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Appling County

Population in July 2007: 1,624.
Males: 799  (49.2%)
Females: 825  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  39.9 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,436 (it was $30,524 in 2000)
Surrency-Thornton:  $37,436
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,123
Surrency-Thornton:  $18,123
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,394 (it was $60,100 in 2000)
Surrency-Thornton:  $107,394
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,901; Detached houses: $127,441; Townhouses or other attached units: $392,750; Mobile homes: $44,676

Surrency-Thornton, GA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Surrency-Thornton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.7%)
  • Black (20.4%)
  • American Indian (20.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Surrency-Thornton: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 150.6 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Surrency-Thornton

  • High school or higher: 65.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Surrency-Thornton CCD

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.3%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Surrency-Thornton:  0.6% ($365)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (70.5 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (97.0 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (700.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Surrency, GA (2.4 miles ), Odum, GA (3.2 miles ), Rockingham, GA (3.4 miles ), Satilla Creek, GA (3.4 miles ), Baxley, GA (3.5 miles ), Bristol, GA (3.9 miles ), Screven, GA (3.9 miles ), Altamaha River, GA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 31.64 N, Longitude: 82.20 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

Surrency-Thornton household income distribution Surrency-Thornton home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



Surrency-Thornton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.1 miles away from the Surrency-Thornton place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 1/6/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Surrency-Thornton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.1 miles away from Surrency-Thornton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Surrency-Thornton:
  • APPLING HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BAXLEY, GA)
  • WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; JESUP, GA)
  • BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ALMA, GA)

Amtrak station near Surrency-Thornton:
  • 20 miles: JESUP (176 N.W. BROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Surrency-Thornton:
  • 13 miles: Edwin I. Hatch 1 and 2 in Baxley, GA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Surrency-Thornton:
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 71 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 97 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 101 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)

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Notable location: Long Branch Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Surrency-Thornton include: Antioch Church (A), Big Creek Church (B), Surrency United Methodist Church (C), Surrency Missionary Baptist Church (D), Surrency Grove Church (E), Surrency Evangelistic Church (F), Carters Chapel (G), Second Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (H), Christian Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Williamson Cemetery (1), Patterson Cemetery (2), Griffis Cemetery (3), Surrency Cemetery (4), Milikin Cemetery (5), Dixon Cemetery (6), Overstreet Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sweetwater Creek (A), Dry Branch (B), Alisons Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  58.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  20.8%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Surrency-Thornton, GA



Surrency-Thornton compared to Georgia 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.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Appling County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Surrency-Thornton

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Assemblies of GodNational Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents58.2%13.8%13.7%7.2%3.7%
Congregations38.2%18.2%10.9%10.9%9.1%
NameProgressive Primitive BaptistsSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents0.9%0.9%0.8%0.4%0.4%
Congregations1.8%1.8%3.6%1.8%3.6%
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.


5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
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 Jeff Davis County, GA  0.61% ($23,118 average AGI)
from Bacon County, GA  0.34% ($20,316)
from Wayne County, GA  0.23% ($17,769)


6.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,281 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.03%
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 Jeff Davis County, GA  0.82% ($19,739 average AGI)
to Toombs County, GA  0.37% ($24,429)
to Wayne County, GA  0.32% ($28,056)


Strongest AM radio stations in Surrency-Thornton:
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WLOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCGA (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WOODBINE, GA; Owner: COX BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNS (1350 AM; 3 kW; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MARMAC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WAJQ (1400 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Surrency-Thornton:
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WLPT (88.3 FM; JESUP, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WWSN (103.3 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WAJQ-FM (104.3 FM; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WYNR (102.5 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WIFO-FM (105.5 FM; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Surrency-Thornton:
  • WPXC-TV (Channel 21; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: PAXSON JAX LICENSE, INC.)
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W39BV (Channel 39; HINESVILLE-RICHMOND, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)


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