Adolphus, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 3,044.

Males: 1,524	(50.1%)
Females: 1,520	(49.9%)

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 42120

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,006 (it was $31,250 in 2000)

Adolphus:	$40,006
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,257

Adolphus:	$16,257
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,341 (it was $51,400 in 2000)

Adolphus:	$76,341
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $99,975; Detached houses: $114,676; Townhouses or other attached units: $220,449; Mobile homes: $44,526

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Races in Adolphus:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Adolphus: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 60.3 square miles.

Population density: 50 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Adolphus

High school or higher: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Adolphus CCD

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 64.2%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 11.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.7%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Adolphus, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Adolphus to the number of sex offenders is 609 to 1.

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

Adolphus:	0.5% ($252)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (44.8 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (365.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Scottsville, KY (2.7 miles ), Halfway, KY (2.7 miles ), Westmoreland, TN (2.9 miles ), Siloam, TN (3.3 miles ), Settle, KY (3.7 miles ), Holland, KY (3.7 miles ), Bethpage, TN (3.7 miles ), Portland, TN (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 36.68 N, Longitude: 86.28 W

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Wood products (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Transportation equipment (15%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Adolphus-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the Adolphus place center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/27/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Adolphus-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from Adolphus center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Adolphus:

MEDICAL CENTER AT FRANKLIN,THE (about 18 miles; FRANKLIN, KY)
MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LA FAYETTE, TN)
MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 18 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Adolphus, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Adolphus:

VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GALLATIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,215)
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 49 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)

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Churches in Adolphus include: Union Chapel (A), Stony Point Church (B), Smyrna Church (C), Rough Creek Church (D), Old Buck Creek Church (E), Mount Gilead Church (F), Oak Grove Church (G), Carter Church (H), Oak Forest Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Nancy Cemetery (1), Hinton Cemetery (2), Wolf Cemetery (3), Harrell Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Casey Branch (A), Dutch Branch (B), Rock Quarry Branch (C), Finns River (D), Rough Creek (E), Florida Creek (F), Garrett Creek (G), Hinton Branch (H), Smyrna Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.4%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	17.8%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Adolphus, KY

Adolphus compared to Kentucky 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Allen County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Wood (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Solar energy (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Adolphus

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Old Missionary Baptists Associations	Old Order Mennonite	Other religions
Adherents	42.4%	24.7%	17.7%	5.1%	10.1%
Congregations	36.6%	26.8%	12.2%	7.3%	17.1%

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.

7.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.36%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

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 Warren County, KY	1.64% ($30,287 average AGI)
from Sumner County, TN	0.63% ($23,949)
from Simpson County, KY	0.60% ($23,297)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

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 Warren County, KY	1.74% ($32,547 average AGI)
to Barren County, KY	0.64% ($41,154)
to Simpson County, KY	0.49% ($26,767)

Strongest AM radio stations in Adolphus:

WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
WLCK (1250 AM; 1 kW; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
WYXE (1130 AM; daytime; 2 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: JON GARY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQKR (1270 AM; 1 kW; PORTLAND, TN; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Adolphus:

WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVLE (99.3 FM; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W230AD (93.9 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLCT (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, TN; Owner: LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WVCP (88.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WUHU (107.1 FM; SMITHS GROVE, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WBVR-FM (96.7 FM; AUBURN, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WCVK (90.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: BOWLING GREEN COMMTY. B/CSTG, INC.)
WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
WWHR (91.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
W203BI (88.5 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Adolphus:

WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPBM-LP (Channel 48; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: PROCLAIM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
WBKO (Channel 13; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)
WKYU-TV (Channel 24; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 869
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,493

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KF4GCQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01093259
Grant Date: 12/20/2005, Expiration Date: 01/18/2016
Registrant: Kenneth T Williams, 1405 O\'neal Rd., Adolphus, KY 42120
Call Sign: K3QI, Previous Call Sign: KF4WWP, Licensee ID: L00240663
Grant Date: 06/13/2000, Expiration Date: 06/13/2010, Certifier: Gary A Phillips
Registrant: Gary A Phillips, 1396 Oak Forest Church Road, Adolphus, KY 42120
Call Sign: KI4TFY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01241562
Grant Date: 02/01/2007, Expiration Date: 02/01/2017, Certifier: Ronald M Hawks
Registrant: Ronald M Hawks, 19 Mcdonald Rd, Adolphus, KY 42120
Call Sign: KJ4CME, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01377045
Grant Date: 03/06/2008, Expiration Date: 03/06/2018, Certifier: Tabitha M Oliver
Registrant: Tabitha M Oliver, 19 Mcdonald Rd, Adolphus, KY 42120
Call Sign: K4JAE, Previous Call Sign: KJ4BTM, Licensee ID: L00456499
Grant Date: 03/21/2008, Expiration Date: 03/21/2018, Certifier: John A Elmore Jr.
Registrant: John A Elmore Jr, 584 Pleasant Ridge Church Road, Adolphus, KY 42120

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Good Intent Call: 1

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