U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Beaver, Kentucky



Back to Beaver, KY housing info, Knott County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities.




We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Beaver, KY map

Knott County

Population in July 2007: 2,614.
Males: 1,320  (50.5%)
Females: 1,294  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  35.2 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 41604


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,445 (it was $19,876 in 2000)
Beaver:  $25,445
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,820
Beaver:  $12,820
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,676 (it was $32,100 in 2000)
Beaver:  $47,676
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $57,723; Detached houses: $67,725; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,575; Mobile homes: $25,563

Beaver, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Beaver:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Beaver: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 53.2 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Beaver, Kentucky map

For population 25 years and over in Beaver

  • High school or higher: 52.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 21.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaver CCD

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.8%
Kentucky:  2.0%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Beaver, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Beaver to the number of sex offenders is 2614 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Beaver:  0.6% ($199)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Beaver satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (74.5 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (104.0 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (404.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wheelwright, KY (2.1 miles ), Pippa Passes, KY (2.2 miles ), Wheelwright-Weeksbury, KY (2.2 miles ), Wayland, KY (2.5 miles ), McDowell, KY (2.6 miles ), Mousie, KY (2.9 miles ), Colson, KY (3.0 miles ), Long Fork, KY (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.36 N, Longitude: 82.80 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Beaver household income distribution Beaver home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (33%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (39%)
  • Educational services (24%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Construction (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Extraction workers (15%)
  • Electricians (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (18%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Therapists (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)



Beaver-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the Beaver place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 57.7 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Beaver-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from Beaver center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 47.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 49.4 miles away from Beaver center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 27.7 miles away from Beaver center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Beaver:
  • MCDOWELL ARH HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MC DOWELL, KY)
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
  • JENKINS COMMUNITY HOSP (about 14 miles; JENKINS, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver:
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)

Beaver map

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable location: Topmost (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Beaver include: Topmost Baptist Church (A), Rebecca Church (B), Providence Church (C), Caney Fork Church (D), Hollybush Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Turner Cemetery (1), Bald Hill Cemetery (2), Martin Cemetery (3), Hall Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mudlick Branch (A), Mullins Branch (B), Big Branch (C), Bill D Branch (D), Bloomer Branch (E), Buck Branch (F), Oldhouse Creek (G), Panther Lick (H), Patten Branch (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:  71.2%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.5%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  30.9%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.9%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beaver, KY



Beaver compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Knott County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (49%)
  • Utility gas (39%)
  • Coal or coke (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Beaver

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Free Church of AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents83.6%5.9%2.9%2.5%5.0%
Congregations41.2%5.9%11.8%5.9%35.3%
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.


5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,408 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.08%
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 Perry County, KY  1.21% ($30,509 average AGI)
from Floyd County, KY  0.50% ($27,136)
from Letcher County, KY  0.46% ($19,950)


6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.17%
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 Perry County, KY  2.07% ($25,217 average AGI)
to Floyd County, KY  0.65% ($28,483)
to Fayette County, KY  0.32% ($16,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Beaver:
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
  • WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
  • WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
  • WKCB (1340 AM; 1 kW; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
  • WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beaver:
  • WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
  • WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Beaver:
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Beaver, Kentucky:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: -1
Kentucky average:
  • Fatal accident count: 72
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 112
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
  • Fatalities: 78
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 190
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Beaver fatal accident list:
Nov 25, 1995 11:40 AM, 0979, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 400
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,200

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KC4QON, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 05/15/1990, Expiration Date: 05/15/2000, Cancelation Date: 05/16/2002
    Registrant: Ginger D Tackett, Box 092, Beaver, KY 41604
  • Call Sign: KD4KYV, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 03/03/1992, Expiration Date: 03/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/04/2004
    Registrant: Jennifer A Cayheart, Beaver, KY 41604


Back to Beaver, KY housing info, Knott County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.