Shawnee, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 3,953.

Males: 1,970	(49.8%)
Females: 1,983	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	34.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,800 (it was $41,786 in 2000)

Shawnee	$44,800
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $113,900 (it was $91,200 in 2000)

Shawnee	$113,900
Georgia:	$164,500

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Races in Shawnee:

White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
Black (18.8%)
American Indian (18.8%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Shawnee: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 123 feet

Land area: 165.0 square miles.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Shawnee

High school or higher: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work: 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shawnee CCD

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 65.5%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 9.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.7%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Shawnee:	0.8% ($737)
Georgia:	0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (36.4 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (150.5 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (674.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Oliver, GA (9.0 miles ), Newington, GA (10.0 miles ), Guyton, GA (10.0 miles ), Springfield, GA (10.3 miles ), Rincon, GA (17.6 miles ), Scotia, SC (17.8 miles ), Brooklet, GA (18.9 miles ), Furman, SC (20.5 miles ).

Latitude: 32.48 N, Longitude: 81.41 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (28%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Paper (8%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Personal and laundry services (9%)
Health care (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Engineers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Personal appearance workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Shawnee-area historical tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Shawnee place center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/3/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Shawnee:

EFFINGHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SPRINGFIELD, GA)
SCREVEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SYLVANIA, GA)
EAST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; STATESBORO, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shawnee:

SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
HUNTER AAF (about 39 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SVN)
BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 48 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shawnee:

PLANTATION ARPK (about 17 miles; SYLVANIA, GA; ID: JYL)
STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY (about 23 miles; STATESBORO, GA; ID: TBR)
RIDGELAND (about 30 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shawnee:

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 43 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 77 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)

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Notable locations in Shawnee: Cedar Bluff Landing (A), Tuckasee King Landing (B), Gobar Landing (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shawnee include: Wallace Temple (A), Tusculum Church (B), Turkey Branch Church (C), Thomas Chapel (D), Bethel Church (E), Taylor Church (F), Silver Hill Church (G), Corinth Church (H), Egypt Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Elam Cemetery (1), Wheeler Cemetery (2), Ryal Cemetery (3), Metzger Cemetery (4), Morgan Cemetery (5), Coursey Cemetery (6), Silas Morton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Sand Pond (A), Wilsons Pond (B), Morgan Pond (C), Hodges Pond (D), Stokes Lake (E), Griffin Lake (F), Grafarwill Trust Pond (G), Allison Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Turkey Branch (B), Cowpen Branch (C), Devils Branch (D), Lee Branch (E), Runs Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.5%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.9%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	14.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Shawnee compared to Georgia state average:

Median house value 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.
Number of college students 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 Effingham County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

11.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,175 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.20%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($225 average AGI)
Effingham County: 0.06%
Georgia average: 0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Chatham County, GA	4.74% ($44,587 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA	0.59% ($38,559)
from Bulloch County, GA	0.41% ($29,281)

7.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.99%
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 Chatham County, GA	2.98% ($33,226 average AGI)
to Bulloch County, GA	0.62% ($39,564)
to Bryan County, GA	0.40% ($33,200)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shawnee:

WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shawnee:

WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLVH (101.1 FM; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZBX (106.5 FM; SYLVANIA, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
WSIS (103.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Shawnee:

WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
W25CQ (Channel 25; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)

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