Hartselle, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 12,019. Estimated population in July 2006: 13,479 (+12.1% change)

Males: 5,768	(48.0%)
Females: 6,251	(52.0%)

Morgan County

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35640.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,000 (it was $40,461 in 2000)

Hartselle	$44,000
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,600 (it was $88,700 in 2000)

Hartselle	$100,600
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Hartselle:

White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
Black (5.2%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (1.3%)

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Ancestries: United States (20.9%), English (11.9%), Irish (11.0%), German (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Scottish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 669 feet

Land area: 14.9 square miles.

Population density: 887 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hartselle

High school or higher: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartselle city

Never married: 17.1%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 10.6%

180 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.5%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Hartselle, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hartselle to the number of sex offenders is 941 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Hartselle:	0.3% ($274)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (10.2 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (63.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (514.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Falkville, AL (5.2 miles ), Priceville, AL (7.0 miles ), Danville, AL (7.3 miles ), Somerville, AL (9.9 miles ), Decatur, AL (10.2 miles ), Vinemont, AL (13.2 miles ), Mooresville, AL (13.5 miles) , West Point, AL (13.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 103 buildings, average cost: $87,500
1997: 82 buildings, average cost: $78,900
1998: 99 buildings, average cost: $85,300
1999: 102 buildings, average cost: $86,100
2000: 73 buildings, average cost: $82,400
2001: 79 buildings, average cost: $84,500
2002: 121 buildings, average cost: $75,400
2003: 138 buildings, average cost: $78,900
2004: 93 buildings, average cost: $104,600
2005: 106 buildings, average cost: $102,400
2006: 99 buildings, average cost: $110,100
2007: 87 buildings, average cost: $115,600

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Latitude: 34.44 N, Longitude: 86.94 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -891 (-7.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,644 (29.4%)

16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 256

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Hartselle, Alabama business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +843 (+7.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Chemicals (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

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Crime in Hartselle by Year
Type	1999	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.6
Rapes	2	1	2	0	1	4	1
per 100,000	16.0	8.3	16.5	0.0	7.9	30.9	7.6
Robberies	2	2	2	2	4	2	1
per 100,000	16.0	16.6	16.5	16.4	31.6	15.5	7.6
Assaults	2	2	2	4	0	21	6
per 100,000	16.0	16.6	16.5	32.8	0.0	162.2	45.5
Burglaries	50	74	55	39	41	45	54
per 100,000	400.6	613.3	453.6	319.3	324.4	347.7	409.2
Thefts	309	308	295	267	275	290	263
per 100,000	2475.6	2552.6	2432.8	2186.2	2175.8	2240.4	1992.7
Auto thefts	10	11	5	12	11	15	11
per 100,000	80.1	91.2	41.2	98.3	87.0	115.9	83.3
Arson	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
per 100,000	80.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 282.2)	154.3	167.2	153.8	129.1	132.5	185.0	147.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 37 (29 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.20
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Hartselle, Alabama

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Hartselle, Alabama average precipitation

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Hartselle-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 217% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the Hartselle city center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 19.5 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

Hospital/medical center in Hartselle:

HARTSELLE MEDICAL CENTER (201 PINE STREET NORTHWEST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hartselle:

DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DECATUR, AL)
NORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DECATUR, AL)
PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DECATUR, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Hartselle, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartselle:

HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 18 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 50 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 63 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hartselle:

ROUNTREE FIELD (about 4 miles; HARTSELLE, AL; ID: 5M0)
FOLSOM FIELD (about 14 miles; CULLMAN, AL; ID: 3A1)
PRYOR FIELD RGNL (about 15 miles; DECATUR, AL; ID: DCU)

Operable nuclear power plants near Hartselle:

11 miles: Browns Ferry 1 and 2 in Decatur, AL.
11 miles: Browns Ferry 3 in Decatur, AL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartselle:

JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 29 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 29 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 53 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 61 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)

Public high schools in Hartselle:

HARTSELLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 914; Location: 904 S SPARKMAN ST; Grades: 09-12)
HARTSELLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 755; Location: 130 PETAIN ST SW; Grades: 06-08)

Private high school in Hartselle:

