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Thomaston, AL map Population (year 2000): 383. Estimated population in July 2006: 376 (-1.8% change)
 

Males: 169  (44.1%)
Females: 214  (55.9%)

Marengo County

Median resident age:  40.5 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36783.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,000 (it was $25,972 in 2000)
Thomaston  $25,000
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $45,800 (it was $45,900 in 2000)
Thomaston  $45,800
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Thomaston:

  • Black (50.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (48.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)

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Ancestries: United States (11.0%), German (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), Irish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 186 feet

Land area: 2.01 square miles.

Population density: 186 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Thomaston

  • High school or higher: 72.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thomaston town

  • Never married: 27.6%
  • Now married: 46.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 18.1%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Thomaston:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (65.1 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (92.7 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (560.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Dayton, AL (5.7 miles) , Linden, AL (11.7 miles ), Providence, AL (11.9 miles ), Faunsdale, AL (13.3 miles) , Uniontown, AL (14.6 miles ), Dixons Mill, AL (15.8 miles ), Alberta, AL (17.2 miles ), Safford, AL (18.1 miles ).

Latitude: 32.27 N, Longitude: 87.62 W


Area code: 334

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Population change in the 1990s: -113 (-22.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Paper (26%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Financial managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)


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Thomaston-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Thomaston 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 25.2 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Thomaston:
  • BRYAN W WHITFIELD MEM HOSP INC (about 22 miles; DEMOPOLIS, AL)
  • THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 26 miles; THOMASVILLE, AL)
  • J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CAMDEN, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thomaston:
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 66 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • KEY FIELD (about 78 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 86 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thomaston:
  • FREDDIE JONES FIELD (about 7 miles; LINDEN, AL; ID: 70A)
  • PINE HILL MUNI (about 22 miles; PINE HILL, AL; ID: 71A)
  • VAIDEN FIELD (about 24 miles; MARION, AL; ID: A08)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thomaston:
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 72 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 78 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 89 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
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Notable location: Camp Thomaston State Prison Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Thomaston include: First Baptist Church (A), First Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

THOMASTON WATER WORKS & GAS BOARD (Population served: 1068, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-12-2000), St Public Notif received (JUN-29-2000), St Site Visit (enforcement) (JUL-25-2000)

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.8%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  29.2%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Thomaston compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Thomaston (2007 data):
  • Robertson Banking Company: Thomaston Branch at 216 West Second, branch established on 1914-05-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $218.5 mil, Deposits: $184.4 mil, headquarters in Demopolis, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Rbc, 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$966
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$966
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$1,063
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$1,351
Totals for Government 0$0 7$4,345



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 Thomaston:
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
  • WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJDB (630 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, AL; Owner: GRIFFIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
  • WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)
  • WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thomaston:
  • 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.)
  • WNPT-FM (102.9 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: BECKHAM PALMER III AS RECEIVER)
  • WVFG (107.5 FM; UNIONTOWN, AL; Owner: CHARLES E. JONES, JR.)
  • WZNJ (106.5 FM; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBFZ (105.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: IMANI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, INC)

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

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