Profile for Dothan, Alabama, AL

Dothan is on the Florida border.

Former and merged names include:
· Poplar Head

Formed at a spring known as Poplar Head

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 239. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 4 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• National Peanut Festival - Nov. 2-10, 2007
• Wiregrass Heritage Festival - Oct. 27, 2007
• 1st People's Celebration Intertribal Gathering - Nov. 16-18, 2007
• Wiregrass Festival of Murals Art Festival - May 5, 2007
• Johnny Mack Brown Film Festival - Sept. 7-8, 2007

Performing arts: Tri-State Community Orchestra

Dothan attractions: Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, Adventureland Theme Park, Water World

Historic sites and museums: George Washington Carver Interpretive Center, Alabama Agricultural Museum, Wiregrass Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: Troy University, George C Wallace State Community College-Dothan

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 87

Listed places near Dothan

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (23)

Colleges (2)

Communities (9)

Hotels (15)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Dothan demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Houston County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Dothan area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 36305 ZIP code.

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• Houston County government
• Dothan Chamber of Commerce
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7% of Dothan residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Dothan ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Dothan
• Cemeteries in Houston County
• Libraries in or near Dothan

Post a query on a message board:

• Houston County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - AL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Music

• Tri-State Community Orchestra

• Dothan area attractions
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• Dothan historic sites
• Dothan area parks
• Wineries near Dothan

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• Cemeteries in Houston County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Alabama cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Dothan
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• Dothan business guide
• Dothan Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in Alabama
• Local ordinances in Alabama (Partial selection)

• Crime in Houston County
• Arrests in Houston County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Alabama
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Dothan was $20,539, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Houston County economic census
• Houston County economic summary
• Houston County employment growth
• Houston County unemployment rate
• Alabama economic data

23% of Dothan residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Dothan
• Colleges in Alabama
• Learning Disabilities Association in Alabama
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• School report cards
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• Air pollution in Houston County
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• Land contamination in Houston County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Alabama
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Houston County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Alabama

Dothan festival dates:

• National Peanut Festival - Nov. 2-10, 2007
• Wiregrass Heritage Festival - Oct. 27, 2007
• 1st People's Celebration Intertribal Gathering - Nov. 16-18, 2007
• Wiregrass Festival of Murals Art Festival - May 5, 2007
• Johnny Mack Brown Film Festival - Sept. 7-8, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Dothan festival web sites:

• Johnny Mack Brown Film Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Alabama county fairs
• Alabama festivals (Alabama tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Dothan

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• National Historic Landmark search
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• Post history questions in Houston County genealogy forum

Median rent in Dothan, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $324.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $745.

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Libraries in Dothan include Houston-Love Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Dothan include Dothan Eagle

TV stations in Dothan include WDHN, WTVY.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WRWA.

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Houston County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Dothan political report.

• Alabama Democratic party
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The average commute time for Dothan workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 16 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Dothan between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Dothan travel guide
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• Alabama tourism bureau

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