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Population (year 2000): 2,383. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,050 (+70.0% change)
Males: 1,140  (47.8%)
Females: 1,243  (52.2%)

Carroll County

Median resident age:  30.9 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30179.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,400 (it was $39,063 in 2000)
Temple  $44,400
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,800 (it was $78,800 in 2000)
Temple  $109,800
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Temple:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.2%)
  • Black (13.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.4%), Irish (9.1%), English (7.3%), German (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Dutch (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1160 feet

Land area: 6.76 square miles.

Population density: 576 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Temple

  • High school or higher: 68.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Temple city

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.9%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Temple, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Temple to the number of sex offenders is 260 to 1.

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

Temple:  0.9% ($673)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Marietta, GA (36.7 miles , pop. 58,748).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (42.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (589.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Villa Rica, GA (7.4 miles ), Bremen, GA (8.4 miles ), Yorkville, GA (9.7 miles ), Carrollton, GA (11.2 miles ), Winston, GA (11.4 miles ), Waco, GA (11.5 miles ), Buchanan, GA (11.7 miles ), Mount Zion, GA (12.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 36 buildings, average cost: $52,600
  • 1997: 32 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 1998: 39 buildings, average cost: $50,200
  • 1999: 103 buildings, average cost: $53,500
  • 2000: 180 buildings, average cost: $59,100
  • 2001: 167 buildings, average cost: $67,100
  • 2002: 79 buildings, average cost: $71,900
  • 2003: 80 buildings, average cost: $67,600
  • 2004: 101 buildings, average cost: $61,700
  • 2005: 73 buildings, average cost: $59,200
  • 2006: 123 buildings, average cost: $81,700

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Latitude: 33.74 N, Longitude: 85.03 W


Area codes: 678, 770

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Population change in the 1990s: +526 (+28.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)


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Crime in Temple by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 020
    per 100,000 0.080.30.0
Robberies 110
    per 100,000 41.040.10.0
Assaults 445
    per 100,000 163.9160.5146.8
Burglaries 282118
    per 100,000 1147.5842.7528.3
Thefts 13011483
    per 100,000 5327.94574.62436.2
Auto thefts 10119
    per 100,000 409.8441.4264.2
Arson 121
    per 100,000 41.080.329.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 122.6) 371.3385.6184.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.82
US city average:  3.00

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Temple-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.3 miles away from the Temple city center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 tornado 27.7 miles away from the city center injured 46 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Temple:
  • TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICA (about 5 miles; VILLA RICA, GA)
  • HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BREMEN, GA)
  • TANNER MEMORIAL CENTER (about 13 miles; CARROLLTON, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Temple:
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 39 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 43 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 44 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Temple:
  • WEST GEORGIA RGNL - O V GRAY FIELD (about 12 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; ID: CTJ)
  • CORNELIUS-MOORE FIELD (about 21 miles; CEDARTOWN, GA; ID: 4A4)
  • CARTERSVILLE (about 30 miles; CARTERSVILLE, GA; ID: VPC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Temple:
  • STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 13 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,241)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,881)
  • SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
  • CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
  • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,867)
Public high school in Temple:
  • TEMPLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 481; Location: 589 SAGE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Temple:
  • TEMPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 710; Location: 95 OTIS STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
  • TEMPLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 644; Location: RAINEY ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 328; Location: 206 HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH; Grades: PK - 05)

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Church in Temple: First Baptist Church of Temple (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Reservoirs: Johnsons Lake (A), Easterwood Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Chance Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Alden Motel (973 East Highway 78).

 

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

WOODLAND CHRISTIAN CAMP (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-12-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-17-2005), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-25-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-12-2005), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-25-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-2006), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-25-2006)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  76.9%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.3%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

Temple compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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 Temple (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank and Trust of West Georgia: Temple Branch at 240 Carrollton Street, branch established on 1983-11-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $530.5 mil, Deposits: $410.3 mil, headquarters in Carrollton, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
  • First National Bank of Georgia: Temple Branch at 184 Carrollton Street, branch established on 2000-09-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $215.4 mil, Deposits: $183.4 mil, headquarters in Buchanan, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: First Haralson Corporation



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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
Police Protection - Officers 7$17,827$30,5610$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$259
Sewerage 1$3,197$38,3640$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$400
Other Government Administration 3$4,322$17,2886$366
Totals for Government 11$25,346$27,6508$1,025


Temple government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,028,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $404,000
    Parks & Recreation: $56,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $1,549,000
    Sewerage: $1,032,000
    Housing & Community Development: $294,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $469,000
    Water Utilities: $405,000
    Sewerage: $270,000
    Central Staff Services: $257,000
    Parks & Recreation: $207,000
    Regular Highways: $91,000
    General - Other: $47,000
    Financial Administration: $47,000
    Corrections - Other: $27,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $22,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $47,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Water Utilities: $166,000
    Corrections: $27,000
    General: $22,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $34,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $334,000
    General Support: $331,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,534,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,030,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $9,416,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $148,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $184,000
    Interest Earnings: $118,000
    Rents: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $34,000
    Central Staff: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,871,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $606,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $96,000
    Highways: $48,000
    All Other: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $528,000
    Other Selective Sales: $102,000
    NEC: $89,000
    Public Utilities: $88,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $38,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $472,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $92,000

9.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,571 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.67%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($201 average AGI)
Carroll County:  0.10%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Douglas County, GA  1.75% ($35,981 average AGI)
from Haralson County, GA  0.78% ($29,646)
from Cobb County, GA  0.72% ($42,786)


7.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.71%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($342 average AGI)
Carroll County:  0.06%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Douglas County, GA  1.15% ($36,484 average AGI)
to Haralson County, GA  0.80% ($28,225)
to Paulding County, GA  0.55% ($34,583)


Strongest AM radio stations in Temple:
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGMI (1440 AM; 3 kW; BREMEN, GA; Owner: GARNER MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WAOS (1600 AM; 20 kW; AUSTELL, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Temple:
  • WBTR-FM (92.1 FM; CARROLLTON, GA; Owner: WYAI, INC.)
  • WALR-FM (104.1 FM; LA GRANGE, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WUWG (90.7 FM; CARROLLTON, GA; Owner: WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE)
  • WMAX-FM (105.3 FM; BOWDON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCCV (91.7 FM; CARTERSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WCKS (102.7 FM; FRUITHURST, AL; Owner: WCKS, INC.)
  • WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WRFG (89.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: RADIO FREE GEORGIA BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC)
  • WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZY-FM (96.7 FM; PEACHTREE CITY, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHTA (107.9 FM; HAMPTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Temple:
  • W04DB (Channel 4; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VVILPTV, INC.)
  • WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
  • W49AD (Channel 49; CARROLLTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
  • WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
  • WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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