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Sweet Water, AL map Population (year 2000): 234. Estimated population in July 2006: 231 (-1.3% change)
 

Males: 121  (51.7%)
Females: 113  (48.3%)

Marengo County

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

Zip codes: 36782.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,900 (it was $50,781 in 2000)
Sweet Water  $48,900
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,800 (it was $100,900 in 2000)
Sweet Water  $100,800
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Sweet Water:

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

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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: 118 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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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 231 to 1.

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

Sweet Water:  0.2% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (80.0 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (110.5 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (541.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Dixons Mill, AL (9.6 miles ), Myrtlewood, AL (11.8 miles) , Pennington, AL (14.8 miles ), Linden, AL (14.9 miles ), Thomasville, AL (15.5 miles ), Providence, AL (18.4 miles ), Pine Hill, AL (20.3 miles ), Thomaston, AL (20.4 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 below Alabama state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.2 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 3/2/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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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)

Political contributions by individuals in Sweet Water, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sweet Water:
  • KEY FIELD (about 63 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 80 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • MOBILE REGIONAL (about 101 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: MOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sweet Water:
  • FREDDIE JONES FIELD (about 16 miles; LINDEN, AL; ID: 70A)
  • BUTLER-CHOCTAW COUNTY (about 18 miles; BUTLER, AL; ID: 09A)
  • PINE HILL MUNI (about 23 miles; PINE HILL, AL; ID: 71A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweet Water:
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 86 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 98 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 99 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
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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 1999:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  7.3%

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 (2007 data):
  • Sweet Water State Bank: at 31385 Alabama Highway 10, branch established on 1913-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $61.6 mil, Deposits: $54.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Tombigbee 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
Water Supply 0$0 1$290
Other Government Administration 1$1,625$19,5000$0
Solid Waste Management 1$1,395$16,7400$0
Totals for Government 2$3,021$18,1261$290



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)
  • WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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)
  • WBMH (106.1 FM; GROVE HILL, AL; Owner: CAPITAL ASSETS, INC.)
  • WNPT-FM (102.9 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: BECKHAM PALMER III AS RECEIVER)
  • WZNJ (106.5 FM; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSLY (104.9 FM; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)

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