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Atmore,  AL 36504
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Flomaton Alabama

Available Buildings | Area Demographics

Location

Population

Trade Area

Education

Community Facilities

Climate

Recreation

Communications Network

City Government

Taxes

Utilities

Transportation

Financial Institutions

Unemployment Rate

Retail Business

 Major Industries

LOCATION
Distance from: Miles
Birmingham, AL 210
Montgomery, AL 109
Mobile, AL 67
Atlanta, GA 285
Gulf Shores, AL 82
I-10 30
I-65 14
Pensacola, FL 40
New Orleans, LA 207

POPULATION 2000 1990 1980
County 38,440 35,518 38,440
Flomaton 1,588 1,840 1,882
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau

TRADE AREA (30 mile radius)

35,000
SOURCE: Alabama Regional Planning Commission

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EDUCATION
2009-2010FacultyStudents
K-8 (1)33390
High School(1)21245
Colleges
Jefferson Davis Community CollegeBrewton-Atmore
Faulkner State Community CollegeBay Minette
Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen

COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Medical Center2
Dentists1
Churches8 Protestant
1 Catholic
 
Libraries (1)Total Volumes: 20,220

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CLIMATE
Mean temperature/Annual66 degrees F
Mean temperature/January46 degrees F
Mean temperature/July82 degrees F
Average annual rainfall69 inches
Average snowfall0 inches
Altitude above mean sea level70 feet
Length of growing season226 days
Prevailing winds6 to 9 E NE MPH

RECREATION
Auditorium1
Ball fields4
Parks2
Race tracks1
Tennis courts6

COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Local newspaperTri-City Ledger
Daily newspapers
  • Mobile  Register
  • Pensacola News  Journal
  • Montgomery Advertiser
  • USA Today
  • Television stations
  • Mobile-3
  • Pensacola-2
  • Cable: MCI40 channels
    TelephoneBell South
    Post OfficeOne first class

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    LOCAL GOVERNMENT
    County RepresentativesCommissioner Larry W. White, Dist. 3
    Type of municipal governmentmayor/council
    Mayor Dewey Bondurant
    Police department personnel13
    Patrol cars7
    Fire department personnel 1 full time/ 23 volunteer
    Fire department vehicles2 trucks
    Fire insurance rating5
    Volunteer fire departments in area23
    Zoning regulationsyes
    Planning commissionyes

    LOCAL TAXES
    Tax year 2009-2010
      Manufacturers Real Property
      Rate/
    $1,000
    Assessment
    ratio
    Effective rate
    In cityOut of city
    Flomaton$10.0020%$2.00$0.00
    County$11.5020%$2.30$2.30
    School$20.0020%$2.00$2.00
    State$3.5020%$0.70$0.70
    Effective Rate/$1000 Actual Value$7.00$5.00
    Local Non-Property Retail3%1%

    STATE TAXES
    TypeRate TypeRate
    Corporate5%Individual Income
    Gasoline$0.18/Gal.Minimum rate2%
    Retail Sales4%Maximum rate5%

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    UTILITIES
    Water
    Name of utilityTown of Flomaton
    Sourcedeep wells
    Capacity of plant972,000 GPD
    Average daily consumption191,404 GPD
    Peak consumption233,000 GPD
    Storage capacity275,000 gallons
    Electricity
    Power suppliers/distributorsAlabama Power Company
    Natural gas
    Name of supplierGulf South Pipeline
    Name of distributorTown of Flomaton
    Fuel oils
    AvailabilityLocally
    LP gas
    AvailabilityLocally
    Sewers
    Sanitary sewer coverage50%
    Storm sewer coverage25%
    Treatment plant typeoxidation pond
    Treatment plant capacity200,000 GPD
    Treatment plant present load85%
    Solid waste disposaltrash landfill

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    TRANSPORTATION
    Highways
    Interstates
  • I-65/14 miles
  • 1-10/30 miles
  • Federal highwaysHWY 29
    HWY 31
    State highwaysHWY 113
    Motor freight
    AAA CooperEvergreen, AL
    Baggett TransportationBirmingham, AL
    Express One, Inc.Brewton, AL
    Hornady Truck LinesMonroeville, AL
    Western ExpressAtmore, AL
    Landstar Poole, Inc.Evergreen, AL
    M & E ProduceAtmore, AL
    Peaster & Son TruckingAtmore, AL
    Peek TruckingFlomaton, AL
    Roadway ExpressEvergreen, AL
    Southeast TruckingBrewton, AL
    Timber TransportBrewton, AL
    Travis Bridge BrokerageBrewton, AL
    Whatley Contact CarriersAtmore, AL
    Air service
    General aviationAtmore Municipal Airport

    Runway Length

    5,000 feet

    Surface

    paved
    Commercial service

    Pensacola/46 miles

    Parcel service
    CarriersAll major companies
    Waterways
    Navigable waterwayTenn Tom Waterway/45 miles
    Mobile Waterway
    Port facilities Claiborne State Docks/
    60 miles
    Pensacola/55 miles
    Alabama State Docks

    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
    Banks2
    Total assets$119,658,000

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    UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
    July 201010.9%
    Alabama is a right to work state.
    SOURCE: 2001, Dept. of Industrial Relations-Research and Statistics

    MAJOR INDUSTRIES
    NameProduct Employment Year
    Est.
    Industrial Mach. WorksMachine shop 201975
    Thompson's Engineering Co. Shaft pump parts 51983
    White's Pallets Inc.Wood pallets 171967
    Seacorp Industries Inc.Oil/gas field service 251989
    Metal Building Manufacturers Prefabricated metal buildings & components 41999
    Bondurant Lumber Wholesale & Export Div., Inc. Wholesale & remanufacturing 451949

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