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Church in Benton: Church Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Ford Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Chamber of Commerce Marshall County (17 USHighway 68 East), Tribune Courier (100 West 11th Street), Lourdes Homecare (165 USHighway 68 East), Town & Country Resort (Recreational Trips & Guides; www.kentuckylakeresort.com).
Hotels: Southern Komfort Resort and Marina (UNKNOWN at Conversion), Holiday Inn Express (173 Carroll Drive), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (173 Carroll Dr), Shamrock Motel (806 Main Street), Town & Country Resort (www.kentuckylakeresort.com), Aire Castle Bed & Breakfast Inn & Stained Glass Art (435 Salem Chapel Rd N).
Courts: Kentucky State - District Courts- Court Designated Worker (80 Judicial Drive), Kentucky State - District Court- Circuit Court Clerk (80 Judicial Drive), Kentucky State - Administrative Office Of The Courts- Circuit Court C (80 Judicial Drive), Marshall County - Circuit Court Clerk- Domestic Relations Office (80 Judicial Drive).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Benton and their reported violations in the past:
NORTH MARSHALL WATER DISTRICT #1 (Population served: 15222, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2002)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
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)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and JUN-14-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)
- 30 regular monitoring violations
JONATHAN CREEK WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 6567, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 regular monitoring violations
SOUTHERN KOMFORT RESORT (Population served: 354, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
SHAWNEE BAY RESORT (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  10.8% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Benton 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.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Benton (2007 data):
- Bank of Benton: Bank Of Benton, Fifth Street Banking Center, Draffenville Banking Center. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $350.1 mil, Deposits: $293.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- First Kentucky Bank, Inc.: Draffenville Branch at 30 U.S. Highway 68 West, branch established on 2004-02-02. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $349.1 mil, Deposits: $303.5 mil, headquarters in Mayfield, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Exchange Bancshares, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Benton Branch at 507 Main Street, branch established on 1984-05-31. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Heritage Bank: Benton Branch at 59 Mail Street, branch established on 2001-03-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $768.1 mil, Deposits: $569.7 mil, headquarters in Hopkinsville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
- U.S. Bank National Association: Benton Branch at 201 East 11th Street, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 21 | $6,004 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $20,000 | $34,286 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 11 | $9,650 |
| Financial Administration |
8 | $13,200 | $19,800 | 5 | $500 |
| Gas Supply |
8 | $18,902 | $28,353 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
10 | $38,457 | $46,148 | 2 | $960 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $12,845 | $30,828 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,208 | $26,496 | 10 | $392 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,304 | $27,648 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $4,256 | $25,536 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $13,500 | $27,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
48 | $125,672 | $31,418 | 49 | $17,506 |
Benton government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $432,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $825,000
Solid Waste Management: $113,000
Parks & Recreation: $23,000
All Other: $15,000
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $155,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $4,605,000
Gas Utilities: $3,447,000
Sewerage: $657,000
Central Staff Services: $590,000
Police Protection: $472,000
General - Other: $432,000
Water Utilities: $281,000
Regular Highways: $141,000
Financial Administration: $112,000
Fire Protection: $84,000
Parks & Recreation: $75,000
Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Housing & Community Development: $41,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $1,318,000
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $146,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Electric Utilities: $189,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Electric Utilities: $6,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,213,000
Gas Utilities: $2,440,000
Electric Utilities: $23,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $370,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,115,000
Gas Utilities: $2,330,000
Other, NEC: $340,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $110,000
Water Utilities: $98,000
Other, NEC: $30,000
Electric Utilities: $23,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $86,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Property Sale Other: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $35,000
Electric Utilities: $34,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,237,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $5,175,000
Gas Utilities: $4,455,000
Water Utilities: $283,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $384,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $76,000
Highways: $59,000
All Other: $30,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $888,000
Property: $408,000
NEC: $400,000
Individual Income: $67,000
Public Utilities: $44,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $5,828,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $193,000
6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,113 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.85% | | 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:
6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,465 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.01% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Benton:
- WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
- WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WNBS (1340 AM; 1 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Benton:
- WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
- WTRT (88.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
- WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WITB-LP (107.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: BENTON CHURCH OF CHRIST, INC)
- WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
- WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
- WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
- WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
TV broadcast stations around Benton:
- WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WQTV-LP (Channel 24; MURRAY, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
- W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
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