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Surrency-Thornton, Georgia



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Population (year 2000): 1,575
Males: 775  (49.2%)
Females: 800  (50.8%)

Fulton County

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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,800 (it was $30,524 in 2000)
Surrency-Thornton  $33,800
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,100 (it was $66,800 in 2000)
Surrency-Thornton  $90,100
Georgia:  $147,500

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%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 150.6 square miles.

Population density: 10 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:  0.5% ($365)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (80.7 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (98.8 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (754.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Surrency, GA (5.7 miles ), Odum, GA (12.1 miles ), Rockingham, GA (13.3 miles ), Satilla Creek, GA (13.5 miles ), Baxley, GA (13.6 miles ), Bristol, GA (15.1 miles ), Altamaha River, GA (16.5 miles ), Screven, GA (16.8 miles ).

Latitude: 31.64 N, Longitude: 82.20 W




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 below Georgia state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.3 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 8.7 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Surrency-Thornton:
  • APPLING HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BAXLEY, GA)
  • WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; JESUP, GA)
  • BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ALMA, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Surrency-Thornton:
  • BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES (about 59 miles; BRUNSWICK, GA; ID: BQK)
  • SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 77 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
  • HUNTER AAF (about 78 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Surrency-Thornton:
  • BAXLEY MUNI (about 14 miles; BAXLEY, GA; ID: BHC)
  • BACON COUNTY (about 22 miles; ALMA, GA; ID: AMG)
  • JESUP-WAYNE COUNTY (about 25 miles; JESUP, GA; ID: JES)

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Surrency-Thornton:
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 82 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 98 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 102 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 121 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)

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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 1999:
This place:  20.8%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Surrency-Thornton compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Fulton County Georgia:




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15.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  15.45%
Georgia average:  10.98%

1.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($611 average AGI)
Fulton County:  1.20%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from DeKalb County, GA  2.62% ($48,840 average AGI)
from Cobb County, GA  1.48% ($52,974)
from Gwinnett County, GA  1.01% ($53,719)


12.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($60,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.77%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($574 average AGI)
Fulton County:  0.11%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to DeKalb County, GA  2.58% ($44,614 average AGI)
to Cobb County, GA  1.55% ($57,248)
to Clayton County, GA  1.05% ($24,318)


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.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFNS (1350 AM; 3 kW; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MARMAC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WCGA (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WOODBINE, GA; Owner: COX BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WAJQ (1400 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

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)
  • WYNR (102.5 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WAJQ-FM (104.3 FM; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WIFO-FM (105.5 FM; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)

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)

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