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Polk County

Population in July 2008: 1,079. Population change since 2000: +3.8%
 

Males: 519  (48.1%)
Females: 560  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  34.1 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30104.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,128 (it was $31,053 in 2000)
Aragon:  $35,128
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,797
Aragon:  $17,797
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,790 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
Aragon:  $69,790
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,336; Detached houses: $92,243; Mobile homes: $29,659; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
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Races in Aragon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Aragon: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.8%), Irish (10.6%), English (4.7%), German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 750 feet

Land area: 1.08 square miles.

Population density: 1002 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Aragon

  • High school or higher: 59.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Aragon city

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Aragon, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Aragon to the number of sex offenders is 180 to 1.

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

Aragon:  0.8% ($354)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Marietta, GA (30.3 miles , pop. 58,748).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (42.4 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (557.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rockmart, GA (1.7 miles ), Taylorsville, GA (2.2 miles ), Braswell, GA (2.7 miles) , Euharlee, GA (3.1 miles ), Cedartown, GA (3.4 miles ), Lindale, GA (3.5 miles ), Yorkville, GA (3.7 miles ), Huntsville, GA (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $22,500
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $22,500
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $22,500
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 34.05 N, Longitude: 85.06 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +143 (+16.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (24%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



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Crime in Aragon by Year

Type 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 01200
    per 100,000 0.092.0184.30.00.0
Assaults 99000
    per 100,000 845.9828.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 1921591
    per 100,000 1785.71931.9460.8824.293.4
Thefts 4747352922
    per 100,000 4417.34323.83225.82655.72054.2
Auto thefts 74000
    per 100,000 657.9368.00.00.00.0
Arson 0N/A010
    per 100,000 0.0N/A0.091.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 523.5530.8216.6163.988.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.71
US city average:  3.00

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Aragon-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Aragon city center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 tornado 20.9 miles away from the city center killed 22 people and injured 150 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Aragon-area historical earthquake activity is above Georgia state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.1 miles away from Aragon center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 71.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 60.2 miles away from Aragon center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/15/1993 at 02:02:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.1 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 1.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from Aragon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Aragon:
  • POLK MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; CEDARTOWN, GA)
  • WELLSTAR PAULDING HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DALLAS, GA)
  • EMORY CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CARTERSVILLE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Aragon, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aragon:
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; KENNESAW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,881)
  • SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
  • CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 33 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
  • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,867)

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Churches in Aragon include: Aragon Baptist Church (A), New Euharlee Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  17.5%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Aragon, GA



Aragon compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Aragon

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic ChurchChurches of Christ
Adherents79.0%10.1%2.6%2.1%1.8%
Congregations55.6%14.3%4.8%1.6%4.8%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)New Hope Baptist AssociationChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.2%0.6%0.5%0.8%
Congregations3.2%3.2%1.6%1.6%9.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,657$31,8840$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,329
Police Protection - Officers 4$10,882$32,6460$0
Solid Waste Management 3$6,378$25,5121$576
Totals for Government 8$19,917$29,8762$1,905



Aragon government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $35,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $1,014,000
  • Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $312,000
    Central Staff Services: $48,000
    General - Other: $35,000
    Police Protection: $27,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $127,000
    All Other: $119,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $56,000
    Property Sale Other: $43,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $142,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,016,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $312,000
    All Other: $52,000
  • Tax - Property: $93,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $38,000
    Other Selective Sales: $38,000
    Public Utilities: $36,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $267,000

6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.04%
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 Floyd County, GA  1.22% ($24,916 average AGI)
from Paulding County, GA  0.63% ($36,658)
from Bartow County, GA  0.62% ($27,244)


5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,683 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.54%
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 Floyd County, GA  1.20% ($28,807 average AGI)
to Bartow County, GA  0.69% ($24,302)
to Paulding County, GA  0.49% ($31,435)


Strongest AM radio stations in Aragon:
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WZOT (1220 AM; 1 kW; ROCKMART, GA; Owner: BROADCAST INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WAOS (1600 AM; 20 kW; AUSTELL, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Aragon:
  • WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCCV (91.7 FM; CARTERSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTSH-FM (107.1 FM; ROCKMART, GA; Owner: BROADCAST INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WMAX-FM (105.3 FM; BOWDON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WALR-FM (104.1 FM; LA GRANGE, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Aragon:
  • WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
  • WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
  • WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
  • WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
  • WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W04DB (Channel 4; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VVILPTV, INC.)
  • WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)


Aragon fatal accident list:
May 31, 2007 05:34 AM, Sr-101, Lat: 34.052219, Lon: -85.064444, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 8, 2007 12:35 AM, Sr-101, Lat: 34.041353, Lon: -85.057956, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Mar 19, 2005 03:31 AM, Sr-101, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 7, 1996 08:38 AM, 101, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 6, 1992 09:33 AM, 101, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 10, 1991 05:55 AM, Sr101, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 11, 1990 10:25 AM, 101, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $158,000
Total average daily traffic: 17,640
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 26,460

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • b b carter, Morris Road (Rome 17 / 022010), Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.1 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • City Hall, Call Sign: WXK974, Licensee ID: L00019807
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.520 MHz, 154.905 MHz, 154.935 MHz, 155.370 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/08/1998, Expiration Date: 09/27/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/30/2003
    Registrant: City Of Aragon, 2814 Rome Hwy, Aragon, GA 30104, Phone: (770) 684-6563, Fax: (770) 684-1177, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Aragon)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: FLIGHTSTAR INC FS-IISC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582UL (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 123UG , Serial Number: 379, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/2006
    Registrant (Individual): Jeff J Bogtner, 281 Brumbelow Rd, Aragon, GA 30104
  • Aircraft: FLIGHT STAR INC II SC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 993PW , Serial Number: 291, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 09/12/2007
    Registrant (Individual): Phillip A Williams, 60 Mack Jones Rd, Aragon, GA 30104


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 39
  • Hazardous Condition: 7
  • Service Call: 3
  • Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Aragon


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Aragon, GA

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