BETHEL BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 131; Location: 1301 BETHEL RD NE; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hartselle:

CRESTLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 595; Location: 600 CRESTLINE DR SW; Grades: PK-05)
BARKLEY BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 441; Location: 2333 BARKLEY BRIDGE RD; Grades: 0K-05)
FE BURLESON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 433; Location: 1100 BETHEL ROAD NE; Grades: 0K-05)
SPARKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 312; Location: 72 PLAINVIEW; Grades: 0K-08)

Library in Hartselle:

HARTSELLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $107,939; Location: 152 SPARKMAN STREET NW; 27,199 books; 683 audio materials; 252 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

East Highland Baptist Church On Main Street added by Adam

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Shopping Centers: Tanner Heights Plaza Shopping Center (1), Crestwood Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hartselle include: Cedar Creek Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Salem Church (C), First Baptist Church of Hartselle (D), First Christian Church (E), First Church of God (F), First Presbyterian Church (G), First United Methodist Church (H), Pattillo Street Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Hartselle Memory Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Town Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Hartselle: Tiger Stadium (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotels: Express Inn (1601 Highway 31 Southwest), Country Heart Inn (1800 Dixie Lane Southeast).

Court: Hartselle City - Municipal Court (200 Sparkman Street Northwest).

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

HARTSELLE UTILITY BOARD (Population served: 19578, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-04-2000)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	73.4%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.9%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.6%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Hartselle compared to Alabama state average:

Hartselle, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below 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 below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hartselle (2007 data):

Bank Independent: Hartselle Branch at 902 U.S. Highway 31, North, branch established on 1978-11-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $702.3 mil, Deposits: $596.5 mil, headquarters in Sheffield, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Bancindependent Incorporated
Superior Bank: Hartselle Branch at 600 West Main Street, branch established on 1989-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-21: Bank assets: $2,414.0 mil, Deposits: $1,870.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices
The Citizens Bank: Hartselle Branch at 400 Nanceford Road, branch established on 2005-03-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $102.1 mil, Deposits: $87.0 mil, headquarters in Moulton, AL, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorp Of Lawrence
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Hartselle Office at 611 West Chestnut Street, Northwest, branch established on 1934-06-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
First American Bank: Hartselle Branch at 589 Highway 31, Northwest, branch established on 1999-07-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,999.1 mil, Deposits: $2,023.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: Alabama National Bancorporation
Regions Bank: Hartselle Branch at 610 West Main Street, branch established on 1965-07-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Hartselle mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Alabama:

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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
Other Government Administration	13	$24,179	$22,319	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,772	$33,264	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	29	$79,990	$33,099	0	$0
Firefighters	14	$53,304	$45,689	0	$0
Correction	1	$1,948	$23,376	0	$0
Financial Administration	3	$7,010	$28,040	0	$0
Police - Other	3	$6,436	$25,744	3	$456
Gas Supply	6	$15,609	$31,218	0	$0
Electric Power	7	$26,931	$46,167	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	15	$35,417	$28,334	1	$695
Sewerage	11	$27,392	$29,882	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	3	$7,027	$28,108	0	$0
Health	1	$2,311	$27,732	0	$0
Streets and Highways	17	$43,839	$30,945	0	$0
Water Supply	7	$17,296	$29,650	0	$0
Totals for Government	131	$351,461	$32,195	4	$1,151

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
Morgan County: 0.07%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Madison County, AL	0.81% ($36,948 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, AL	0.74% ($27,656)
from Cullman County, AL	0.43% ($27,850)

5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Morgan County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.06%

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

to Madison County, AL	0.94% ($41,316 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, AL	0.53% ($32,432)
to Limestone County, AL	0.42% ($43,101)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hartselle:

WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQAH (1310 AM; 1 kW; PRICEVILLE, AL; Owner: ABERCROMBIE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
WHOS (800 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hartselle:

W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W263AF (100.5 FM; MOORESVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
W234AD (94.7 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQAH-FM (105.7 FM; ADDISON, AL; Owner: ALVIN ABERCROMBIE)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)

TV broadcast stations around Hartselle:

WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
W66DH (Channel 66; DECATUR, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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