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Covington County

Population in July 2007: 3,885.
Males: 1,967  (50.6%)
Females: 1,918  (49.4%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,486 (it was $27,145 in 2000)
Rosehill-Gantt:  $33,486
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,011
Rosehill-Gantt:  $20,011
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,173 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
Rosehill-Gantt:  $87,173
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,276; Detached houses: $164,797; Townhouses or other attached units: $34,070; Mobile homes: $40,048; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Rosehill-Gantt, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Rosehill-Gantt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
  • Black (3.5%)
  • American Indian (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Rosehill-Gantt: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 220 feet

Land area: 139.2 square miles.

Population density: 28 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rosehill-Gantt

  • High school or higher: 71.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rosehill-Gantt CCD

  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 66.7%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Alabama:  2.0%

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

Rosehill-Gantt:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (62.1 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (65.2 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (545.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Gantt, AL (1.8 miles ), Heath, AL (2.3 miles ), Dozier, AL (2.5 miles ), River Falls, AL (2.9 miles ), Andalusia, AL (2.9 miles ), Sanford, AL (3.0 miles ), Red Level, AL (3.3 miles ), Babbie, AL (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 31.43 N, Longitude: 86.43 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 334

Rosehill-Gantt household income distribution Rosehill-Gantt home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



Rosehill-Gantt-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 94% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.2 miles away from the Rosehill-Gantt place center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/3/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Rosehill-Gantt-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 94% 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 54.0 miles away from Rosehill-Gantt center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from Rosehill-Gantt center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.1 miles away from Rosehill-Gantt center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Rosehill-Gantt:
  • ANDALUSIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ANDALUSIA, AL)
  • MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OPP, AL)
  • ELBA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ELBA, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rosehill-Gantt:
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 58 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 66 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 69 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)

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Notable location: Sassers Crossroads (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rosehill-Gantt include: Veasey Chapel (A), Macedonia Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Cold Spring Church (D), Cold Water Church (E), Shady Grove Church (F), Rose Hill Church (G), Pilgrims Rest Church (H), Good Hope Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rose Hill Cemetery (1), Pilgrim Rest Cemetery (2), Carter Cemetery (3), Stewart Cemetery (4), Able Cemetery (5), Shiloh Cemetery (6), Bozeman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Gantt Lake (A), Franklin Pond (B), Franklin Lake (C), Sims Pond (D), Radford Ponds (E), Gantt Millpond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chinquapin Creek (A), Rocky Creek (B), Sims Mill Creek (C), Feagin Creek (D), Feagins Creek (E), Burn Branch (F), Big Creek (G), Wolf Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  60.8%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  12.9%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.7%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rosehill-Gantt, AL



Rosehill-Gantt compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Covington County Alabama:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Rosehill-Gantt

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents77.1%8.3%3.8%3.4%1.8%
Congregations49.6%10.9%9.2%11.8%4.2%
NameCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.2%0.9%0.6%0.6%2.4%
Congregations0.8%0.8%0.8%1.7%10.1%
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.


6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.03%
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 Coffee County, AL  0.63% ($22,882 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL  0.49% ($39,133)
from Walton County, FL  0.37% ($21,378)


5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.49%
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 Coffee County, AL  0.65% ($20,897 average AGI)
to Okaloosa County, FL  0.32% ($22,462)
to Crenshaw County, AL  0.29% ($28,314)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rosehill-Gantt:
  • WOPP (1290 AM; 3 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: E. & R BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WAMI (860 AM; 1 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rosehill-Gantt:
  • WSTF (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN EDUC. RADIO,INC)
  • WFXX (107.7 FM; GEORGIANA, AL; Owner: JEFFREY K. HAYNES)
  • W218AO (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WAAO-FM (103.7 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: COMPANION BROADCASTING SERVICE, LLC)
  • WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
  • WPGG (93.3 FM; EVERGREEN, AL; Owner: GULF COAST BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WAMI-FM (102.3 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTKE (98.1 FM; HOLT, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
  • WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
  • WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WKXN (95.9 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
  • WAOQ (100.3 FM; BRANTLEY, AL; Owner: ALATRON CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WJIF (91.9 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: OPP EDUCATIONAL B/CNG FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Rosehill-Gantt:
  • WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • W19BV (Channel 19; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
  • W36BQ (Channel 36; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
  • W40BE (Channel 40; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
  • W49BM (Channel 49; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
  • W57CC (Channel 57; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
  • W59CQ (Channel 59; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
  • W65CW (Channel 65; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
  • WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)


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