Morris Chapel, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 11,117.

Males: 5,583	(50.2%)
Females: 5,534	(49.8%)

Median resident age:	34.5 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,100 (it was $34,921 in 2000)

Morris Chapel	$38,100
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $88,600 (it was $79,800 in 2000)

Morris Chapel	$88,600
Alabama:	$115,600

Morris Chapel, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Morris Chapel:

White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
Two or more races (3.4%)
Black (0.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Morris Chapel: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 76.0 square miles.

Population density: 146 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Morris Chapel

High school or higher: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
Unemployed: 5.1%
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morris Chapel CCD

Never married: 15.2%
Now married: 70.0%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 9.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.2%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Morris Chapel:	0.2% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (13.7 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (74.8 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (505.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hillsboro, AL (6.6 miles ), Trinity, AL (7.6 miles ), Moulton, AL (8.4 miles ), Speake-Oakville, AL (9.8 miles ), Danville, AL (12.3 miles ), Courtland, AL (12.5 miles ), North Courtland, AL (12.8 miles ), Decatur, AL (13.7 miles ).

Latitude: 34.54 N, Longitude: 87.18 W

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Morris Chapel household income distribution

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Chemicals (7%)
Paper (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)

Morris Chapel-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 193% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the Morris Chapel place center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 14.0 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Morris Chapel:

BAPTIST LAWRENCE (about 8 miles; MOULTON, AL)
PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DECATUR, AL)
HARTSELLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; HARTSELLE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Morris Chapel:

HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 30 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 32 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 75 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Morris Chapel:

LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 13 miles; COURTLAND, AL; ID: 9A4)
PRYOR FIELD RGNL (about 19 miles; DECATUR, AL; ID: DCU)
ROUNTREE FIELD (about 21 miles; HARTSELLE, AL; ID: 5M0)

Operable nuclear power plants near Morris Chapel:

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morris Chapel:

JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 35 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 40 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 43 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 43 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)

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Notable location: Moulton Water Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Morris Chapel include: United Church (A), Union Grove Church (B), Sulphur Springs Church (C), Chalybeate Springs Church (D), Smyrna Baptist Church (E), Conway Church (F), Corinth Church (G), County Line Church (H), Dancy Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fuller Cemetery (1), Clardy Cemetery (2), Sivley Cemetery (3), Red Hill Cemetery (4), Morris Chapel Cemetery (5), Watson Cemetery (6), Dement Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Sims Lake (A), Moulton City Lake (B), Double Ponds (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Milligan Branch (A), Fox Branch (B), Cedar Creek (C), Cedar Branch (D), McDaniel Creek (E), Tacky Branch (F), Little Shoal Creek (G), Early Branch (H), Walker Creek (I). 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:	71.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.4%

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 place:	13.2%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	4.6%
Whole state:	7.3%

Morris Chapel compared to Alabama 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 Lawrence County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.41%
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 Morgan County, AL	1.87% ($32,432 average AGI)
from Colbert County, AL	0.38% ($22,093)
from Lauderdale County, AL	0.23% ($28,808)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
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 Morgan County, AL	2.60% ($27,656 average AGI)
to Colbert County, AL	0.44% ($31,863)
to Madison County, AL	0.28% ($35,969)

Strongest AM radio stations in Morris Chapel:

WHIY (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPL)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
WHOS (800 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Morris Chapel:

W234AD (94.7 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WWXQ (92.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
W238AD (95.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
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)
W295AE (106.9 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)

TV broadcast stations around Morris Chapel:

W66DH (Channel 66; DECATUR, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)

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