Long Island, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 6,108.

Males: 3,003	(49.2%)
Females: 3,105	(50.8%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,800 (it was $31,028 in 2000)

Long Island	$33,800
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $78,300 (it was $70,600 in 2000)

Long Island	$78,300
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Long Island:

White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Long Island: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 650 feet

Land area: 134.6 square miles.

Population density: 45 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Long Island

High school or higher: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Long Island CCD

Never married: 17.7%
Now married: 64.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 11.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.3%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Long Island:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (31.7 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (115.7 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (501.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bridgeport, AL (6.0 miles ), Sand Mountain, GA (9.6 miles ), New Hope, TN (9.7 miles ), Stevenson, AL (9.7 miles ), South Pittsburg, TN (10.0 miles ), Ider, AL (11.2 miles ), Trenton, GA (12.5 miles ), Kimball, TN (12.6 miles ).

Latitude: 34.87 N, Longitude: 85.69 W

Long Island household income distribution

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (9%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Utilities (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (16%)
Textile mills and textile products (11%)
Educational services (8%)
Apparel (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Long Island-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the Long Island place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 48.8 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Long Island:

GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; JASPER, TN)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 29 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 29 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Long Island:

LOVELL FIELD (about 36 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 52 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 77 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Long Island:

STEVENSON (about 8 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 15 miles; JASPER, TN; ID: APT)
SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 25 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL; ID: 4A6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Long Island:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 31 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
LEE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)

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Notable locations in Long Island: Reese Ferry Landing (A), Bryant Community Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Long Island include: Browns Chapel (A), Bryant Church (B), Bryant Tabernacle (C), Liberty Hill Church (D), Caperton Chapel (E), Straightway Church (F), Christian Home Church (G), Ebenezer Church (H), Poplar Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Smith Cemetery (1), Maxwell Cemetery (2), Swafford Cemetery (3), Straightway Cemetery (4), Sterne Cemetery (5), Coffee Cemetery (6), Wheeler Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Mansel Wolf Lake (A), Robert Shrader Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Smith Creek (A), Lary Creek (B), Monday Branch (C), Long Creek (D), Buck Creek (E), Miller Creek (F), Long Hollow Branch (G), Long Island Creek (H), Sterne Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Long Island: Raccoon Creek Public Hunting Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.4%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.9%
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 place:	15.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	6.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Long Island compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below 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.
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 Jackson County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.91%
Alabama average:	6.81%

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 DeKalb County, AL	0.94% ($23,419 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL	0.46% ($37,810)
from Marshall County, AL	0.30% ($32,574)

4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
Alabama average:	6.16%

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 DeKalb County, AL	0.89% ($26,632 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL	0.71% ($31,884)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.29% ($31,943)

Strongest AM radio stations in Long Island:

WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WYMR (1480 AM; 1 kW; BRIDGEPORT, AL; Owner: DADE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Long Island:

WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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)
WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Long Island:

WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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