Drinking water stations with addresses in Saluda and their reported violations in the past:
MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
ORCHARD LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
MOUNTAIN PAGE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 10 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CH (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-08-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-30-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  4.6% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Saluda, NC
Saluda compared to North Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Saluda (2009 data):
- Macon Bank, Inc.: Saluda Branch at 108 East Main, branch established on 2007-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,115.4 mil, Deposits: $716.4 mil, headquarters in Franklin, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Macon Bancorp
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (4%)
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Religion statistics for Saluda
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church |
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| Adherents | 59.7% | 10.5% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
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| Congregations | 50.0% | 2.0% | 14.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Church of the Brethren | Lutheran Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.0% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 14.0% |
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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 | $3,587 | $43,044 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $10,284 | $41,136 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $6,807 | $27,228 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $7,729 | $30,916 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $28,407 | $34,088 | 0 | $0 |
Saluda government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $291,000
Solid Waste Management: $55,000
All Other: $8,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $234,000
Police Protection: $223,000
Central Staff Services: $168,000
Water Utilities: $100,000
Solid Waste Management: $50,000
Regular Highways: $43,000
Fire Protection: $39,000
Libraries: $18,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
General - Other: $5,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $71,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $134,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $125,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $14,000
Regular Highways: $5,000
Police Protection: $5,000
Central Staff: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $233,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $125,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $38,000
Highways: $31,000
All Other: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $332,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $284,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,154 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.82% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
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:
6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,563 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.64% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
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 Saluda:
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WPEK (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRVIEW, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Saluda:
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
- WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Saluda:
- WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W31AZ (Channel 31; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W24BA (Channel 24; TRYON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W05AC (Channel 5; TRYON, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- W27AX (Channel 27; LAKE LURE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Saluda fatal accident list:
Oct 13, 1976 10:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,700
Total average daily truck traffic: 189
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 5,400
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Saluda Cell Site; Howard Gap Road, Structure height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN601
880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- GEORGE L MAHONEY, Hog Back Mt., Type: Tower, Structure height: 115 m, Overall height: 139.9 m
Registrant: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave. Nw, Ste. 80, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2594, Email:
- APRIL C NEWBERRY, Macedonia Rd And I-26, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.8 m, Overall height: 62.4 m
Registrant: American Tower Limited Partnership, 3200 Cobb Galleria Pkwy Suite 205, Atlanta, GA 30339, Phone: (770) 953-9400 - Nathan Byrd, Judds Peak Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00965482
Registrant: Six P-A Towers, LLC, Richlands, VA 24641, Phone: (276) 964-7416, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- 1 Mi South Of Saluda On Mountain Page Road, Type: Tank, Structure height: 9.8 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WPJI634
Assigned Frequencies : 152.345 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/2001, Expiration Date: 06/27/2011, Certifier: William H Foster
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Rr Mp W 29.9, Call Sign: WNNY965, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies : 160.950 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- SALUDA, 0.2 Mi N Of Us 176 & 2 Mi W Of, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WNEX251, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies : 6566.25 MHz
Grant Date: 11/06/2008, Expiration Date: 12/16/2018
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree St. Ne - Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 529-1493, Fax: (404) 527-2914, Email:
- SALUDA, Howard Gap Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WPNC457
Assigned Frequencies : 10562.5 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Saluda)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Saluda)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 29
- Hazardous Condition: 51
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 9
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Saluda, NC
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