Blackshear, Georgia Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 3,283. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,447 (+5.0% change)
 
Males: 1,477   (45.0%)
Females: 1,806   (55.0%)

Pierce County

Median resident age:   39.6 years
Georgia median age:   33.4 years

Zip codes: 31516 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,300 (it was $27,285 in 2000)
Blackshear   $26,300
Georgia:   $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,800 (it was $62,000 in 2000)
Blackshear   $64,800
Georgia:   $147,500

Blackshear, GA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
A+ Home Oxygen & Medical Equipment

Races in Blackshear:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.6%)
  • Black (21.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: United States (26.5%), English (8.9%), Irish (5.1%), German (1.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%), Scottish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 120 feet

Land area: 4.28 square miles.

Population density: 798 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Blackshear

For population 25 years and over in Blackshear

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blackshear city

  • Never married: 15.4%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

53 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.6%
Georgia:   7.1%



According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Blackshear, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blackshear to the number of sex offenders is 214 to 1.

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

Blackshear:   1.1% ($675)
Georgia:   0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, FL (78.9 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (774.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sunnyside, GA (7.6 miles ), Bristol, GA (8.9 miles ), Waycross, GA (9.4 miles ), Deenwood, GA (9.5 miles ), Patterson, GA (9.7 miles ), Hoboken, GA (11.2 miles ), Offerman, GA (12.0 miles ), Waresboro, GA (18.7 miles ).

Latitude: 31.30 N, Longitude: 82.25 W


75 people in nursing homes
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 912

Blackshear, Georgia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -251 (-7.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Rail transportation (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Paper (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)



 

Crime in Blackshear by Year

Type 2001 2002 2005
Murders 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 29.1 0.0
Robberies 0 2 5
    per 100,000 0.0 58.3 145.1
Assaults 20 8 16
    per 100,000 594.9 233.0 464.2
Burglaries 40 54 44
    per 100,000 1189.8 1573.0 1276.5
Thefts 66 137 498
    per 100,000 1963.1 3990.7 14447.3
Auto thefts 7 3 16
    per 100,000 208.2 87.4 464.2
Arson N/A N/A 0
    per 100,000 N/A N/A 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 121.5) 297.4 364.1 840.7

Average climate in Blackshear, Georgia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Blackshear-area historical tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the Blackshear city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 2/25/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Blackshear:
  • SATILLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; WAYCROSS, GA)
  • BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ALMA, GA)
  • BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ALMA, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blackshear:
  • BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES (about 56 miles; BRUNSWICK, GA; ID: BQK)
  • JACKSONVILLE INTL (about 69 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; ID: JAX)
  • MOODY AFB (about 69 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blackshear:
  • WAYCROSS-WARE COUNTY (about 11 miles; WAYCROSS, GA; ID: AYS)
  • BACON COUNTY (about 24 miles; ALMA, GA; ID: AMG)
  • BRANTLEY COUNTY (about 25 miles; NAHUNTA, GA; ID: 4J1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blackshear:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 79 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 82 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 94 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 112 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
Public high school in Blackshear:
  • PIERCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 860; Location: 4850 COUNTY FARM ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Blackshear:
  • BLACKSHEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,168; Location: 5217 NORTH HIGHWAY 121; Grades: PK - 05)
  • PIERCE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 814; Location: 5216 COUNTY FARM ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)

Notable locations in Blackshear: Blackshear Memorial Library (A) , Blackshear City Hall (B) , Marian Anderson Library (C) , Pierce County Courthouse (D) , Pierce County Jail (E) .

Churches in Blackshear include: Scotts Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (A) , Church of God (B) , First Baptist Church of Blackshear (C) , First Methodist Church (D) .

Cemetery: Blackshear Cemetery (1) .

Reservoir: Lakeview Country Club Lake (A) .

Post office: Blackshear Post Office (A) .

 

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

BLACKSHEAR (Population served: 3350, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and OCT-17-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (2 times from AUG-01-2005 to OCT-03-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-19-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-25-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-09-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
DARIEN (Population served: 2907, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2003 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and SEP-13-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-13-1994 to SEP-13-1994)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
ASPINWALL`S MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 109, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and JUL-25-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-1997), St Intentional no-action (SEP-25-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-1998), St Public Notif received (2 times from JAN-07-1999 to JAN-08-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
BRITTANY ESTATES (Population served: 68, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-11-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-24-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2003 and SEP-22-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-22-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-10-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-10-2000)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:   2.4 people
Georgia:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   66.1%
Whole state:   70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   3.3%
Whole state:   4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   21.0%
Whole state:   13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   10.9%
Whole state:   6.1%

Blackshear compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Blackshear (2007 data):
  • Peoples Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1946-07-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $187.6 mil, Deposits: $155.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Shares, Inc.
  • The Patterson Bank: Bonneyman Branch at Highway 82 (Waycross-Blackshear Highway), branch established on 1986-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $107.2 mil, Deposits: $96.8 mil, headquarters in Patterson, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Patterson Bankshares, Inc.
  • PrimeSouth Bank: Primesouth Bank at 3473 Hwy. 84 West, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $340.0 mil, Deposits: $303.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Jones Bancshares, L.P.



2004 Presidential Election results in Pierce County Georgia:



Blackshear government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $233,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $371,000
    Water Utilities: $292,000
    Sewerage: $195,000
    Solid Waste Management: $183,000
    Central Staff Services: $179,000
    Parks & Recreation: $139,000
    Regular Highways: $102,000
    Financial Administration: $69,000
    General Public Buildings: $62,000
    General - Other: $50,000
    Corrections - Other: $45,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $36,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $18,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $288,000
    All Other: $36,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $925,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $867,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $58,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $94,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $22,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $717,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $349,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $269,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $18,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $376,000
    Public Utilities: $164,000
    Other Selective Sales: $147,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $83,000
    NEC: $54,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $664,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $56,000

8.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.54%
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:
from Ware County, GA  3.16% ($36,184 average AGI)
from Brantley County, GA  0.60% ($33,394)
from Wayne County, GA  0.31% ($43,647)


7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.41%
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:
to Ware County, GA  2.59% ($25,567 average AGI)
to Brantley County, GA  0.64% ($26,114)
to Glynn County, GA  0.37% ($29,350)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blackshear:
  • WFNS (1350 AM; 3 kW; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MARMAC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCGA (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WOODBINE, GA; Owner: COX BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WLOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blackshear:
  • WKUB (105.1 FM; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MATTOX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWSN (103.3 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WWUF (97.7 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: MATTOX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYNR (102.5 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WWRR (100.7 FM; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WSOL-FM (101.5 FM; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WASW (91.9 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WLPT (88.3 FM; JESUP, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WAJQ-FM (104.3 FM; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Blackshear:
  • W54CW (Channel 54; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPXC-TV (Channel 21; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: PAXSON JAX LICENSE, INC.)
  • WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

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