Magnolia, Delaware

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Population in July 2007: 246. Population change since 2000: +7.1%

Males: 131	(53.5%)
Females: 115	(46.5%)

Median resident age:	31.0 years
Delaware median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 19962.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,608 (it was $39,917 in 2000)

Magnolia:	$45,608
Delaware:	$54,610

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $197,735 (it was $99,300 in 2000)

Magnolia:	$197,735
Delaware:	$239,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $242,506; Detached houses: $239,741; Townhouses or other attached units: $55,621
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Races in Magnolia:

White Non-Hispanic (84.5%)
Black (10.2%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
Other race (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Magnolia: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (31.4%), United States (15.5%), Irish (13.3%), English (11.5%), Italian (3.5%), Dutch (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 0.19 square miles.

Population density: 1283 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Magnolia

High school or higher: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 9.6%
Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Magnolia town

Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 44.3%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 21.3%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
Delaware:	5.7%

According to our research there were 42 registered sex offenders living in Magnolia, Delaware in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Magnolia to the number of sex offenders is 6 to 1.

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

Magnolia:	0.5% ($476)
Delaware:	0.7% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (37.7 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (63.3 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (66.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE (1.6 miles ), Dover Base Housing, DE (1.8 miles ), Woodside East, DE (1.9 miles ), Riverview, DE (1.9 miles ), Highland Acres, DE (2.0 miles ), Bowers, DE (2.1 miles ), Frederica, DE (2.1 miles ), Kent Acres, DE (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.07 N, Longitude: 75.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Population change in the 1990s: -62 (-21.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (24%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
Construction (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Food (8%)
Health care (8%)
Public administration (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (21%)
Public administration (17%)
Health care (15%)
Food (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (22%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (10%)
Mathematical science occupations (8%)
Therapists (8%)
Food processing workers (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Media and communication equipment workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
Business operations specialists (11%)
Life and physical scientists (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Accountants and auditors (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)

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Average climate in Magnolia, Delaware

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Magnolia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the Magnolia town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1992, a category 2 tornado 3.7 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Magnolia:

BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; DOVER, DE)
SOUTH JERSEY HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 28 miles; BRIDGETON, NJ)
BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; LEWES, DE)

Political contributions by individuals in Magnolia, DE

Airports located in Magnolia:

Johnsons Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Magnolia:

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 32 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 35 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 41 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)

Public elementary/middle school in Magnolia:

Mcilvaine (j. Ralph) Early Childhood Center School (Students: 119; Location: 11 EAST WALNUT; Grades: KG - KG)

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Church in Magnolia: Magnolia United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Magnolia: Lindale House (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

GRANADA MOBILE HOME COURT (Population served: 138, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2005), St Public Notif issued (SEP-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JUN-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2002)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (SEP-14-1999), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-14-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2000)

MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-21-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2000)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (DEC-31-1998), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2000)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (SEP-30-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2000)

6 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-16-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-13-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and FEB-09-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-09-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JAN-09-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-24-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2002)

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

BARKERS LANDING (Population served: 210, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Delaware:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.4%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
Gay men: 2.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	11.0%
Whole state:	9.2%

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

This town:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Magnolia, DE

Magnolia compared to Delaware state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Kent County Delaware:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (15%) Utility gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Magnolia

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	31.9%	26.0%	4.8%	4.2%	3.9%
Congregations	3.7%	26.6%	1.8%	4.6%	1.8%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	The Wesleyan Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	2.9%	2.5%	2.2%	18.3%
Congregations	2.8%	4.6%	4.6%	5.5%	44.0%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,250
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$1,200
Totals for Government	0	$0		3	$2,450

8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.47%
Delaware average:	6.10%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($838 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.21%
Delaware average: 0.14%

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

from New Castle County, DE	1.92% ($46,984 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.19% ($43,981)
from Caroline County, MD	0.16% ($32,667)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Delaware average:	5.32%

0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,231 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.29%
Delaware average: 0.10%

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

to New Castle County, DE	1.09% ($41,164 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.10% ($33,481)
to Caroline County, MD	0.07% ($26,421)

Strongest AM radio stations in Magnolia:

WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Magnolia:

WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
WSNJ-FM (107.7 FM; BRIDGETON, NJ; Owner: COHANZICK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W277AH (103.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Magnolia:

WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Del Rt 31 8 Mi W, Call Sign: KTS484, Licensee ID: L00457626
Assigned Frequencies : 152.975 MHz
Grant Date: 02/02/2002, Expiration Date: 01/17/2012
Registrant: Air Enterprises Inc, 4403 Irish Hill Rd, Magnolia, DE 19962, Phone: (302) 335-5454
5234 S State St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPSE454
Assigned Frequencies : 465.150 MHz, 465.425 MHz
Grant Date: 03/27/2001, Expiration Date: 03/27/2011, Certifier: Robert G Ritter
Registrant: Lao 217106, 102 East Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
515 Phillips Drive, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQFQ818
Assigned Frequencies : 465.150 MHz, 465.425 MHz
Grant Date: 09/12/2006, Expiration Date: 09/12/2016, Certifier: William W Pinnell
Registrant: Lao 20611004, 102 East Middle Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Magnolia)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Magnolia)

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$179,335	2	$216,590	1	$49,880	1	$40,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$114,410	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$69,560	2	$206,245	1	$56,460	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$233,440	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 30
Hazardous Condition: 11
Service Call: 5
Good Intent Call: 9

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