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Dade County

Population in July 2007: 2,370. Population change since 2000: +19.6%
 

Males: 1,163  (49.1%)
Females: 1,207  (50.9%)
Median resident age:  37.8 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30752.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,100 (it was $34,612 in 2000)
Trenton  $37,100
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $89,000 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
Trenton  $89,000
Georgia:  $164,500

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Races in Trenton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Trenton: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (22.0%), English (20.0%), Irish (12.5%), German (6.3%), French (3.0%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 740 feet

Land area: 3.07 square miles.

Population density: 772 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Trenton

  • High school or higher: 69.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Trenton city

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

17 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.9%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Trenton, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Trenton to the number of sex offenders is 263 to 1.

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

Trenton:  0.7% ($502)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
Trenton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (20.3 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (108.3 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (504.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Valley, GA (1.2 miles ), Sand Mountain, GA (3.8 miles ), Fairyland, GA (8.7 miles ), Whiteside, TN (8.9 miles ), Chattanooga Valley, GA (12.3 miles ), Long Island, AL (12.5 miles ), Lookout Mountain, GA (12.6 miles ), Kensington, GA (13.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $61,300
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $62,000
  • 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,200
  • 2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $93,300
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $112,000
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $110,000

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Latitude: 34.88 N, Longitude: 85.51 W


34 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 706

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Population change in the 1990s: -57 (-2.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in Trenton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.045.70.0
Robberies 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.045.70.0
Assaults 300415
    per 100,000 150.80.00.0185.445.7224.8
Burglaries 015675
    per 100,000 0.049.2245.5278.2319.6224.8
Thefts 392332182326
    per 100,000 1960.81132.41570.9834.51050.21169.1
Auto thefts 464354
    per 100,000 201.1295.4196.4139.1228.3179.9
Arson N/A10000
    per 100,000 N/A49.20.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 124.772.495.7101.1142.0121.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.95
US city average:  3.00

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Trenton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the Trenton city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/15/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Trenton:
  • GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; JASPER, TN)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 18 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Trenton, GA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Trenton:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 24 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 44 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 89 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Trenton:
  • MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 14 miles; JASPER, TN; ID: APT)
  • STEVENSON (about 21 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
  • BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 21 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; ID: 9A5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Trenton:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 20 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
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Notable location: Dade County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Trenton include: United Church of Christ (A), Trenton United Methodist Church (B), Calvary Church (C), Church of Christ (D), First Baptist Church of Trenton (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lake Hills Memorial Gardens (1), Trenton Cemetery (2), Payne Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Getter Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Town Creek (A), Back Valley (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Family Fun Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 505 Highway 301).

Hotels: El Rancho Court (12597 North Main Street), Days Inn Trenton (95 Killian Avenue).

Courts: Walker County Government - Magistrate Court (Napier South), Dade County - Superior Court Clerk (71 Case Avenue), Dade County - Judge Probate Court (71 Case Avenue), Walker County Government - Clerk Of Court (Lafayette).

 

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

DADE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 16000, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-11-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-13-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-19-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2002)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and AUG-22-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (FEB-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-22-2002)
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.8%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.4%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Trenton compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Trenton (2007 data):
  • Bank of Dade: Bank Of Dade, Drive-In Branch, Drive-In Facility. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $76.0 mil, Deposits: $70.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Tri-States Bankshares, Inc.
  • Citizens Bank & Trust, Inc.: at 12255 South Main Street, branch established on 1988-01-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $70.1 mil, Deposits: $61.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Dade County Georgia:




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Trenton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $109,000
    Parks & Recreation: $18,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $362,000
    Regular Highways: $256,000
    Welfare - Other: $202,000
    Water Utilities: $200,000
    Sewerage: $134,000
    Financial Administration: $70,000
    Health Services - Other: $68,000
    Central Staff Services: $64,000
    General - Other: $42,000
    Parks & Recreation: $35,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $34,000
    Solid Waste Management: $28,000
    Housing & Community Development: $25,000
    General Public Buildings: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
    Libraries: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $13,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $370,000
    All Other: $55,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $770,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $718,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $52,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $52,000
    Interest Earnings: $35,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $45,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    Police Protection: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $516,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $163,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $48,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $197,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $195,000
    Public Utilities: $193,000
    Other Selective Sales: $95,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $64,000
    NEC: $35,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $460,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $46,000

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.09%
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:
from Hamilton County, TN  1.81% ($37,656 average AGI)
from Walker County, GA  0.87% ($34,395)
from Jackson County, AL  0.68% ($26,088)


8.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.05%
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:
to Hamilton County, TN  1.97% ($44,663 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL  0.80% ($28,475)
to Walker County, GA  0.64% ($29,719)


Strongest AM radio stations in Trenton:
  • WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDEF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC)
  • WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Trenton:
  • 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)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
  • W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)

TV broadcast stations around Trenton:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)


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