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Marengo County

Population in July 2008: 220. Population change since 2000: -6.0%
 

Males: 113  (51.7%)
Females: 107  (48.3%)

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36782.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,642 (it was $50,781 in 2000)
Sweet Water:  $62,642
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,169
Sweet Water:  $25,169
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $159,894 (it was $104,000 in 2000)
Sweet Water:  $159,894
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $223,478; Detached houses: $216,396; Mobile homes: $225,000

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Races in Sweet Water:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
  • Black (5.6%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Sweet Water: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (33.8%), English (11.5%), Irish (9.0%), German (3.0%), Danish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 202 feet

Land area: 1.97 square miles.

Population density: 112 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sweet Water

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sweet Water town

  • Never married: 15.2%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Sweet Water, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sweet Water to the number of sex offenders is 220 to 1.

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

Sweet Water:  0.2% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (79.1 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (94.6 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (474.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Dixons Mill, AL (2.9 miles ), Myrtlewood, AL (3.4 miles) , Pennington, AL (3.6 miles ), Linden, AL (3.8 miles ), Thomasville, AL (3.9 miles ), Pine Hill, AL (4.2 miles ), Providence, AL (4.3 miles ), Thomaston, AL (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 32.10 N, Longitude: 87.87 W

Area code: 334

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Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-8.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (45%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Wood products (3%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (38%)
  • Health care (35%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Registered nurses (16%)
  • Secondary school teachers (14%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)



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Sweet Water-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.1 miles away from the Sweet Water town center killed 7 people and injured 199 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/1/1953, a category 4 tornado 31.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Sweet Water-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from Sweet Water center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.0 miles away from Sweet Water center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from Sweet Water center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sweet Water:
  • THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 13 miles; THOMASVILLE, AL)
  • BRYAN W WHITFIELD MEM HOSP INC (about 28 miles; DEMOPOLIS, AL)
  • GROVE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GROVE HILL, AL)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweet Water:
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 86 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 87 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 91 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 92 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
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Church in Sweet Water: Sweet Water Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sweet Water and their reported violations in the past:

SWEETWATER WATER & SEWER BOARD (Population served: 495, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2003)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAR-19-2003), St Public Notif received (APR-28-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-18-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-1998)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.5%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  7.3%

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Sweet Water compared to Alabama 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 rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sweet Water (2009 data):
  • Sweet Water State Bank: at 31385 Alabama Highway 10, branch established on 1913-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $62.1 mil, Deposits: $54.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Tombigbee Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Marengo County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
  • Utility gas (10%)


Religion statistics for Sweet Water

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchCatholic Church
Adherents68.4%16.6%3.1%2.5%2.2%
Congregations44.6%23.1%7.7%3.1%1.5%
Name Mennonite Church of God in ChristChurches of ChristAssemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.9%1.5%0.7%1.2%
Congregations1.5%4.6%1.5%1.5%10.8%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$1,488$17,8560$0
Streets and Highways 1$1,594$19,1280$0
Totals for Government 2$3,082$18,4920$0



5.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,335 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.29%
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 Clarke County, AL  0.40% ($27,250 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.34% ($26,000)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.33% ($24,043)


5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,203 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.76%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.80% ($31,947 average AGI)
to Hale County, AL  0.38% ($32,148)
to Montgomery County, AL  0.37% ($26,962)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sweet Water:
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJDB (630 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, AL; Owner: GRIFFIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sweet Water:
  • WINL (98.5 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMBV (91.9 FM; DIXONS MILLS, AL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WKXK (96.7 FM; PINE HILL, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
  • WJDQ (101.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJDB-FM (95.5 FM; THOMASVILLE, AL; Owner: GRIFFIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSLY (104.9 FM; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNPT-FM (102.9 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: BECKHAM PALMER III AS RECEIVER)
  • WBMH (106.1 FM; GROVE HILL, AL; Owner: CAPITAL ASSETS, INC.)
  • WZNJ (106.5 FM; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPRN-FM (107.7 FM; LISMAN, AL; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Sweet Water:
  • WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)


Sweet Water fatal accident list:
Aug 20, 1992 08:05 AM, 1073, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 5, 1989 09:17 AM, 10, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KD4OAY, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 05/05/1992, Expiration Date: 05/05/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2004
    Registrant: Steven A Norris, Rt 1 Box 292, Sweet Water, AL 36782
  • Call Sign: KF4BJG, Previous Call Sign: N4MMH
    Grant Date: 06/28/1995, Expiration Date: 06/28/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/29/2007
    Registrant: Roger D Gunter, Rt 2 Box 179, Sweet Water, AL 36782


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 10
  • Hazardous Condition: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 5

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