Mineral Springs, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 3,362.

Males: 1,742	(51.8%)
Females: 1,620	(48.2%)

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,530 (it was $36,098 in 2000)

Mineral Springs:	$44,530
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,489

Mineral Springs:	$21,489
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,612 (it was $79,100 in 2000)

Mineral Springs:	$121,612
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $143,555; Detached houses: $183,460; Townhouses or other attached units: $145,553; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,681,511; Mobile homes: $45,625

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Races in Mineral Springs:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Hispanic (3.3%)
Other race (2.0%)
Black (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Mineral Springs: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 105.1 square miles.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mineral Springs

High school or higher: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mineral Springs CCD

Never married: 17.1%
Now married: 65.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 8.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.7%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Mineral Springs:	0.3% ($268)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (31.0 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (40.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (564.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Thorsby, AL (2.8 miles ), Jemison, AL (2.9 miles ), Clanton, AL (3.1 miles ), Calera, AL (3.6 miles ), Talladega Springs, AL (3.7 miles) , Weogufka-Marble Valley, AL (3.8 miles ), Columbiana, AL (3.8 miles ), Verbena, AL (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 32.97 N, Longitude: 86.60 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

Mineral Springs household income distribution

Mineral Springs home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (29%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Utilities (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Carpenters (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Mineral Springs-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the Mineral Springs place center killed 10 people and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.4 miles away from the place center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Mineral Springs-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 76% 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 48.3 miles away from Mineral Springs center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 88.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 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 53.3 miles away from Mineral Springs 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 48.7 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 26.7 miles away from Mineral Springs center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Mineral Springs:

CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; CLANTON, AL)
SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; ALABASTER, AL)
COOSA VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mineral Springs:

UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 19 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 44 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 44 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)

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Notable locations in Mineral Springs: Mount Bethel Youth Camp (A), Peach Queen Camp (B), Sears Camp (C), Leighs Camp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Mineral Springs include: Union Grove Church (A), Cane Creek Baptist Church (B), Macedonia Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Mineral Springs Baptist Church (E), Archies Chapel (F), New Hope Church (G), New Hope Assembly of God Church (H), Mountain Springs Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mineral Springs Cemetery (1), Archers Chapel Cemetery (2), McKee Cemetery (3), Davis Cemetery (4), Cane Creek Cemetery (5), Lime Springs Cemetery (6), Cobb Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Lay Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miller Branch (A), Rocky Creek (B), Turkey Creek (C), Cedar Creek (D), Stumps Creek (E), Flat Branch (F), Tanyard Branch (G), Third Creek (H), Buxahatchee Creek (I). 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:	67.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.3%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	16.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	7.5%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mineral Springs, AL

19 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Mineral Springs compared to Alabama state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black 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.
Number of college students 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Chilton County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%) Electricity (45%) Utility gas (2%) No fuel used (2%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Mineral Springs

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ
Adherents	79.8%	6.2%	5.1%	4.4%	1.4%
Congregations	53.6%	12.4%	8.2%	8.2%	7.2%

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Presbyterian Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%
Congregations	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	6.2%

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.

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
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 Shelby County, AL	1.50% ($36,223 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.68% ($37,258)
from Autauga County, AL	0.43% ($27,446)

5.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
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 Shelby County, AL	1.48% ($32,155 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.59% ($36,718)
to Autauga County, AL	0.56% ($24,397)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mineral Springs:

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.)
WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
WQCR (1500 AM; 2 kW; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: WGTT, INC.)
WBYE (1370 AM; 1 kW; CALERA, AL; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mineral Springs:

WEZZ-FM (97.7 FM; CLANTON, AL; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
WTRB-FM (98.3 FM; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mineral Springs:

WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
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)
WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

On Rural Cr 3/8 Mi S Mims Cross Rd, Call Sign: KGT655, Licensee ID: L00010271
Assigned Frequencies : 452.175 MHz, 452.175 MHz
Grant Date: 05/16/2002, Expiration Date: 06/16/2012
Registrant: Charles Culp, 11602 Cr 51, Jemison, AL 35085, Phone: (205) 688-4553

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