Fannin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 2.18. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Morganton and their reported violations in the past:
WHISPERING PINES CAMPGROUND (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1998)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-1998), St Boil Water Order (SEP-23-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Site Visit (enforcement) (NOV-18-1997), St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-1998), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-09-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Site Visit (enforcement) (NOV-18-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-1997), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-09-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-06-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-16-2003)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-1998)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Site Visit (enforcement) (NOV-18-1997), St Public Notif requested (NOV-19-1997)
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.9%
(6.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.5 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 65.3% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This town: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Morganton, GA
Morganton compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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 (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (6%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Fannin County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Morganton (based on Fannin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.45%
| Here | | 69.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 81.1% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 66.0% | 11.3% | 3.8% | 7.5% | 1.9% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | American Baptist Association | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
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| Congregations | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Fannin County: | 3.55 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Fannin County: | 5.33 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | Here: | 12.00 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.9% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Fannin County: | 25.8% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.4% | | State: | 14.6% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,225 | $26,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,924 | $23,088 | 1 | $1,545 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,149 | $24,894 | 1 | $1,545 |
Morganton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $61,000 ($201.32)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $5,000 ($16.50)
Sewerage: $3,000 ($9.90)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $57,000 ($188.12)
Sewerage: $38,000 ($125.41)
Central Staff Services: $6,000 ($19.80)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($6.60)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000 ($3.30)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $55,000 ($181.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $25,000 ($82.51)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($99.01)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($19.80)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $10,000 ($33.00)
Sewerage: $7,000 ($23.10)
General Public Building: $1,000 ($3.30)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $145,000 ($478.55)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $91,000 ($300.33)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000 ($39.60)
- Tax - Property: $17,000 ($56.11)
Other Selective Sales: $10,000 ($33.00)
NEC: $2,000 ($6.60)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($3.30)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $45,000 ($148.51)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($9.90)
8.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,966 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.00% | | 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:
5.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,673 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.59% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Morganton:
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WKRK (1320 AM; 5 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: RADFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Morganton:
- WPPL (103.9 FM; BLUE RIDGE, GA; Owner: FANNIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WNSY (100.1 FM; TALKING ROCK, GA; Owner: CHARLES A. MCCLURE)
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCNG (102.7 FM; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLJA-FM (93.5 FM; ELLIJAY, GA; Owner: TRI-STATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHEL (105.1 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTFH (89.9 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WKHC (104.3 FM; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNGU (89.5 FM; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W250AJ (97.9 FM; COPPERHILL, TN; Owner: JOHN REYNOLDS)
- W203BA (88.5 FM; BLUE RIDGE, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Morganton:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
Morganton fatal accident list:
Mar 11, 1994 11:50 AM, 60, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Sep 24, 1993 08:20 PM, 60, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 43 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Morganton)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Int 245 & Us 76 1 Mi E (Lat: 34.948972 Lon: -84.264917), Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: KIL813, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies: 151.280 MHz, 159.285 MHz, 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz
Grant Date: 08/29/2002, Expiration Date: 11/17/2012
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 47 Trinity Ave 130-07, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Morganton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2028V , Serial Number: 14241, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 07/12/1956
Registrant (Individual): Michael A Lane, Po Box 336 Rd, Morganton, GA 30560 - Aircraft: AERONCA 7CCM (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 2558B , Serial Number: 7CCM-34, Airworthiness Date: 07/03/1958
Registrant (Individual): Lloyd W Thompson, 1926 Daves Rd, Morganton, GA 30560 - Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 26571 , Serial Number: 1913, Year manufactured: 1940, Airworthiness Date: 09/18/1954
Registrant (Individual): J Wilmer Lane, Box 336, Morganton, GA 30560 - Aircraft: AERONCA 7CCM (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4220E , Serial Number: 7AC-7150, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 10/19/1959
Registrant (Individual): Lloyd Thompson, 1926 Daves Rd, Morganton, GA 30560 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5872E , Serial Number: 17372, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 04/22/1959
Registrant (Individual): J Wilmer Lane, Po Box 336, Morganton, GA 30560 - Aircraft: CHAMPION 7BCM (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 84562 , Serial Number: 7AC-3262, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 08/19/1955
Registrant (Individual): Lloyd W Thompson, 1926 Daves Rd, Morganton, GA 30560
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Morganton
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Morganton, GA
| Most common first names in Morganton, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 25 | 73.2 years |
| James | 19 | 76.2 years |
| John | 19 | 80.7 years |
| Robert | 14 | 73.5 years |
| George | 13 | 74.2 years |
| Mary | 12 | 83.4 years |
| Thomas | 11 | 76.9 years |
| Ruth | 10 | 78.7 years |
| Ruby | 10 | 81.9 years |
| Bessie | 9 | 80.1 years |
| Most common last names in Morganton, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Davenport | 20 | 78.0 years |
| Thomas | 18 | 80.0 years |
| Turner | 16 | 80.7 years |
| Smith | 16 | 79.2 years |
| Jones | 14 | 72.1 years |
| Long | 12 | 71.0 years |
| Daves | 12 | 84.8 years |
| Allen | 11 | 75.4 years |
| Hunter | 11 | 84.2 years |
| Wright | 10 | 70.9 years |
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Construction"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Social scientists and related workers"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Pharmacies and drug stores"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fire safe hotels and motels per 100,000 population"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Religious workers"
- #17 (30560) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Maltese first ancestries"
- #54 (30560) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers reporting profit/loss from business in 2004 (pop 1,000+)"
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