Barbourville, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 3,589. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,569 (-0.6% change)

Males: 1,619	(45.1%)
Females: 1,970	(54.9%)

Knox County

Median resident age:	34.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 40906.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $13,200 (it was $13,297 in 2000)

Barbourville	$13,200
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,700 (it was $75,100 in 2000)

Barbourville	$71,700
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Barbourville:

White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
Black (3.2%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.6%), English (5.2%), Irish (5.2%), German (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/10/1854

Land area: 3.49 square miles.

Population density: 1012 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Barbourville

High school or higher: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 14.4%
Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barbourville city

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 45.9%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 18.2%

49 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Barbourville, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Barbourville to the number of sex offenders is 442 to 1.

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

Barbourville:	0.6% ($476)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (61.6 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (91.2 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (432.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Trosper, KY (6.1 miles ), Bryants, KY (7.2 miles ), Girdler, KY (8.1 miles ), Gray, KY (8.5 miles ), Dewitt, KY (12.9 miles ), Siler, KY (13.1 miles ), Camp Ground, KY (13.9 miles ), Kentucky Ridge, KY (13.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $49,600
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $43,400
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $106,600
1999: 1 building, cost: $37,500
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $74,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $170,500
2003: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,700
2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $100,400
2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $100,400

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Latitude: 36.86 N, Longitude: 83.88 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,362 (+65.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 609 (62.8%)

People in group quarters in Barbourville

221 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
117 people in nursing homes
50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
35 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Area code: 606

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Barbourville, Kentucky business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -143 (-3.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (18%)
Construction (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Health care (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Public administration (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Health care (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Top executives (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Crime in Barbourville by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	28.3	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0
per 100,000	28.4	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	0	2
per 100,000	28.4	0.0	56.4
Burglaries	11	10	8
per 100,000	312.8	282.6	225.5
Thefts	30	24	14
per 100,000	853.0	678.3	394.6
Auto thefts	12	6	6
per 100,000	341.2	169.6	169.1
Arson	N/A	1	0
per 100,000	N/A	28.3	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2)	97.5	83.1	56.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 18 (14 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.96
US city average:	3.00

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Barbourville-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Barbourville city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1967, a category 3 tornado 21.2 miles away from the city center .

Hospital/medical center in Barbourville:

KNOX CO HOSP (ONE HOSPITAL DRIVE PO BOX 160)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Barbourville:

PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSP (about 13 miles; PINEVILLE, KY)
MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY)
MEMORIAL HOSP INC (about 22 miles; MANCHESTER, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barbourville:

MC GHEE TYSON (about 74 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
BLUE GRASS (about 95 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 106 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Barbourville:

LONDON-CORBIN ARPT-MAGEE FLD (about 21 miles; LONDON, KY; ID: LOZ)
MIDDLESBORO-BELL COUNTY (about 21 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY; ID: 1A6)
TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEMORIAL (about 37 miles; HARLAN, KY; ID: I35)

College/University in Barbourville:

UNION COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 707; Location: 310 COLLEGE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.UNIONKY.EDU; Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barbourville:

CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 59 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 61 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 92 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)

Public high schools in Barbourville:

KNOX CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 871; Location: 311 N MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
BARBOURVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 140 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Barbourville:

JESSE D LAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 220 N ALLISON AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 60 KY 3441; Grades: PK - 08)
BOONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 371; Location: 1000 KY 3439; Grades: KG - 08)
BARBOURVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 336; Location: 140 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK - 06)

Library in Barbourville:

KNOX COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $226,015; Location: 206 KNOX STREET; 41,218 books; 245 audio materials; 496 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Barbourville Cemetery (1), Johes Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Richland Creek (A), Goodin Branch (B), Hanson Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: College Motel (429 College Street), Best Western Wilderness Trail (1476 South US 25 East).

Courts: Kentucky State - Judicial Department- Juvenile Justice (700 Pitzer Street), Kentucky State - Judicial Department- Administrative Office Of The Courts- Pret (102 Coles Court), Knox County - Barbourville- Circuit Court Judge (Court House), Knox Co Fiscal Court (40 Back Track Road), Knox County - Barbourville- Circuit Court Clerk (102 Coles Court), Knox CO Juvenile Court Expediter (122 Court Square).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Barbourville and their reported violations in the past:

BARBOURVILLE WATER & ELECTRIC (Population served: 19199, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-20-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-19-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-28-2002), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-29-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAR-29-2002)

One minor monitoring violation

4 regular monitoring violations

3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	59.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	38.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	17.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Barbourville compared to Kentucky state average:

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Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Barbourville (2007 data):

The Union National Bank and Trust Company of Barbourville: The Union National Bank And Trust Co, Auto Bank Branch, Union Plaza Branch, Cumberland Parkway Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $190.3 mil, Deposits: $167.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Union National Bancorp Of Barbourville, Inc.
Tri-County National Bank: Knox Street Branch at 401 Knox Street, branch established on 1995-12-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $105.0 mil, Deposits: $89.1 mil, headquarters in Corbin, KY, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Tri-County Bancorp, Inc.
National City Bank: Parkway Plaza Branch at Cumberland Gap Pkwy, branch established on 1988-10-20. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Kentucky:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	2	$6,403	$38,418	8	$1,882
Financial Administration	1	$2,148	$25,776	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	14	$28,868	$24,744	0	$0
Police - Other	3	$4,227	$16,908	4	$1,594
Streets and Highways	8	$12,038	$18,057	0	$0
Totals for Government	28	$53,683	$23,007	12	$3,476

Barbourville government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,427,000
Sewerage: $483,000

Parks & Recreation: $348,000

Solid Waste Management: $190,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $146,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,764,000
General - Other: $1,065,000

Water Utilities: $984,000

Police Protection: $720,000

Parks & Recreation: $555,000

Sewerage: $474,000

Central Staff Services: $364,000

Regular Highways: $355,000

Solid Waste Management: $186,000

Fire Protection: $32,000

Financial Administration: $16,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $48,000
General - Interest on Debt: $545,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $41,000
All Other: $27,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $7,500,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,619,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,500,000
Other, NEC: $1,492,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $127,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $270,000
Rents: $3,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $431,000
Parks & Recreation: $37,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,671,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,497,000
Water Utilities: $1,431,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $89,000
Highways: $54,000
Tax - NEC: $530,000
Property: $490,000

Other Selective Sales: $228,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,891,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,405 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.42%
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 Whitley County, KY	1.25% ($21,250 average AGI)
from Laurel County, KY	0.96% ($22,291)
from Bell County, KY	0.38% ($19,294)

5.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,510 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.28%
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 Whitley County, KY	1.27% ($18,566 average AGI)
to Laurel County, KY	1.12% ($24,910)
to Fayette County, KY	0.22% ($34,800)

Strongest AM radio stations in Barbourville:

WYWY (950 AM; 1 kW; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE-COMMNITY BROADC/G CO IN)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCTT (680 AM; 1 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WANO (1230 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WEZJ (1440 AM; 3 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barbourville:

WKKQ (96.1 FM; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE COMMUNITY B/NG CO.INC.)
WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
WVCT (91.5 FM; KEAVY, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WWEL (103.9 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Barbourville:

W07AH (Channel 7; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE AREA TELEVISION CORP.)
W04AF (Channel 4; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE AREA TELEVISION CORP.)
W33BK (Channel 33; CORBIN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WVTN-LP (Channel 48; CORBIN, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
W39CK (Channel 20; CORBIN, KY; Owner: DEREK RAY EUBANKS)

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