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Notable locations in Thomson: Thomson-McDuffie County Library (A), Thomson City Hall (B), McDuffie County Courthouse (C), Thomson Fire Department Station 2 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Thomson: First Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Springfield Cemetery (1), Thomson City Cemetery (2), Westview Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Thomson: Thomson Commercial Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Hickory Hills Museum (502 Hickory Hill Drive).
Hotels: Econo Lodge Thomson (130 North Seymour Drive), Best Western Inn (1890 Washington Rd), Best Western White Columns Inn (I-20 & Washington Road).
Courts: Georgia State Government - Georgia Superior Court Clerk's Cooperative Auth (337 Main Street), McDuffie County - Court House- Board of Commissioners (337 Main Street).
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McDuffie County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 38.2%
(15.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.5% for Black residents, 12.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 66.3% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thomson, GA
168 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
125 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Thomson 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Thomson (2011 data):
- First Bank of Georgia: Messenger Service Branch at 110 East Hill Street, branch established on 1999/03/01; Hill Street Branch at 110 East Hill Street, branch established on 2005/09/12. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $493.1 mil, Deposits: $411.9 mil, headquarters in Augusta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Georgia-Carolina Bancshares, Inc.
- SunTrust Bank: Washington Road/Thomson Branch at 658 Main Street, branch established on 1974/07/18; Jackson Branch at 201 Jackson Street, branch established on 1902/01/01. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Washington Road Branch at 1398 Washington Road, branch established on 1986/09/12; Hill Street Branch at 300 West Hill Street, branch established on 1971/05/20. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company: Thomson/West Hill Branch at 549 West Hill Street, branch established on 2001/02/26. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $875.3 mil, Deposits: $744.4 mil, headquarters in Louisville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Queensborough Company, The
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Thomson Branch at 235 Main Street, branch established on 1997/09/15. Info updated 2011/08/24: Bank assets: $8,104.0 mil, Deposits: $6,880.8 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 197 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Thomson, Georgia:
- Scottish Inn, 1847 Washington Rd, Thomson, GA 30824
 , Phone: (706) 595-8700, Fax: (706) 595-9642
- Best Western White Columns Inn Thomson, 1890 Washington Rd, Thomson, GA 30824 , Phone: (706) 595-8000, Fax: (706) 595-8822
- Econo Lodge, 130 N Seymour Dr, Thomson, GA 30824 , Phone: (706) 595-7144
- Holiday Inn Express, 1893 Washington Rd NW, Thomson, GA 30824 , Phone: (706) 595-6500
- Days Inn Thomson, 2658 Cobbham Rd, Thomson, GA 30824 , Phone: (706) 595-2262, Fax: (706) 595-8968
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Thomson, Georgia
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in McDuffie County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Thomson (based on McDuffie County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.58%
| Here | | 46.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 68.0% | 17.6% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 50.0% | 21.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 21.4% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | McDuffie County: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | McDuffie County: | 1.40 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | McDuffie County: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Here: | 5.58 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.0% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | McDuffie County: | 30.5% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.6% | | State: | 14.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $13,771 | $27,542 | 1 | $228 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $25,335 | $50,670 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $25,833 | $31,000 | 1 | $399 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $18,932 | $37,864 | 4 | $1,851 |
| Firefighters |
7 | $19,118 | $32,774 | 4 | $4,176 |
| Fire - Other |
3 | $8,604 | $34,416 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $22,636 | $27,163 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
18 | $34,955 | $23,303 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
11 | $27,447 | $29,942 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
19 | $59,619 | $37,654 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
8 | $22,691 | $34,037 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $9,102 | $36,408 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
107 | $288,043 | $32,304 | 10 | $6,654 |
Thomson government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,074,000 ($158.50)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $22,000 ($3.25)
All Other: $5,000 ($0.74)
- Construction - Housing and Community Development: $296,000 ($43.68)
General - Other: $124,000 ($18.30)
Gas Utilities: $32,000 ($4.72)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $10,255,000 ($1513.43)
Water Utilities: $3,418,000 ($504.43)
Solid Waste Management: $1,032,000 ($152.30)
Police Protection: $781,000 ($115.26)
Regular Highways: $650,000 ($95.93)
Local Fire Protection: $614,000 ($90.61)
Central Staff Services: $380,000 ($56.08)
Financial Administration: $117,000 ($17.27)
Housing and Community Development: $91,000 ($13.43)
General - Other: $85,000 ($12.54)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $69,000 ($10.18)
Libraries: $55,000 ($8.12)
Correctional Institutions: $32,000 ($4.72)
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000 ($2.36)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks and Recreation: $195,000 ($28.78)
Public Welfare - Other: $76,000 ($11.22)
General - Other: $54,000 ($7.97)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,154,000 ($170.31)
All Other: $193,000 ($28.48)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $182,000 ($26.86)
Fines and Forfeits: $168,000 ($24.79)
Rents: $64,000 ($9.45)
General Revenue, NEC: $58,000 ($8.56)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $53,000 ($7.82)
Solid Waste Management: $29,000 ($4.28)
Local Fire Protection: $25,000 ($3.69)
General - Other: $21,000 ($3.10)
Gas Utilities: $6,000 ($0.89)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,155,000 ($760.77)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $10,616,000 ($1566.71)
Water Utilities: $3,539,000 ($522.28)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $196,000 ($28.93)
All Other: $28,000 ($4.13)
- Tax - Property: $520,000 ($76.74)
Other Selective Sales: $358,000 ($52.83)
Public Utilities Sales: $355,000 ($52.39)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $101,000 ($14.91)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $96,000 ($14.17)
Other License: $31,000 ($4.57)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,277,000 ($336.04)
6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,576 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.43% | | 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:
6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,206 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.12% | | 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 Thomson:
- WTWA (1240 AM; 1 kW; THOMSON, GA; Owner: CAMELLIA CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Thomson:
- WTHO-FM (101.7 FM; THOMSON, GA; Owner: CAMELLIA CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCHZ (95.1 FM; HARLEM, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE,LLC)
- WRFN (93.1 FM; WARRENTON, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAEG (92.3 FM; EVANS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WGOR (93.9 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: WGOR LICENSE, LLC)
- WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WXKT (100.1 FM; WASHINGTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Thomson:
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WAAU-LP (Channel 18; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: THOMAS J. PIPER)
- W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Thomson, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 25
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 36
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 25
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 76
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 90
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 140
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 98
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 235
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Thomson fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Thomson, GA
| Most common first names in Thomson, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 145 | 77.9 years |
| James | 139 | 69.5 years |
| John | 128 | 72.9 years |
| William | 106 | 71.2 years |
| Willie | 101 | 70.2 years |
| Robert | 87 | 69.1 years |
| Annie | 84 | 79.2 years |
| George | 54 | 70.5 years |
| Thomas | 53 | 70.0 years |
| Charles | 44 | 68.2 years |
| Most common last names in Thomson, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 87 | 74.0 years |
| Jones | 73 | 74.3 years |
| Smith | 69 | 70.4 years |
| Wilson | 46 | 73.0 years |
| Neal | 46 | 72.3 years |
| Norris | 43 | 75.4 years |
| Reese | 43 | 77.4 years |
| Williams | 42 | 71.9 years |
| Davis | 41 | 69.7 years |
| Kendrick | 39 | 65.5 years |
| Businesses in Thomson, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Nike | 2 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Popeyes | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Ryan's Grill | 1 |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | UPS | 6 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | Waffle House | 2 |
| Knights Inn | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
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- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Social scientists and related workers (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) (population 5,000+)"
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