Turkeytown, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 3,792.

Males: 1,889	(49.8%)
Females: 1,903	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,848 (it was $37,659 in 2000)

Turkeytown:	$41,848
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,348

Turkeytown:	$18,348
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,063 (it was $70,300 in 2000)

Turkeytown:	$101,063
Alabama:	$115,600

Turkeytown, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Turkeytown:

White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
Black (7.6%)
American Indian (7.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Turkeytown: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 547 feet

Land area: 33.8 square miles.

Population density: 112 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Turkeytown

High school or higher: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Turkeytown CCD

Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 65.0%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 9.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Turkeytown:	0.3% ($221)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (59.7 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (64.8 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (546.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lookout Mountain, AL (2.2 miles ), Hokes Bluff, AL (2.4 miles ), Reece City, AL (2.8 miles ), Gadsden, AL (2.8 miles ), Wills Valley, AL (2.8 miles ), Glencoe, AL (2.9 miles ), Leesburg, AL (3.3 miles ), Ridgeville, AL (3.5 miles) .

Latitude: 34.07 N, Longitude: 85.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

Turkeytown household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Turkeytown-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 228% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Turkeytown place center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 tornado 23.3 miles away from the place center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Turkeytown-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 33.0 miles away from Turkeytown center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from Turkeytown center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from Turkeytown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Turkeytown:

GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; GADSDEN, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Turkeytown:

GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 53 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 58 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 63 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)

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Notable locations in Turkeytown: Mountain View Camp (A), Mountain View Fish Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Turkeytown include: Whites Chapel (A), Union Hill Church (B), Turkeytown Methodist Church (C), Macedonia Church (D), Ebenezer Church (E), Faith Church (F), Full Gospel Tabernacle (G), Pascal Church (H), Lebanon Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Beulah Cemetery (1), Croft Cemetery (2), Shepard Cemetery (3), Lebanon Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Creeks: Turkeytown Creek (A), Dry Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	12.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	2.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Turkeytown, AL

Turkeytown compared to Alabama state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Etowah County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (41%) Utility gas (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Turkeytown

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ
Adherents	68.9%	11.9%	4.9%	2.9%	2.9%
Congregations	47.2%	18.2%	7.0%	0.5%	7.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	4.9%
Congregations	3.7%	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	13.6%

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.

5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.14%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)
Etowah County: 0.03%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Marshall County, AL	0.73% ($25,539 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, AL	0.60% ($29,865)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.34% ($33,669)

4.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,893 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.85%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)
Etowah County: 0.03%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Marshall County, AL	0.70% ($25,881 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, AL	0.54% ($30,618)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.38% ($34,168)

Strongest AM radio stations in Turkeytown:

WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMGJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: FLOYD L. DONALD BROADCASTING CO. INC)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Turkeytown:

WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
W269AX (101.7 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGRW (90.7 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WORD WORKS, INC.)
WCKS (102.7 FM; FRUITHURST, AL; Owner: WCKS, INC.)
WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W269AN (101.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: JOHN S. LA TOUR/J & J B/C)

TV broadcast stations around Turkeytown:

WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $1,038,000
Total average daily traffic: 16,670
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,667
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 16,986

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