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Notable locations in Washington: Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum (A), Washington City Hall (B), Wilkes County Courthouse (C), Wilkes County Jail (D), Mary Willis Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Washington include: Washington Presbyterian Church (A), Wilson Chapel Presbyterian Church (B), The Church of the Mediator (C), Tabernacle Baptist Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), First United Methodist Church (F), Mount Carmel Baptist Church (G), Jackson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Washington include: Ranger Stadium (1), Tiger Stadium (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Washington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Callaway Plantation (Museums; 2160 Lexington Road).
Hotels: Angus Motel (1004 East Robert Toombs Avenue), Fitzpatrick Hotel (16 West Square).
Courts: Probate Court Judge Wilkes Cou (23 East Court Suite 422), Wilkes County Government - Magistrate Court (23 East Court Street Suite 427), Wilkes County Government - Superior Court Clerk (23 East Court Street Suite 205).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 23.0% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Washington, GA
59 people in nursing homes
46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Washington compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Washington (2009 data):
- Farmers and Merchants Bank: Farmers And Merchants Bank at 911 East Robert Toombs Avenue, branch established on 1950-03-14; Downtown Branch at 201 East Robert Toombs Avenue, branch established on 1983-02-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $253.7 mil, Deposits: $189.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Washington/Wilkes Holding Company
- Regions Bank: Washington-Wilkes Division Branch at 100 East Robert Toombs Avenue, branch established on 1895-01-01. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Farmers State Bank: Washington Branch at 209 East Court Street, branch established on 1997-06-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $116.7 mil, Deposits: $90.1 mil, headquarters in Lincolnton, GA, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Lincoln Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Washington, Georgia
- Jameson Inn Washington, 115 Ann Denard Dr, Washington, GA 30673, Phone: (706) 678-7925, Fax: (706) 678-7925
- The Fitzpatrick Hotel, 16 W Sq, Washington, GA 30673, Phone: (706) 678-5900, Fax: (706) 678-3018
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Washington, Georgia
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wilkes County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (73%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Washington
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 71.9% | 16.3% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 5.8% |
| Congregations | 50.0% | 23.3% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 16.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $17,349 | $34,698 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
11 | $28,744 | $31,357 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,783 | $33,396 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
15 | $37,381 | $29,905 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,560 | $21,360 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
23 | $34,822 | $18,168 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $7,105 | $28,420 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,156 | $24,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $7,105 | $28,420 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
6 | $20,455 | $40,910 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
72 | $163,460 | $27,243 | 0 | $0 |
Washington government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $4,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $863,000
Solid Waste Management: $423,000
All Other: $247,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $6,427,000
Water Utilities: $1,442,000
Sewerage: $961,000
Police Protection: $821,000
Fire Protection: $474,000
Regular Highways: $473,000
General - Other: $386,000
Solid Waste Management: $367,000
General Public Buildings: $181,000
Parks & Recreation: $172,000
Central Staff Services: $140,000
Welfare - Other: $118,000
Health Services - Other: $47,000
Libraries: $47,000
Housing & Community Development: $40,000
Corrections - Other: $35,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $29,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $251,000
General Support: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $47,000
Corrections: $35,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $304,000
All Other: $25,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $816,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $90,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $406,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,129,000
Other, NEC: $75,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $93,000
Other, NEC: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $265,000
Interest Earnings: $150,000
Rents: $65,000
Special Assessments: $44,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $413,000
Parks & Recreation: $51,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
General Public Building: $29,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Welfare - Other: $18,000
Water Utilities: $4,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,317,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $7,390,000
Water Utilities: $1,295,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,181,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $67,000
Housing & Community Development: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $685,000
Other Selective Sales: $156,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $128,000
Public Utilities: $79,000
NEC: $66,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,223,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000
5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,980 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.50% | | 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:
5.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,337 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.50% | | 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 Washington:
- WLOV (1370 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Washington:
- WXKT (100.1 FM; WASHINGTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.)
- W234AK (94.7 FM; WASHINGTON, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WRFN (93.1 FM; WARRENTON, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCHZ (95.1 FM; HARLEM, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE,LLC)
- WEHR (105.1 FM; ELBERTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WTHO-FM (101.7 FM; THOMSON, GA; Owner: CAMELLIA CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGMG (102.1 FM; CRAWFORD, GA; Owner: NEW BROADCAST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC)
- WWRK-FM (92.1 FM; ELBERTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ELBERTON, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Washington:
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Washington, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 15
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 18
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 35
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 92
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 143
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 100
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 239
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13
See more detailed statistics of Washington fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Washington)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Washington, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Washington)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Washington)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 31
- Hazardous Condition: 19
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 5
Incident types - Washington
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Washington, GA
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