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Emanuel County

Population in July 2008: 382. Population change since 2000: +4.4%
 

Males: 200  (52.5%)
Females: 182  (47.5%)

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30436.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,426 (it was $24,808 in 2000)
Oak Park:  $30,426
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,171
Oak Park:  $17,171
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,477 (it was $40,000 in 2000)
Oak Park:  $71,477
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $78,811; Detached houses: $79,240; Mobile homes: $38,500

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Races in Oak Park:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
  • Hispanic (10.1%)
  • Other race (8.2%)
  • Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Oak Park: 74.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (32.2%), Irish (9.0%), English (2.7%), Scottish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 7.14 square miles.

Population density: 54 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oak Park

  • High school or higher: 57.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oak Park town

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

18 residents are foreign born (4.9% Latin America).

This town:  4.9%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Oak Park, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oak Park to the number of sex offenders is 191 to 1.

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

Oak Park:  0.7% ($288)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (74.0 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (147.0 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (661.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Stillmore, GA (2.7 miles ), Nunez, GA (2.9 miles) , Aline, GA (3.2 miles ), Lyons, GA (3.4 miles ), Cobbtown, GA (3.4 miles ), Vidalia, GA (3.5 miles ), Gillis Springs, GA (3.6 miles ), Santa Claus, GA (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 32.37 N, Longitude: 82.31 W

Area code: 912

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Population change in the 1990s: +85 (+30.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)



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Average climate in Oak Park, Georgia

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Oak Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/13/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.8 miles away from the Oak Park town center injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/12/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Oak Park-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 10.0 miles away from Oak Park center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from Oak Park center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Oak Park:
  • MEADOWS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 13 miles; VIDALIA, GA)
  • EMANUEL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SWAINSBORO, GA)
  • CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; METTER, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Oak Park, GA

Airports located in Oak Park:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Park:
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 78 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)

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Cemeteries: Kirby Cemetery (1), Oak Park Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Gainer Corporation Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.6%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.6%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak Park, GA



Oak Park compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Oak Park travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Emanuel County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (4%)


Religion statistics for Oak Park

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchProgressive Primitive BaptistsChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic Church
Adherents56.9%22.8%5.8%5.8%2.6%
Congregations33.3%19.7%10.6%7.6%1.5%
NameNational Association of Free Will BaptistsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.4%1.0%0.6%0.8%
Congregations3.0%1.5%3.0%3.0%16.7%
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.


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



5.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.55%
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 Bulloch County, GA  0.48% ($21,971 average AGI)
from Toombs County, GA  0.43% ($26,194)
from Candler County, GA  0.29% ($24,952)


5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,577 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.31%
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 Candler County, GA  0.42% ($22,167 average AGI)
to Laurens County, GA  0.38% ($30,741)
to Bulloch County, GA  0.37% ($26,808)


Strongest AM radio stations in Oak Park:
  • WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WXRS (1590 AM; 3 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBBT (1340 AM; 1 kW; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WJAT (800 AM; 1 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHCG (1360 AM; 1 kW; METTER, GA; Owner: RADIO METTER, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oak Park:
  • WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
  • WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTCQ (97.7 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
  • WPMX (102.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
  • WELT (98.1 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXRS-FM (100.5 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBMZ (104.9 FM; METTER, GA; Owner: WM. JIMMY PAGE, TR/AS RADIO METTER)
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WLYU (100.9 FM; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING INC)
  • WRBX (104.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, GA; Owner: WRBX / WTNL, INC.)
  • WKTM (106.1 FM; SOPERTON, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Oak Park:
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WPHJ-CA (Channel 46; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
  • WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)


Oak Park fatal accident list:
Oct 24, 2003 10:55 AM, Us-1 (Sr 4), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 8, 2003 11:32 AM, Us-1 (Sr 4), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jul 21, 1978 07:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 2,290
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 3,435

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Smith Drive And Sr-46, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN899
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
    Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, Smith Drive & State Road 46, Type: Tower, Structure height: 128 m, Overall height: 128 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
    Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • NUNEZ, Smith Drive & State Road 46, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WPYW534
    5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6375.14 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/17/2003, Expiration Date: 11/17/2013, Certifier: Richard A Craig
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4269, Fax: (678) 339-8552, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 52
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Oak Park


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