Mount Hope, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 1,900.

Males: 932	(49.1%)
Females: 968	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip code: 35651

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,423 (it was $31,958 in 2000)

Mount Hope:	$39,423
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,692

Mount Hope:	$20,692
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,772 (it was $72,700 in 2000)

Mount Hope:	$111,772
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $146,743; Detached houses: $177,088; Mobile homes: $35,663

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Races in Mount Hope:

White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
Black (5.7%)
American Indian (5.7%)
Two or more races (2.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Hope: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 140.2 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mount Hope

High school or higher: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Hope CCD

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 65.0%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 7.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.1%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Mount Hope:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (29.1 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (72.5 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (513.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hatton, AL (3.1 miles ), Moulton, AL (3.3 miles ), Phil Campbell, AL (3.9 miles ), Haleyville, AL (4.0 miles ), Russellville, AL (4.1 miles ), Littleville, AL (4.1 miles ), Town Creek, AL (4.2 miles ), Speake-Oakville, AL (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.43 N, Longitude: 87.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

Mount Hope household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Chemicals (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (23%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Health care (7%)
Chemicals (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Apparel (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Mount Hope-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 237% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the Mount Hope place center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 26.6 miles away from the place center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

Mount Hope-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 82% 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 71.6 miles away from Mount Hope center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 53.6 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 67.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from Mount Hope center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 70.8 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 89.1 miles away from Mount Hope center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Hope:

BAPTIST LAWRENCE (about 12 miles; MOULTON, AL)
CARRAWAY BURDICK WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL)
RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Hope, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Hope:

NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 26 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 34 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 46 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 51 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)

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Notable location: Spring Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Mount Hope include: Town Creek Church (A), Cave Springs Church (B), Rock Springs Church (C), Old Town Creek Church (D), Old Macedonia Baptist Church (E), New Brashier Church (F), Mountain Springs Church (G), Hickory Grove Church (H), Mount Hope Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Smith Cemetery (1), McLemore Cemetery (2), Wear Cemetery (3), Macedonia Cemetery (4), Poplar Spring Cemetery (5), Union Hill Cemetery (6), Town Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Philpot Lake (A), Little Bear Creek Reservoir (B), Hardin Lake (C), Gum Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Soap Hole Branch (A), Rock Springs Branch (B), Montgomery Creek (C), Rocky Branch (D), Flannagin Creek (E), Milam Creek (F), Stinson Branch (G), Mattox Creek (H), Tanyard Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Mount Hope include: Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area (1), Bee Branch Scenic Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.0%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	14.9%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	4.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Hope, AL

Mount Hope compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%) Electricity (35%) Utility gas (8%) Wood (3%) No fuel used (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Mount Hope

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Old Missionary Baptists Associations	Assemblies of God
Adherents	69.2%	9.7%	8.4%	6.7%	1.7%
Congregations	34.6%	21.0%	18.5%	11.1%	2.5%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Church of God of Prophecy	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%
Congregations	1.2%	1.2%	2.5%	1.2%	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.

4.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.41%
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 Morgan County, AL	1.87% ($32,432 average AGI)
from Colbert County, AL	0.38% ($22,093)
from Lauderdale County, AL	0.23% ($28,808)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
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 Morgan County, AL	2.60% ($27,656 average AGI)
to Colbert County, AL	0.44% ($31,863)
to Madison County, AL	0.28% ($35,969)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Hope:

WHIY (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPL)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
WVNA (1590 AM; 5 kW; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WGOL (920 AM; 1 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: MCCURRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Hope:

WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
WMXV (103.5 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WVNA-FM (105.5 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBTG-FM (106.3 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCS. BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WJBB-FM (92.7 FM; HALEYVILLE, AL; Owner: HALEYVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WQPR (88.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: THE BD OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF ALABAMA)
WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W234AD (94.7 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
W254AA (98.7 FM; COLBERT HEIGHTS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WYTK (93.9 FM; ROGERSVILLE, AL; Owner: SHOALS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WQAH-FM (105.7 FM; ADDISON, AL; Owner: ALVIN ABERCROMBIE)
WWXQ (92.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Hope:

WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
WYLE (Channel 26; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ETC COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WFIQ (Channel 36; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
W57BV (Channel 57; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W59CF (Channel 59; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

On A1 101 1 Mi From Jct A124 At Hwy Dept Ofc 10 Mi W Of Molton, Call Sign: KRM824, Licensee ID: L00005933
Assigned Frequencies : 151.055 MHz
Grant Date: 02/20/2002, Expiration Date: 05/20/2012
Registrant: State Of Alabama, 517 Traffic Operations Dr, Montgomery, AL 36110, Phone: (205) 242-6508

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: K4JIA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00306519
Grant Date: 12/16/2000, Expiration Date: 03/12/2011
Registrant: Robert E Tollison, 1000 Co Rd 18, Mount Hope, AL 35651
Call Sign: KD4BOU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00241150
Grant Date: 06/16/2001, Expiration Date: 06/16/2011
Registrant: Timothy L Vinson, 102 Co Rd 41, Mount Hope, AL 35651
Call Sign: KD4ZYX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00624108
Grant Date: 01/16/2003, Expiration Date: 04/13/2013
Registrant: Mary C Kimbrough, 1070 County Rd 31, Mount Hope, AL 35651
Call Sign: KJ4FF, Previous Call Sign: KB4EEK, Licensee ID: L00266665
Grant Date: 07/06/2000, Expiration Date: 05/01/2010
Registrant: Henry J Spillers, 24 Co Rd 25, Mount Hope, AL 35651
Call Sign: KS4AK, Previous Call Sign: KD4PJR, Licensee ID: L00265413
Grant Date: 01/28/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014, Certifier: Larry R Kimbrough
Registrant: Larry R Kimbrough, 1070 Co Rd 31, Mount Hope, AL 35651
Call Sign: N4KIB, Previous Call Sign: KB4JOU, Licensee ID: L00266666
Grant Date: 07/06/2000, Expiration Date: 05/01/2010
Registrant: Frances G Spillers, 24 Co Rd 25, Mount Hope, AL 35651

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 6092M , Serial Number: 15284619, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 09/19/1980
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 1011 County Road 50, Mount Hope, AL 35651
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 69065 , Serial Number: 15282469, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 10/05/1978
Registrant (Individual): Ray Hampton, 1011 County Road 50, Mount Hope, AL 35651
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8363N , Serial Number: 0442, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 03/13/1998
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 1011 County Road 50, Mount Hope, AL 35651

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