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Talladega County

Population in July 2007: 1,345.
Males: 652  (48.5%)
Females: 693  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35150.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $22,488 (it was $21,019 in 2000)
Mignon:  $22,488
Alabama:  $42,666

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $13,603

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $42,485 (it was $30,700 in 2000)
Mignon:  $42,485
Alabama:  $121,500

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Races in Mignon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.7%)
  • Black (22.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mignon: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.8%), Irish (7.0%), German (5.3%), English (4.2%), Dutch (2.4%), Scottish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 520 feet

Land area: 2.81 square miles.

Population density: 479 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mignon

  • High school or higher: 58.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mignon CDP

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

12 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Alabama:  2.0%


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

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

Mignon:  0.6% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (34.3 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (39.5 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (587.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Sylacauga, AL (0.9 miles ), Oak Grove, AL (1.5 miles ), Gantts Quarry, AL (1.7 miles) , Bon Air, AL (2.6 miles) , Childersburg, AL (2.9 miles ), Sycamore-Winterboro, AL (2.9 miles ), Talladega Springs, AL (3.4 miles) , Weogufka-Marble Valley, AL (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 33.18 N, Longitude: 86.26 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (20%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)



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Mignon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 172% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.2 miles away from the Mignon place center killed 10 people and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/1/1953, a category 4 tornado 19.5 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Mignon-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.3 miles away from Mignon center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from Mignon center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.7 miles away from Mignon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mignon:
  • COOSA VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 1 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL)
  • CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; TALLADEGA, AL)
  • CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ASHLAND, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mignon:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 36 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 46 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)

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Churches in Mignon include: Saint John Baptist Church (A), Mignon United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Comers Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Louise, Lake (A), Thomas Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Darby Branch (A), McClungs Creek (B), Tar Water Branch (C), Sanford Creek (D), Ogletree Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.5%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  28.1%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  8.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

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Mignon compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)


Religion statistics for Mignon

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.11%
Here50.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of ChristAssemblies of God
Adherents67.6%13.9%5.0%3.2%1.9%
Congregations41.8%17.6%6.1%6.1%4.2%
NameCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)National Association of Free Will BaptistsOther
Adherents1.5%1.2%1.1%1.1%3.6%
Congregations1.8%2.4%1.8%1.8%16.4%
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.


5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,030 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.71%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
Talladega County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Calhoun County, AL  1.07% ($45,708 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.51% ($44,241)
from St. Clair County, AL  0.50% ($29,185)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,888 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
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 Calhoun County, AL  1.07% ($30,460 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL  0.64% ($36,638)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.51% ($38,679)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mignon:
  • WYEA (1290 AM; 1 kW; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFEB (1340 AM; 1 kW; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WZZX (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LINEVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT A. PERRY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFHK (1430 AM; 5 kW; PELL CITY, AL; Owner: STOCKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mignon:
  • WTRB-FM (98.3 FM; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTDR (92.7 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: JACOBS BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WSSY-FM (97.5 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
  • WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WASZ (95.5 FM; ASHLAND, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Mignon:
  • W04CB (Channel 4; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
  • WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WJSU-TV (Channel 40; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)



Mignon on our top lists:
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists"
  • #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
  • #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Textile mills and textile products"
  • #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Textile mills and textile products"
  • #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Agricultural workers including supervisors"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Department and other general merchandise stores"

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