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Ballard County

Population in July 2007: 713. Population change since 2000: -1.0%
 

Males: 337  (47.3%)
Females: 376  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42024.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,871 (it was $23,333 in 2000)
Barlow:  $29,871
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $53,468 (it was $36,000 in 2000)
Barlow:  $53,468
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $62,238; Detached houses: $64,472; Mobile homes: $25,588
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Races in Barlow:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
  • Black (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Barlow: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.4%), Irish (15.8%), German (11.2%), English (10.3%), Italian (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/16/1903

Elevation: 378 feet

Land area: 0.51 square miles.

Population density: 1398 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Barlow

  • High school or higher: 71.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barlow city

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 16.1%

13 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.8%
Kentucky:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Barlow:  0.7% ($257)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Barlow satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (98.9 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (127.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (339.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: La Center, KY (2.0 miles ), Wickliffe, KY (2.5 miles ), Mound City, IL (2.6 miles ), Cairo, IL (2.8 miles ), Blandville, KY (3.0 miles) , Kevil, KY (3.0 miles ), Olmsted, IL (3.0 miles ), Mounds, IL (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.05 N, Longitude: 89.04 W

Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+1.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (24%)
  • Paper (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Water transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)



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Barlow-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Barlow city center killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.

On 4/22/1981, a category 4 tornado 18.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Barlow:
  • LOURDES HOSP (about 22 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
  • WESTERN BAPTIST HOSP (about 22 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
  • MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; METROPOLIS, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Barlow, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barlow:
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 47 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 56 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 100 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
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Tourist attraction: Barlow House Museum (509 Broadway Street).

 

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

BARLOW WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 700, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between FEB-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-08-2005)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JUN-17-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-02-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-17-2001)
  • 4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.6%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  18.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barlow, KY



Barlow compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Barlow (2009 data):
  • First Southern National: Barlow Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1960-11-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $729.1 mil, Deposits: $616.4 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: First Southern Bancorp, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Ballard County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (59%)
  • Electricity (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religon statistics for Barlow

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchOther religions
Adherents74.2%12.3%6.1%3.9%3.5%
Congregations54.8%22.6%9.7%6.5%6.5%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$189
Other Government Administration 1$2,157$25,8840$0
Sewerage 1$2,671$32,0520$0
Water Supply 1$1,860$22,3200$0
Totals for Government 3$6,688$26,7521$189


Barlow government finances in 2006:
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $344,000
    Water Utilities: $214,000
    Central Staff Services: $100,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $203,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $192,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $19,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
    Gas Utilities: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $377,000
    Water Utilities: $141,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
    Highways: $7,000
  • Tax - Insurance Premiums Sales: $62,000
    Property: $51,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $14,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $237,000

6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,927 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.04%
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 McCracken County, KY  2.53% ($27,878 average AGI)


6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,025 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.71%
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 McCracken County, KY  3.08% ($29,220 average AGI)
to Carlisle County, KY  0.58% ($29,176)


Strongest AM radio stations in Barlow:
  • WBCE (1200 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WBCE, INC.)
  • WKRO (1490 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KRHW (1520 AM; 5 kW; SIKESTON, MO)
  • WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCHR (1350 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: SOUTH MISSOURI B/C COMPANY, INC.)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barlow:
  • WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WGCF (89.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOC, INC.)
  • WGKY (95.9 FM; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WICKLIFE RENTAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
  • KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
  • KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WKBG (102.1 FM; CLINTON, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WREZ (105.5 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KWKZ (106.1 FM; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: ANDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Barlow:
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
  • KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
  • WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
  • WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)


Barlow fatal accident list:
Apr 19, 2007 04:19 AM, Sr-1105, Lat: 37.051981, Lon: -89.043000, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 37.067278 Lon: -88.988111, Call Sign: WQDK246
    Assigned Frequencies : 72.2600 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/15/2005, Expiration Date: 09/15/2015, Certifier: Richard Overby
    Registrant: Primex Wireless, N3211 County Road H, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 248-3000, Fax: (262) 248-0455

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7
  • Call Sign: KC4PLG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00139883
    Grant Date: 06/30/1992, Expiration Date: 06/30/2002, Cancelation Date: 10/05/1999
    Registrant: Brenda G Shankle, Barlow, KY 42024
  • Call Sign: KC4QDI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00139884
    Grant Date: 06/30/1992, Expiration Date: 06/30/2002, Cancelation Date: 10/05/1999
    Registrant: Angela K Shankle, Barlow, KY 42024
  • Call Sign: KD4YUX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00615716
    Grant Date: 12/31/2002, Expiration Date: 03/09/2013, Cancelation Date: 11/17/2007, Certifier: Tracy L Melton
    Registrant: Tracy L Melton, Pob 54, Barlow, KY 42024
  • Call Sign: W4KU, Previous Call Sign: KJ4EW, Licensee ID: L00136867
    Grant Date: 09/13/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
    Registrant: Wallace O Shankle Iii, Oldham Rd, Barlow, KY 42024
  • Call Sign: W4AKS, Previous Call Sign: KC4QDI, Licensee ID: L00139884
    Grant Date: 10/05/1999, Expiration Date: 10/05/2009, Certifier: Angela K Shankle
    Registrant: Angela K Shankle, Barlow, KY 42024-0366
  • Call Sign: W4BKS, Previous Call Sign: KC4PLG, Licensee ID: L00139883
    Grant Date: 10/05/1999, Expiration Date: 10/05/2009, Certifier: Brenda Shankle
    Registrant: Brenda G Shankle, Barlow, KY 42024-0366
  • Call Sign: N4IL, Previous Call Sign: KD4YUX, Licensee ID: L00615716
    Grant Date: 11/17/2007, Expiration Date: 11/17/2017, Certifier: Tracy L Melton
    Registrant: Tracy L Melton, Pob 54, Barlow, KY 42024


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 9

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