Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 0.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Nelson, GA
Nelson compared to Georgia state average:
- Black race population percentage 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Pickens County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (92%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Religion statistics for Nelson
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.21%
| Here |  | 43.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Jasper Baptist and Pleasant Valley Baptist Association | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 39.7% | 30.5% | 10.1% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
| Congregations | 41.0% | 17.9% | 7.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 2.6% | 10.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,277 | $39,324 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,727 | $20,724 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,214 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,258 | $27,096 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,207 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,262 | $29,048 | 4 | $3,421 |
Nelson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $26,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $176,000
Central Staff Services: $74,000
Police Protection: $62,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $146,000
General Support: $89,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $29,000
Police Protection: $13,000
Regular Highways: $13,000
Central Staff: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $812,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
- Tax - Public Utilities: $35,000
Property: $26,000
Other Selective Sales: $23,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $41,000
10.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,835 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.86% | | 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:
7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,865 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.39% | | 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 Nelson:
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCHK (1290 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Nelson:
- 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.)
- WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WNSY (100.1 FM; TALKING ROCK, GA; Owner: CHARLES A. MCCLURE)
- WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WCCV (91.7 FM; CARTERSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W265BD (100.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLTM (94.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNGU (89.5 FM; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
TV broadcast stations around Nelson:
- WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
- WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
- WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
- WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)
- WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
- W38CU (Channel 38; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KOREAN AMERICAN TV BROADCASTING CORP.)
Nelson fatal accident list:
Oct 18, 2006 10:99 AM, Lat: 34.380178, Lon: -84.372583, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 14, 1993 01:25 AM, 328, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 11, 1993 04:00 AM, 328, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 28, 1993 07:35 AM, 57, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 20, 1992 03:15 AM, 328, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- Warren D Harkins, Eagles Perch Rd. (Nelson #10535), Type: Tower, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 89.3 m
- Edward G Roach, Bessie Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: None - Richard J Byrne, 362 Ray Mountain Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- Tank On Canton Hwy, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPWB637
Assigned Frequencies : 451.262 MHz Grant Date: 10/04/2002, Expiration Date: 10/04/2012, Certifier: Thomas A Heard
Registrant: Dexter Forston Associates, Inc, 910 Ploof Dr, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 497-3733, Email:
- NEW NELSON TANK, Tank On Canton Hwy, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPWE273
Assigned Frequencies : 453.512 MHz, 458.512 MHz Grant Date: 10/25/2002, Expiration Date: 10/25/2012, Certifier: Thomas A Heard
Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates, Inc, 910 Ploof Dr, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 497-3733, Email:
- NEW NELSON TANK, Tank On Canton Hwy, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQDX584
Assigned Frequencies : 458.512 MHz Grant Date: 11/23/2005, Expiration Date: 05/22/2006, Cancelation Date: 07/22/2006, Certifier: Thomas A Heard
Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates, Inc, 910 Ploof Dr, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 497-3733
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- Nelson, Lat: 34.386000 Lon: -84.417000, Call Sign: WPXB288
Assigned Frequencies : 956.393 MHz, 956.393 MHz Grant Date: 02/25/2003, Expiration Date: 02/25/2013, Certifier: Billy R Hall Jr.
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KI4APX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00693235
Grant Date: 05/30/2003, Expiration Date: 05/30/2013, Certifier: Michael W Long
Registrant: Michael W Long, Nelson, GA 30151
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 4
- Hazardous Condition: 3
Nelson on our top lists:
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Life, physical, and social science technicians"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Top executives"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer and mathematical occupations:"
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