT, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WZNS (96.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
WAAZ-FM (104.7 FM; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTKX-FM (101.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKSM (99.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
WTJT (90.1 FM; BAKER, FL; Owner: OKALOOSA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WAMI-FM (102.3 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
W218AO (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Lockhart:

WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
W19BV (Channel 19; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
W36BQ (Channel 36; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
W40BE (Channel 40; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
W49BM (Channel 49; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
W57CC (Channel 57; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
W59CQ (Channel 59; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
W65CW (Channel 65; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $716,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,460
Total average daily truck traffic: 446
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 4,509

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

City Of Lockhart Water Tank; Within City Limits Of, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: KNKQ378
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 09/16/2003, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Water Tank In City Limits, Type: Tank, Structure height: 39.9 m, Overall height: 45.7 m
Registrant: Lockhart, Town Of, Lockhart, AL 36455, Phone: (334) 858-6744

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