Pennington, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 319. Population change since 2000: -9.6%

Males: 158	(49.6%)
Females: 161	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36916.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,606 (it was $32,917 in 2000)

Pennington:	$40,606
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,023

Pennington:	$18,023
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,416 (it was $44,500 in 2000)

Pennington:	$68,416
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,006; Detached houses: $133,111; In 2-unit structures: $113,581; Mobile homes: $29,764

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Races in Pennington:

White Non-Hispanic (64.3%)
Black (34.8%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Pennington: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.0%), English (7.1%), Irish (5.4%), French Canadian (2.3%), German (2.0%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 102 feet

Land area: 1.87 square miles.

Population density: 170 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pennington

High school or higher: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 10.8%
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pennington town

Never married: 28.0%
Now married: 51.6%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 4.7%
Divorced: 13.6%

8 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This town:	2.3%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Pennington, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pennington to the number of sex offenders is 319 to 1.

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

Pennington:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (75.6 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (104.3 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (466.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Myrtlewood, AL (2.6 miles) , Butler, AL (3.5 miles ), Sweet Water, AL (3.6 miles ), Lisman, AL (3.7 miles ), Linden, AL (4.1 miles ), Providence, AL (4.4 miles ), Dixons Mill, AL (4.6 miles ), Belmont, AL (4.7 miles ).

Latitude: 32.20 N, Longitude: 88.05 W

Area code: 205

Pennington household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+17.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Paper (38%)
Construction (20%)
Wood products (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (22%)
Paper (11%)
Health care (11%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Machinery (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (26%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Woodworkers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Printing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (28%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

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Crime in Pennington by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	565.0	561.8	0.0	0.0	291.5	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	4	3	8	2	0	2	3
per 100,000	1129.9	842.7	2305.5	578.0	0.0	597.0	917.4
Thefts	4	8	2	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	1129.9	2247.2	576.4	0.0	0.0	298.5	305.8
Auto thefts	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	576.4	289.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	237.3	261.2	230.5	63.6	58.3	53.7	76.5

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Average climate in Pennington, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Pennington, Alabama average temperatures

Pennington, Alabama average precipitation

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Pennington-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 85% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the Pennington town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/27/1973, a category 4 tornado 27.0 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 199 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Pennington-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from Pennington center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.8 miles away from Pennington 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 97.5 miles away from the city 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 95.9 miles away from Pennington center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Pennington topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Pennington:

HILL HOSPITAL OF SUMTER COUNTY (about 19 miles; YORK, AL)
BRYAN W WHITFIELD MEM HOSP INC (about 24 miles; DEMOPOLIS, AL)
THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 25 miles; THOMASVILLE, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pennington:

MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 81 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 82 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 94 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 94 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)

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Church in Pennington: Trinity United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Pennington and their reported violations in the past:

PENNINGTON (UTILITIES BOARD OF) (Population served: 1206, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-21-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-06-2004)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-21-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-06-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-19-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-06-2004)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-30-2002), St Public Notif received (FEB-04-2003)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-06-2004)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-17-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-10-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-06-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

CHOCTAW-EDNA WATER AUTHORITY, INC. (Population served: 894, Purch_groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.2%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.4%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	20.9%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	11.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pennington, AL

Pennington compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above 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 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

Pennington mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Choctaw County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%) Electricity (40%) Utility gas (8%)

Religion statistics for Pennington

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	65.5%	13.6%	10.5%	4.1%	1.5%
Congregations	41.4%	25.7%	14.3%	4.3%	1.4%

Name	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	American Baptist Association	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Congregations	2.9%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	5.7%

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
Financial Administration	2	$2,982	$17,892	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$387
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$1,614
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,976	$35,712	1	$547
Streets and Highways	1	$2,101	$25,212	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$8,059	$24,177	9	$2,548

4.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.33%
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 Marengo County, AL	0.37% ($32,706 average AGI)
from Washington County, AL	0.24% ($38,455)
from Lauderdale County, MS	0.24% ($22,364)

4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.39%
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 Lauderdale County, MS	0.58% ($24,333 average AGI)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.56% ($31,346)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.28% ($26,154)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pennington:

WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WMER (1390 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MICHAEL H. GLASS)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WJDB (630 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, AL; Owner: GRIFFIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pennington:

WJDQ (101.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSLY (104.9 FM; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WINL (98.5 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMBV (91.9 FM; DIXONS MILLS, AL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WPRN-FM (107.7 FM; LISMAN, AL; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOKK (97.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKZB (93.5 FM; BUTLER, AL; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WKXK (96.7 FM; PINE HILL, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
WZNJ (106.5 FM; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNPT-FM (102.9 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: BECKHAM PALMER III AS RECEIVER)
W217AQ (91.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pennington:

WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)

Pennington fatal accident list:
Feb 1, 1992 02:35 AM, 1251, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 6, 1991 06:45 AM, 114, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2

Approx. 2.1 Mi (3.4 Km) North Of, Structure height: 106.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN716
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
Pennington, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: KNKQ407
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 10/05/2004, Expiration Date: 10/01/2014
Registrant: Monte R. Lee & Company, 100 Nw 63rd Street, Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, Phone: (405) 842-2405, Fax: (405) 848-8018, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Jerri L Janjua, 1 Mile North Of Pennington, Type: Tower, Structure height: 99.1 m, Overall height: 106.1 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Robert B Horton, Hwy 156 2000ft From Intersection Of Hwy 156 And Hwy 114, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00000927
Registrant: Pine Belt Cellular, Inc, 3984 County Road 32, Arlington, AL 36722, Phone: (334) 385-5000

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Meter Pit .5km W Of Hwy156 & Pine Grove Rd Intersection, Type: Pole, Structure height: 7 m, Call Sign: WPQY899
Assigned Frequencies : 453.262 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/2005, Expiration Date: 12/06/2015, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3

STATION, Pennington Ts 1 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 9.8 m, Call Sign: WNTI646
Assigned Frequencies : 958.150 MHz
Grant Date: 02/19/1991, Expiration Date: 02/19/1996
Registrant: Phone: (205) 250-2561
STATION, Within 17.5 Mi, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTU713
Assigned Frequencies : 18865.0 MHz, 19205.0 MHz
Grant Date: 04/09/1999, Expiration Date: 04/14/2009, Cancelation Date: 12/19/2007
Registrant: Motorola, Inc., 1301 E. Algonquin Road Sh2, Schaumburg, IL 60196, Phone: (847) 576-2952, Fax: (847) 576-5501, Email:
Pennington, Pennington Ts/1 Mile Ne Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.8 m, Call Sign: WPXI404
Assigned Frequencies : 958.150 MHz
Grant Date: 04/10/2003, Expiration Date: 04/10/2013, Certifier: Jimmy R Williams
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

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