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Cherokee County

Population in July 2007: 4,782.
Males: 2,422  (50.7%)
Females: 2,360  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,525 (it was $33,662 in 2000)
Mud Creek:  $41,525
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,623
Mud Creek:  $20,623
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,088 (it was $65,100 in 2000)
Mud Creek:  $100,088
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $124,449; Detached houses: $150,126; Mobile homes: $34,275

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Races in Mud Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
  • Black (6.2%)
  • American Indian (6.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Mud Creek: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 143.6 square miles.

Population density: 33 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Mud Creek

  • High school or higher: 63.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mud Creek CCD

  • Never married: 15.7%
  • Now married: 68.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
Alabama:  2.0%

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

Mud Creek:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Mud Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Marietta, GA (56.2 miles , pop. 58,748).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (67.3 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (549.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cave Spring, GA (3.2 miles ), Cedar Bluff, AL (3.3 miles ), Centre, AL (3.3 miles ), Piedmont, AL (3.6 miles ), Gaylesville, AL (3.6 miles) , Cedartown, GA (3.9 miles ), Leesburg, AL (4.0 miles ), Sand Rock, AL (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 34.09 N, Longitude: 85.51 W

Mud Creek household income distribution Mud Creek home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)



Mud Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 193% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Mud Creek place center killed 22 people and injured 150 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 tornado 27.5 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Mud Creek-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 29.1 miles away from Mud Creek 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 61.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from Mud Creek center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/15/1993 at 02:02:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.1 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 1.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from Mud Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Mud Creek:
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 7 miles; CENTRE, AL)
  • POLK MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CEDARTOWN, GA)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GADSDEN, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mud Creek:
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 43 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,881)
  • SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
  • CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,012)

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Notable location: Rock Run Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Mud Creek include: Unity Hill Church (A), Union Grove Church (B), Calcedonia Church (C), Macedonia Church (D), Spring Garden Methodist Church (E), Christian Mission Church (F), Sandy Creek Church (G), Salem Church (H), Saint Marks Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ebenezer Alexis Cemetery (1), Arrington Chapel Cemetery (2), Friendship Cemetery (3), Barnett Cemetery (4), Bates Cemetery (5), Bethel Cemetery (6), Davenport Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Blue Pond (A), Norton Lake (B), Arrington Lakes (C), Arrington Lake Number 2 (D), Arrington Lake Number 1 (E), McGee Lake (F), La Garde Lake (G), LaGarde Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Branch (A), Spring Creek (B), Bulse Branch (C), Strickland Branch (D), Kanady Creek (E), Cantrell Branch (F), Dry Slough (G), Three Mile Creek (H), Forney Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Spring Garden Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.6%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mud Creek, AL



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


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Alabama:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for Mud Creek

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents79.1%16.1%1.7%1.6%1.5%
Congregations61.3%27.5%5.0%2.5%3.8%
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.


6.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.67%
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 DeKalb County, AL  0.86% ($28,594 average AGI)
from Floyd County, GA  0.74% ($34,695)
from Etowah County, AL  0.66% ($30,660)


5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,802 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.57%
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 Etowah County, AL  0.92% ($31,918 average AGI)
to DeKalb County, AL  0.81% ($22,688)
to Calhoun County, AL  0.60% ($26,511)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mud Creek:
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WZTQ (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CENTRE, AL; Owner: RADIO CENTRE, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mud Creek:
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCKS (102.7 FM; FRUITHURST, AL; Owner: WCKS, INC.)
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WMAX-FM (105.3 FM; BOWDON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTSH-FM (107.1 FM; ROCKMART, GA; Owner: BROADCAST INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Mud Creek:
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $2,545,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,687
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,006
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 9,121

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • b b carter, 956 County Road 574, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • BH1011-HANCEVILLE, 956 County Rd 574, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WPZS444
    Assigned Frequencies : 19430.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/03/2004, Expiration Date: 03/03/2014, Certifier: Dan Menser
    Registrant: T-Mobile License LLC, 12920 Se 38th St., Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:


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