Sylvania, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 1,186. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,257 (+6.0% change)

Males: 567	(47.8%)
Females: 619	(52.2%)

DeKalb County

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35988.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,500 (it was $28,553 in 2000)

Sylvania	$27,500
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,800 (it was $59,600 in 2000)

Sylvania	$63,800
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Sylvania:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
American Indian (2.8%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.2%), Irish (8.5%), English (6.7%), German (4.0%), Dutch (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1392 feet

Land area: 7.33 square miles.

Population density: 169 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sylvania

High school or higher: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sylvania town

Never married: 16.0%
Now married: 61.3%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 13.6%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.2%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Sylvania, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sylvania to the number of sex offenders is 414 to 1.

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

Sylvania:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (49.6 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (99.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (520.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rainsville, AL (5.7 miles ), Henagar, AL (6.4 miles ), Powell, AL (7.0 miles ), Pine Ridge, AL (7.9 miles ), Shiloh, AL (8.5 miles ), Dutton, AL (8.9 miles ), Pisgah, AL (9.4 miles ), Fort Payne, AL (9.5 miles ).

Latitude: 34.56 N, Longitude: 85.80 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +250 (+26.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Apparel (12%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Apparel (27%)
Health care (11%)
Educational services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (20%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Crime in Sylvania by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	4	0
per 100,000	405.2	323.1	0.0
Burglaries	2	2	6
per 100,000	162.1	161.6	480.4
Thefts	10	9	0
per 100,000	810.4	727.0	0.0
Auto thefts	4	3	2
per 100,000	324.1	242.3	160.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2)	150.7	124.4	46.4

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Average climate in Sylvania, Alabama

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Sylvania-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the Sylvania town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Sylvania:

BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 8 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 23 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 32 miles; CENTRE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Sylvania, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sylvania:

RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 47 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
LOVELL FIELD (about 53 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 68 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sylvania:

ISBELL FIELD (about 9 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; ID: 4A9)
SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 17 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL; ID: 4A6)
STEVENSON (about 23 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sylvania:

GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 49 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 60 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)

Public high school in Sylvania:

SYLVANIA SCHOOL (Students: 934; Location: P O BOX 390; Grades: 0K-12; Our rating: 66)

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Church in Sylvania: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Mahan Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Sylvania Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.0%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	16.6%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	5.4%
Whole state:	7.3%

Sylvania compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly 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 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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Banks with branches in Sylvania (2007 data):

Horizon Bank: Sylvania Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1994-08-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $93.5 mil, Deposits: $77.7 mil, headquarters in Fyffe, AL, positive income, 3 total offices

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2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Alabama:

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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
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,417	$17,004	2	$500
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,276
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,694	$22,164	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$368
Other Government Administration	1	$1,550	$18,600	6	$124
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,690	$28,140	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$11,352	$22,704	10	$2,268

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
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 Marshall County, AL	0.90% ($21,706 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL	0.76% ($26,632)
from Etowah County, AL	0.40% ($28,221)

5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
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 Marshall County, AL	0.89% ($26,219 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL	0.80% ($23,419)
to Etowah County, AL	0.42% ($27,022)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sylvania:

WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WVSM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINSVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING CO., INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WFPA (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sylvania:

WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Sylvania:

W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)

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