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Sandy Cross, GA mapPopulation (year 2000): 2,888
Males: 1,434  (49.7%)
Females: 1,454  (50.3%)

Franklin County

Median resident age:  35.5 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,600 (it was $34,844 in 2000)
Sandy Cross  $33,600
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,800 (it was $68,700 in 2000)
Sandy Cross  $71,800
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Sandy Cross:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Black (3.2%)
  • American Indian (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 60.9 square miles.

Population density: 47 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Sandy Cross

  • High school or higher: 69.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sandy Cross CCD

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Sandy Cross:  0.6% ($425)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
Sandy Cross satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens-Clarke County, GA (24.3 miles , pop. 100,266).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (85.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (603.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Carnesville, GA (6.3 miles ), Ila, GA (8.1 miles ), Franklin Springs, GA (8.9 miles ), Broad River, GA (9.6 miles ), Davis Academy, GA (10.6 miles ), Royston, GA (11.2 miles ), Canon, GA (11.9 miles ), Danielsville, GA (12.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.29 N, Longitude: 83.27 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Sandy Cross-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Sandy Cross place center killed one person and injured 65 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 12/13/1973, a category 3 tornado 29.4 miles away from the place center injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Sandy Cross:
  • COBB HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC (about 11 miles; ROYSTON, GA)
  • STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TOCCOA, GA)
  • BANKS-JACKSON-COMMERCE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; COMMERCE, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sandy Cross:
  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 25 miles; ATHENS, GA; ID: AHN)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 42 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 71 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sandy Cross:
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 11 miles; CANON, GA; ID: 18A)
  • TOCCOA RG LETOURNEAU FIELD (about 21 miles; TOCCOA, GA; ID: TOC)
  • JACKSON COUNTY (about 21 miles; JEFFERSON, GA; ID: 19A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandy Cross:
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 25 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)

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Churches in Sandy Cross include: Zidon Church (A), Bald Springs Church (B), Trinity Church (C), Sandy Cross Church (D), Salem Church (E), Riverside Church (F), Ebenezer Church (G), Pennington Chapel (H), Gordon Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ebenezer Cemetery (1), Gary Memorial Gardens (2), James Cemetery (3), Zidon Cemetery (4), Crow Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Brooks Lake (A), Alston Lake (B), Brays Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Nails Creek (A), Hudson River (B), Carlan Creek (C), Crockett Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Sandy Cross compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Georgia:




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8.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,283 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.13%
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 Hart County, GA  1.09% ($29,075 average AGI)
from Stephens County, GA  0.98% ($23,278)
from Jackson County, GA  0.59% ($41,814)


7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,619 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.96%
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 Hart County, GA  1.39% ($25,245 average AGI)
to Stephens County, GA  1.27% ($25,043)
to Jackson County, GA  0.42% ($26,516)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sandy Cross:
  • WJJC (1270 AM; 5 kW; COMMERCE, GA; Owner: BANKS-JACKSON BROADCASTING)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBKZ (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JEFFERSON, GA; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WRFC (960 AM; 5 kW; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WLET (1420 AM; 5 kW; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sandy Cross:
  • WPUP (103.7 FM; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC.)
  • WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, 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.)
  • WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRAF (90.9 FM; TOCCOA FALLS, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WPPR (88.3 FM; DEMOREST, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WGMG (102.1 FM; CRAWFORD, GA; Owner: NEW BROADCAST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC)
  • WUGA (91.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Sandy Cross:
  • W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W52AA (Channel 52; CARNESVILLE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

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