Montrose, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 164. Population change since 2000: +5.2%

Males: 71	(43.5%)
Females: 93	(56.5%)

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip code: 31065

Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,107 (it was $46,563 in 2000)

Montrose:	$57,107
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,346 (it was $50,000 in 2000)

Montrose:	$89,346
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $87,087; Detached houses: $98,112; Mobile homes: $37,273

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Races in Montrose:

White Non-Hispanic (57.1%)
Black (40.9%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Montrose: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (30.5%), English (10.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%), Irish (3.9%), French Canadian (3.2%), German (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 388 feet

Land area: 1.61 square miles.

Population density: 102 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Montrose

High school or higher: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montrose town

Never married: 26.0%
Now married: 61.1%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 3.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Montrose, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Montrose to the number of sex offenders is 164 to 1.

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

Montrose:	0.4% ($220)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Macon, GA (34.8 miles , pop. 97,255).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (110.2 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (680.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dudley, GA (2.2 miles ), Allentown, GA (2.2 miles ), Danville, GA (2.5 miles ), Dexter, GA (3.2 miles ), Chester, GA (3.4 miles ), Dublin, GA (3.7 miles ), Jeffersonville, GA (3.7 miles ), Rentz, GA (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 32.56 N, Longitude: 83.15 W

Area code: 478

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Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+20.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Wood products (11%)
Paper (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Textile mills and textile products (14%)
Finance and insurance (14%)
Gasoline stations (12%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Construction (7%)
Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
Cashiers (12%)
Computer specialists (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Average climate in Montrose, Georgia

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Montrose-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the Montrose town center killed 18 people and injured 300 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Montrose:

FAIRVIEW PARK HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DUBLIN, GA)
BLECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COCHRAN, GA)
DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; EASTMAN, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Montrose, GA

Airports located in Montrose:

Whitehall Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montrose:

MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 5,859)
MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
GORDON COLLEGE (about 68 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 2,263)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)

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Church in Montrose: Bay Springs Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	81.8%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	11.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This town:	1.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Montrose, GA

Montrose compared to Georgia state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Montrose mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Laurens County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (36%) Utility gas (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Wood (4%)

Religon statistics for Montrose

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	67.5%	16.1%	3.0%	2.6%	2.0%
Congregations	43.8%	18.8%	3.1%	1.0%	5.2%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	1.5%	1.3%	1.1%	0.9%	4.0%
Congregations	3.1%	1.0%	2.1%	2.1%	19.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$150
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$200
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$200
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$575
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$1,125

Montrose government finances in 2004:

Charges - Sewerage: $10,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $24,000
Water Utilities: $9,000

Sewerage: $6,000

General - Other: $2,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000

Regular Highways: $1,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $15,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $134,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $133,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $4,000
Sewerage: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $235,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $15,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $7,000
Public Utilities: $4,000

NEC: $3,000

Property: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,856 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.11%
Georgia average:	10.98%

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 Johnson County, GA	0.28% ($25,867 average AGI)
from Dodge County, GA	0.26% ($27,071)
from Bibb County, GA	0.17% ($34,370)

4.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
Georgia average:	9.55%

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 Johnson County, GA	0.26% ($20,805 average AGI)
to Dodge County, GA	0.24% ($25,342)
to Houston County, GA	0.21% ($36,882)

Strongest AM radio stations in Montrose:

WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXJO (1120 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
WPGA (980 AM; 5 kW; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
WLCG (1280 AM; 5 kW; MACON, GA)
WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Montrose:

WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WMCG (104.9 FM; MILAN, GA; Owner: TEL-DODGE BROADCASTING CO.)
WPEZ (93.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WPWB (90.5 FM; BYRON, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INST., INC.)
WKKZ (92.7 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: KIRBY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDEN-FM (99.1 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WVMG-FM (96.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WFXM (107.1 FM; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAYS (105.5 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQIL (101.3 FM; CHAUNCEY, GA; Owner: GSW, INC.)
WBKG (88.9 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WELT (98.1 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WUFF-FM (97.5 FM; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
WVKX (103.7 FM; IRWINTON, GA; Owner: WILKINSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGUR (88.9 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY)
WAWH (88.3 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Montrose:

WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WPGA-TV (Channel 58; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
WMGT-TV (Channel 41; MACON, GA; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK, INC.)
WMAZ-TV (Channel 13; MACON, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
WGXA (Channel 24; MACON, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MACON LICENSE LLC)
WGNM (Channel 64; MACON, GA; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)
W35BB (Channel 35; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: WDIG, LLC)
WDMA-LP (Channel 32; MACON, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

Montrose fatal accident list:
Sep 26, 2003 09:13 AM, Us-80 (Sr 26), Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 24, 2002 11:45 AM, Us-80 (Sr 19), Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 12, 1989 01:35 AM, Sr19, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 23, 1985 06:38 AM, 19, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Feb 4, 1980 02:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

TOM GRAY, Payne Cook Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, , Licensee ID: L00163059
Registrant: Towercom Atlanta LLC, 230 Peachtree Street Suite 1440, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404) 688-5530, Email:
b b carter, 1935 Morton Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 103.6 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KD4MNK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00524262
Grant Date: 05/29/2002, Expiration Date: 04/07/2012, Certifier: Alan G Van Ness
Registrant: Alan G Van Ness, Montrose, GA 31065
Call Sign: WA4PXJ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/10/1999, Expiration Date: 09/02/2008
Registrant: David L Green Jr, 1319 Chappell Mill Rd, Montrose, GA 31065-3224

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: WILLE PIENTENPOL AIRCAMPER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 41BD , Serial Number: BD-1, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 11/21/1978
Registrant (Individual): B J Powell, Po Box 35, Montrose, GA 31065

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5
Service Call: 1

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