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Population (year 2000): 2,071. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,025 (-2.2% change)
Males: 963 (46.5%), Females: 1,108 (53.5%)
Geneva County
Zip code:
36477
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $18,594 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,200 (year 2000)
Races in Samson:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.8%)
- Black (20.4%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (20.5%), Irish (4.9%),
English (3.3%), German (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Subsaharan
African (1.4%).
Elevation: 205 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Samson
- High school or higher: 55.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Samson city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 49.7%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 13.0%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -185 (-8.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Samson:
- WIREGRASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; GENEVA,
AL)
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; OPP, AL)
- MEDICAL CENTER ENTERPRISE (about 21 miles;
ENTERPRISE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Samson:
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 45 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 65 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID:
HRT)
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 69 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Samson:
- GENEVA MUNI (about 14 miles; GENEVA, AL; ID: 33J)
- ENTERPRISE MUNI (about 17 miles; ENTERPRISE, AL; ID:
EDN)
- FLORALA MUNI (about 19 miles; FLORALA, AL; ID: 0J4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Samson:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 46 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment:
2,703)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 78 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
- ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
- FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,283)
Public high school in Samson:
- SAMSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 219; Location:
209 N BROAD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Samson:
- SAMSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 461;
Location: 507 N JOHNSON ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- SAMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 150;
Location: 209 N BROAD ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Samson:
- SAMSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$15,379; Location: 200 NORTH JOHNSON STREET; 8,231
books; 1 serial subscriptions)
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