Community Lanett County Chambers State Alabama MSA Incorporated Yes Foreign Trade Zone No Enterprise Zone No
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Area of State: EastCentral Latitude: 32:52:07 Longitude: 85:11:26
Distance From: Atlanta: 84 Birmingham: 147 Huntsville: 225 Mobile: 252 Memphis: 400 Nashville: 310 Montgomery: 81 Tampa: 457 New Orleans: 394 Jacksonville 339
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Year: 2001 Current Population 2000 Census 1990 Census City: 7887 7897 8985 County: 36567 36583 36876 MSA: Estimated
present population
(30 mi.radius):356947 Households in county: 14191 Income: Per Capita: $ 14841 Average Household: $ 38044 Median Household: $ 28554
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Mean Temperature (Fahr.): Annual January July 59 _ 40_ 79_ Avg. Annual Precipitation: 68 inches Altitude: 572 ft. above MSL Prevailing winds: 6-8 MPH, ENE
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School system: Lanett City Schools For school year: 2000-2001 No. Teacher/Student Elementary: 1 Middle/Junior: 1 High school: 1 Vocational Tech: Private/parochial: 2 Total HS Graduates/yr: 94 Enrollment: 1249 Spending Per Pupil: $5506.39 Nearest Post-secondary education: Vocational tech: Chambers County Vocational Center Location: LaFayette, Alabama
Miles From City: Custom curriculum: Two-year college: Southern Union State Community College Location: Valley, Alabama Miles From City: 5 University: Auburn University Location: Auburn, Alabama Miles From City: 30
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City County Type of Government: Mayor/City Manager/City Council County Commission Land Use Regulations Zoning Ordinances: Yes No Subdivision regulations
with design standards:Yes No Planning commissions: Yes No Garbage Collection: Yes Public Library: Yes No of volumes: 59000 Fire Protection Full time personnel: 19 Part time personnel: 8 Volunteers: 14 Fire Insurance Rating: 6 Fire Protection
for industry outside
city limits:Yes Police/Sheriff Full time personnel: 31 52 Patrol Cars: 13 Police Patrol
for industry outside
city limits:Yes Emergency Medical Service Paramedics: Yes 911 or E911: Yes
Highways Serving Community Interstate Federal State Highway Miles to Highway Miles to Highway Miles to 85 0 29 0 15 0 280 15 50 0
Railroad Service CSX Transportation Chattahoochee Valley Piggyback Service: Intermodal Facilities:
Waterways Chattahoochee River Miles to River: 2 Navigable: Yes Channel Depth: 9 feet Nearest Port Facility: Phoenix City St. Docks: 34 miles
Air service Municipal Service: Lanett Municipal Airport Longest runway: 3150 feet Surface: Paved Lighted: Yes Aircraft Tiedown: Yes ILS: Yes Hangars: Yes Repair facilities: Yes Nearest commercial service: Columbus, GA Distance: 40 mi. Major carriers Atlantic Southeast US Airways Express No. of daily commercial flights: 12
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Motor Freight Service Area Total carriers 48 states: Southeast only: Alabama only: Carriers with
local terminals:McClendon Less than truckload? Bus service: Greyhound & Trailways Parcel Service: UPS, FedEx
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Suppliers Distributors Electricity Alabama Municipal Electric Authority City of Lanett Alabama Power Company Alabama Power Company Natural Gas Southern Natural Gas City of Lanett Water City of Lanett Capacity: 8 MGD Avg. Daily Consumption: 4 MGD Peak Consumption: 6 MGD Storage Capacity: 4 MGD Source: Chattahoochee River Type: Planned facilities: Sanitation City of Lanett Sewage treatment plant type: Secondary (Ext. Aeration Act. S) Capacity: 5 MGD Present load: 1.5 MGD Sanitary sewer coverage: 75% Sewer use charge? Storm sewer coverage: 65% Solid waste disposal: City of Lanett Sanitary Landfill Planned facilities: Fuel oil: Locally Coal: Birmingham LP Gas: Locally
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Local telephone provider: Interstate Valley Telephone Switching: Yes Fiber optics: Yes ISDN: Yes Mobile Service: Yes Long distance provider: All providers available Post office classification: Newspapers Daily Mon-Fri Weekly Valley Times-News Radio Stations: AM 2 FM 2 Television stations: Local: Cable service providers: 2 Channels: 500+
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No. Beds Hospitals: 1 115 Clinics: 1 Physicians: 45 Dentists: 2 Nearest regional
medical facility:Lanier Memorial Hospital (Valley, AL) Distance: 3 miles
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No. Rooms Hotels 0 Motels 4 193 Restaurants: 40 Meeting rooms: No Auditorium: No Seating capacity/largest N/A Churches & synagogues Protestant 23 Catholic 1 Jewish 0
Country clubs? Yes Golf courses? Yes Movie theatres? Yes Tennis courts? Yes Ball fields? Yes Swimming pools? Yes Health clubs? Yes Parks? No Skating rinks? Yes Amateur theatres? Yes Other facilities: Nearest State Park: Chewacla Distance: 30 miles Nearest Public Lake: West Point Lake Distance: 3 miles
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Manufacturers' Real Property Tax year 2000 Rate/$1,000 Assess. ratio Effective rate In city Out city City: $10.00 20% $ 2.00 County: $26.00 20% $ 5.20 $ 5.20 State: $ 6.50 20% $ 1.30 $ 1.30 Total: $42.50 $ 8.50 $ 6.50 Above figures include 13.70 mills for schools State Ad Val Tax Amount
Effective rate for county may differ outside city limits
Tax General Rate Sales Use Machinery City: 3.0% 3.0% 2.0% County: 1.0% 1.0% 0.50% State: 4.0% 1.5% County tax may vary within city limits Income/occupational tax City occupational: 0.0% County occupational: 0.0% State corporate: 5.0% State individual*: 2.0% Minimum 5.0% Maximum *Deduction allowed for Federal Income Tax
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Number of manufacturers: 73 Total manufacturing employment: 5,365 Largest Employers in County Firm Product/Service Employment West Point Stevens Inc Textiles 3,610 Chambers Co. School System Education Provider 600 Lanier Health Services Healthcare Provider 540 Johnston Industries Textiles 425 Knauf Fiber Glass Fiber Glass Insulation 360 McClendon Trucking Trucking/Shipping 300 Mead Packaging Off-set Printing Packages 180 West Point Foundry Textile Machinery/Solutions 150 Letica Corporation Plastics 136 Norbord Alabama Inc Oriented Strand Board 130 Largest Employers in City Firm Product/Service Employment Interstate Valley Telephone Service 129 Chris Clark Grading & Paving 30 Valley Times News News Paper 27 Nortec Inc. Electronic Components 8 Hester Tag & Label Tags/Labels 7 Sonny's Custom Buildings 6 East Alabama Printing Printing 2
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Labor Force Total: 15940 Labor Force Participation: Male: 51.9% Female: 48.1% Minority: 32.6% Employment: 15190 Unemployment: 750 Unemployment rate: 4.7%
Valerie GrayReturn to table
IDA of Chambers County
P. O. Box 269
Lanett, AL 36863
Phone: (334) 642-1412
Fax: (334) 642-6548
Email: vgray@knology.net