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Section, AL map Population (year 2000): 769. Estimated population in July 2006: 766 (-0.4% change)
 

Males: 353  (45.9%)
Females: 416  (54.1%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:  42.1 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35771.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,300 (it was $31,500 in 2000)
Section  $30,300
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $69,200 (it was $69,300 in 2000)
Section  $69,200
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Section:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
  • American Indian (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (13.5%), Irish (13.1%), German (8.1%), English (7.8%), Dutch (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1340 feet

Land area: 4.58 square miles.

Population density: 166 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Section

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Section town

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Section, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Section to the number of sex offenders is 127 to 1.

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

Section:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (42.8 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (92.3 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (515.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dutton, AL (5.4 miles ), Scottsboro, AL (6.3 miles ), Langston, AL (7.1 miles ), Powell, AL (7.1 miles ), Hollywood, AL (9.7 miles ), Fyffe, AL (10.7 miles ), Shiloh, AL (10.9 miles ), Rainsville, AL (11.5 miles ).

Latitude: 34.58 N, Longitude: 85.99 W


Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-1.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electricians (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


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Crime in Section (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 burglaries (259.1 per 100,000)
  • 4 thefts (518.1 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (129.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 49.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Section (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.63
US city average:  3.00

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Section-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.0 miles away from the Section town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1995, a category 4 tornado 23.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Section:
  • JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 12 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 18 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 27 miles; BOAZ, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Section:
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 54 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 61 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 63 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Section:
  • SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 8 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL; ID: 4A6)
  • ISBELL FIELD (about 21 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; ID: 4A9)
  • GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 24 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Section:
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 47 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 58 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
Public high school in Section:
Public elementary/middle school in Section:
  • MACEDONIA SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 196 COUNTY ROAD 49; Grades: 0K-08; Our rating: 42)

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

Cemetery: Bluff Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Weatherley Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.3%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  16.3%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Section compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Section (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank, Scottsboro, Alabama: Section Branch at 4968 Tammy Little Drive, branch established on 1966-12-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $290.1 mil, Deposits: $237.8 mil, headquarters in Scottsboro, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Fns Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 0$0 1$753
Other Government Administration 1$2,002$24,0246$904
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,520$30,2400$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$753
Totals for Government 2$4,522$27,1328$2,409



4.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.91%
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 DeKalb County, AL  0.94% ($23,419 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL  0.46% ($37,810)
from Marshall County, AL  0.30% ($32,574)


4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.70%
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 DeKalb County, AL  0.89% ($26,632 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL  0.71% ($31,884)
to Hamilton County, TN  0.29% ($31,943)


Strongest AM radio stations in Section:
  • WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WWIC (1050 AM; 1 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: SCOTTSBORO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WVSM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINSVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Section:
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
  • W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
  • W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Section:
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
  • WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)

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