Lowndesboro, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 131. Population change since 2000: -5.7%

Males: 68	(48.6%)
Females: 72	(51.4%)

Lowndes County

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip code: 36752

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,900 (it was $27,917 in 2000)

Lowndesboro	$26,900
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $91,200 (it was $91,300 in 2000)

Lowndesboro	$91,200
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Lowndesboro:

White Non-Hispanic (70.7%)
Black (25.0%)
Hispanic (3.6%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Other race (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Lowndesboro: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Czech (10.0%), English (8.6%), Polish (7.9%), United States (7.9%), Scottish (6.4%), Irish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 416 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 167 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lowndesboro

High school or higher: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
Unemployed: 12.3%
Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lowndesboro town

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 54.7%
Separated: 9.4%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 5.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.4%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Lowndesboro, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lowndesboro to the number of sex offenders is 44 to 1.

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

Lowndesboro:	0.2% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Lowndesboro satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (23.5 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (627.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Hayneville, AL (6.6 miles ), White Hall, AL (7.7 miles ), Mosses, AL (8.3 miles ), Gordonville, AL (11.0 miles ), Autaugaville, AL (11.4 miles ), Benton-Collirene, AL (12.4 miles ), Benton, AL (14.4 miles) , Braggs-Prairie Hill, AL (16.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.27 N, Longitude: 86.61 W

Area code: 334

Lowndesboro household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+2.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Food and beverage stores (16%)
Health care (16%)
Public administration (16%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Warehousing and storage (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (42%)
Metal and metal products (15%)
Public administration (15%)
Paper (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Educational services (8%)

Most common occupations for males

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
Food processing workers (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Engineers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (15%)
Health technologists and technicians (15%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Accountants and auditors (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)

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Average climate in Lowndesboro, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Lowndesboro, Alabama average temperatures

Lowndesboro, Alabama average precipitation

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Lowndesboro-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.7 miles away from the Lowndesboro town center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/3/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 37 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lowndesboro:

PRATTVILLE BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PRATTVILLE, AL)
GREIL MEMORIAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (about 24 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL)
JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC INC (about 25 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Lowndesboro, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowndesboro:

MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 16 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 89 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 95 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lowndesboro:

AUTAUGA COUNTY (about 14 miles; PRATTVILLE, AL; ID: 1A9)
FORT DEPOSIT-LOWNDES COUNTY (about 22 miles; FORT DEPOSIT, AL; ID: 67A)
CRAIG FIELD (about 27 miles; SELMA, AL; ID: SEM)

Amtrak station near Lowndesboro:

20 miles: MONTGOMERY (950 W. SOUTH BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowndesboro:

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 20 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 28 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 55 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 61 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)

Private high school in Lowndesboro:

LOWNDES ACADEMY (Students: 292; Location: PO BOX 99; Grades: PK - 12)

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Church in Lowndesboro: Saint Pauls Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Lowndesboro Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Four Seasons Gas & Grocery (460 Owens Road).

Courts: Montgomery City - Departmental Divisions- Municipal Court (320 North Ripley), U S Government - Courts- Us District Court- Clerk Of Court (USCourthouse), U S Government - Courts- Us Bankruptcy Court- Clerk Of Court (USCourthouse).

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

LOWNDESBORO WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 840, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-11-2000)

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:	69.0%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.7%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	29.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	21.5%
Whole state:	7.3%

Lowndesboro compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Lowndesboro mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lowndes County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$812
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$932
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$1,744

6.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
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 Montgomery County, AL	2.95% ($25,543 average AGI)
from Butler County, AL	0.50% ($19,727)
from Dallas County, AL	0.48% ($21,048)

7.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,694 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.67%
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 Montgomery County, AL	4.11% ($50,846 average AGI)
to Butler County, AL	0.74% ($22,545)
to Autauga County, AL	0.45% ($28,900)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lowndesboro:

WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WLWI (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WXVI (1600 AM; 5 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: SUNSHINE 16 RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WAPZ (1250 AM; 5 kW; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: J & W PROMOTIONS, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WNZZ (950 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lowndesboro:

WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQKS-FM (96.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMCZ (97.1 FM; MILLBROOK, 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.)
WXFX (95.1 FM; PRATTVILLE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WVAS (90.7 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU))
WKXN (95.9 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
WLBF (89.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)
WQZX (94.3 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: HAYNES BROADCASTING, INC.)
WALX (100.9 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALEXANDER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lowndesboro:

WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WETU-LP (Channel 39; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: CABLE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
W24CK (Channel 24; SELMA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WAIQ (Channel 26; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
W61DH (Channel 61; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: FRAZER MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)

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