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Notable locations in Sylvester: Worth County Industrial Park (A), Worth County Jail (B), Worth County Courthouse (C), Margaret Jones Library (D), Sylvester City Hall (E), HH Woolard Community Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sylvester include: Brook Chapel Baptist Church (A), Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Pinson Memorial Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), Mount Sinai Church (F), Jones Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (G), Macedonia Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Hillcrest Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Heaven Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Sylvester include: Jeffords Park (1), Pope Park (2), Sylvester Commercial Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Sylvester Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Sylvester and their reported violations in the past:
WEBB`S TRUCK STOP (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
PINE KNOLL COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 27.1% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 14.5% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sylvester, GA
People in group quarters in Sylvester
- 117 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 27 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 15 people in other group homes
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Sylvester compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 Sylvester (2009 data):
- Colony Bank: Worth Branch at 601 North Main Street, branch established on 1981-06-22. Info updated 2008-08-13: Bank assets: $1,250.2 mil, Deposits: $1,007.0 mil, headquarters in Fitzgerald, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
- Southwest Georgia Bank: Sylvester Banking Company Branch at 300 North Main Street, branch established on 1898-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $266.6 mil, Deposits: $214.9 mil, headquarters in Moultrie, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation
- SunTrust Bank: Sylvester Branch at 201 North Isabella Street, branch established on 1960-08-15. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Heritage Bank of the South: Sylvester Branch at 504 North Main Street, branch established on 2001-07-02. Info updated 2006-10-27: Bank assets: $494.9 mil, Deposits: $338.6 mil, headquarters in Albany, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
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2004 Presidential Election results in Worth County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (51%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Sylvester
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 79.5% | 12.3% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Congregations | 58.1% | 18.6% | 7.0% | N/A | 2.3% |
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| Name | Church of God of Prophecy | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Congregations | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 4.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $11,159 | $22,318 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $5,928 | $71,136 | 5 | $2,612 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
21 | $62,661 | $35,806 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,579 |
| Firefighters |
12 | $27,549 | $27,549 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $13,863 | $23,765 | 2 | $2,118 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $14,386 | $24,662 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,480 |
| Natural Resources |
1 | $2,532 | $30,384 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $11,760 | $23,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
8 | $20,488 | $30,732 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
3 | $6,764 | $27,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
72 | $177,090 | $29,515 | 14 | $8,789 |
Sylvester government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $666,000
All Other: $518,000
Sewerage: $450,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $12,000
Air Transportation: $5,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $249,000
Police Protection: $121,000
Water Utilities: $26,000
Sewerage: $18,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,663,000
Gas Utilities: $1,422,000
Police Protection: $1,350,000
Regular Highways: $698,000
Financial Administration: $639,000
Solid Waste Management: $533,000
Local Fire Protection: $512,000
Water Utilities: $467,000
General - Other: $365,000
Sewerage: $311,000
Central Staff Services: $62,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Libraries: $42,000
Health - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $21,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,000
Air Transportation: $6,000
General Public Buildings: $5,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $74,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $99,000
Libraries: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $35,000
General - Other: $33,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $511,000
General Local Government Support: $440,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $253,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
General Revenue, NEC: $29,000
Rents: $4,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $723,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $149,000
General - Other: $138,000
Regular Highways: $53,000
Gas Utilities: $27,000
Water Utilities: $22,000
Police Protection: $19,000
Sewerage: $14,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,742,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $6,898,000
Gas Utilities: $1,578,000
Water Utilities: $674,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $180,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $459,000
Housing and Community Development: $361,000
- Tax - Property: $527,000
Other Selective Sales: $307,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $103,000
Public Utilities Sales: $98,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $91,000
Public Utility License: $11,000
Other License: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,566,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $34,000
6.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,791 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.82% | | 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:
7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,923 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.10% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sylvester:
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
- WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sylvester:
- WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WRXZ (106.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
- WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WUNV (91.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WFFM (105.7 FM; ASHBURN, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
- WJIZ-FM (96.3 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
- WJAD (103.5 FM; LEESBURG, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNUQ (101.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZIQ (106.5 FM; SMITHVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WABR (91.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMM, COMMISSION)
- W273AE (102.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sylvester:
- WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
- WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSST-TV (Channel 55; CORDELE, GA; Owner: SUNBELT-SOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD)
- WBKL-LP (Channel 35; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GWENDOLYN BOONE)
- W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Sylvester, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 26
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 36
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 28
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 55
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 92
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 143
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 100
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 239
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13
See more detailed statistics of Sylvester fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total average daily traffic: 11,250
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 16,875
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Sylvester)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Sylvester, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sylvester)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Sylvester)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 12
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - Sylvester
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Sylvester, GA
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