Bellefonte, Kentucky

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Population in July 2008: 843. Population change since 2000: +0.7%

Males: 407	(48.4%)
Females: 436	(51.6%)

Median resident age:	47.7 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 41101.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $82,865 (it was $73,333 in 2000)

Bellefonte:	$82,865
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $44,102

Bellefonte:	$44,102
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $228,433 (it was $162,200 in 2000)

Bellefonte:	$228,433
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $314,029; Detached houses: $314,090; Mobile homes: $75,000

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Races in Bellefonte:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bellefonte: 88.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.6%), United States (18.4%), English (17.7%), Irish (11.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%), Scottish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 07/03/1951

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 1170 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bellefonte

High school or higher: 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 19.9%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bellefonte city

Never married: 15.8%
Now married: 72.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 5.4%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.5%
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:

Bellefonte:	0.9% ($1,419)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (14.9 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (103.2 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (350.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Westwood, KY (1.0 miles ), Russell, KY (1.3 miles ), Coal Grove, OH (1.5 miles ), Ironton, OH (1.6 miles ), Flatwoods, KY (1.6 miles ), Ashland, KY (1.8 miles ), Raceland, KY (1.9 miles ), Ashland Rural, KY (2.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $170,000
1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $170,000
1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $170,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $556,700
2001: 1 building, cost: $556,700
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $278,500
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $315,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $404,200
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 1 building, cost: $300,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.49 N, Longitude: 82.69 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: -32 (-3.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Health care (17%)
Public administration (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Chemicals (4%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (17%)
Public administration (9%)
Petroleum and coal products (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Physicians and surgeons (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Top executives (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Lawyers (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Top executives (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)

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Crime in Bellefonte by Year
Type	2004	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	234.5	118.2
Thefts	7	3	3
per 100,000	837.3	351.7	354.6
Auto thefts	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	234.5	0.0
Arson	N/A	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	33.5	49.2	22.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.74
US city average:	3.00

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Bellefonte-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 15.5 miles away from the Bellefonte city center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Bellefonte-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 93% 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 70.9 miles away from Bellefonte 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 69.0 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 98.8 miles away from the city 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 99.0 miles away from Bellefonte center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from Bellefonte center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bellefonte:

RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM-IRONTON CPS (about 3 miles; IRONTON, OH)
KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; ASHLAND, KY)
OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ASHLAND, KY)

Amtrak stations near Bellefonte:

3 miles: ASHLAND (99 15TH ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
15 miles: HUNTINGTON (8TH AVE. & 10TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bellefonte:

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 82 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)

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Notable location: Bellefonte Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	77.4%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

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Bellefonte compared to Kentucky state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Greenup County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Bellefonte

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents	28.8%	21.2%	17.8%	7.7%	5.2%
Congregations	16.4%	12.3%	19.2%	9.6%	6.8%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Other religions
Adherents	4.3%	3.7%	3.0%	2.2%	6.1%
Congregations	1.4%	8.2%	1.4%	4.1%	20.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$750
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$189
Police Protection - Officers	4	$7,129	$21,387	5	$3,536
Totals for Government	4	$7,129	$21,387	7	$4,475

6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,133 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 Boyd County, KY	1.68% ($34,676 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH	0.48% ($45,150)
from Scioto County, OH	0.46% ($26,448)

5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,767 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
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 Boyd County, KY	1.85% ($32,442 average AGI)
to Scioto County, OH	0.46% ($28,789)
to Lawrence County, OH	0.35% ($29,136)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bellefonte:

WIRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOKT (1040 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CANNONSBURG, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.-KY)
WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCMI (1340 AM; 1 kW; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WLGC (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNXT (1260 AM; 5 kW; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bellefonte:

WBVB (97.1 FM; COAL GROVE, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOUL-FM (89.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WRVC-FM (92.7 FM; CATLETTSBURG, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
WLGC-FM (105.7 FM; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKEE-FM (100.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W216AT (91.1 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTCR-FM (103.3 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WRYV-FM1 (101.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
WOHP (88.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
WNXT-FM (99.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
WOKE (98.3 FM; GARRISON, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WMEJ (91.9 FM; PROCTORVILLE, OH; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING INC.)
W215AV (90.9 FM; SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bellefonte:

WKAS (Channel 25; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
W49BN (Channel 49; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNCATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
W14CU (Channel 14; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WPBO (Channel 42; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
W05CB (Channel 5; BURLINGTON, OH; Owner: VEARL R. PENNINGTON)
WHCP (Channel 30; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TELEVISION PROPERTIES, INC.)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
WTSF (Channel 61; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: TRI STATE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W36CR (Channel 36; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W66CZ (Channel 66; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W55AT (Channel 55; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)

Bellefonte fatal accident list:
Jul 16, 1984 07:17 AM, 5, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, 2000 Ashland Dr, Structure height: 29.9 m, Overall height: 32 m, Call Sign: WLH80
Assigned Frequencies : 6645.00 MHz, 1880.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/29/1997, Expiration Date: 03/20/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/05/2002
Registrant: Phone: (606) 329-4753

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$71,900	7	$124,366	5	$132,008	2	$39,510	1	$78,930
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$69,090	1	$98,100	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$118,930	3	$100,703	1	$58,010	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	1	$113,740	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0401.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$200,320
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0401.00

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