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Population in July 2007: 886. Population change since 2000: +2.6%

Males: 419	(47.4%)
Females: 467	(52.6%)

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

Zip codes: 40008.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,749 (it was $33,393 in 2000)

Bloomfield:	$42,749
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,600 (it was $71,100 in 2000)

Bloomfield:	$105,600
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $114,789; Detached houses: $116,405; In 2-unit structures: $82,065; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,436; Mobile homes: $33,553

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Races in Bloomfield:

White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
Black (11.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Bloomfield: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.0%), English (10.6%), Irish (8.3%), German (4.7%), Scottish (3.7%), French (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/05/1819

Elevation: 657 feet

Land area: 1.29 square miles.

Population density: 689 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bloomfield

High school or higher: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bloomfield city

Never married: 22.1%
Now married: 53.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 12.2%
Divorced: 10.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Bloomfield, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bloomfield to the number of sex offenders is 148 to 1.

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

Bloomfield:	0.6% ($423)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (36.7 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (316.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fairfield, KY (4.5 miles) , Taylorsville, KY (8.5 miles ), Coxs Creek, KY (10.3 miles ), Bardstown, KY (12.0 miles ), Willisburg, KY (15.4 miles ), Springfield, KY (17.1 miles ), Mount Washington, KY (18.6 miles ), Loretto, KY (19.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.91 N, Longitude: 85.32 W

Area code: 502

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-2.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (12%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)

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Crime in Bloomfield (2005):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
3 thefts (343.2 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (114.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 22.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bloomfield, Kentucky

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Bloomfield-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Bloomfield city center killed 3 people and injured 81 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1996, a category 4 tornado 13.0 miles away from the city center injured 10 people and caused $101 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bloomfield:

FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BARDSTOWN, KY)
JEWISH HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE (about 22 miles; SHELBYVILLE, KY)
NORTON SPRING VIEW HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; LEBANON, KY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bloomfield:

LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 34 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
BLUE GRASS (about 51 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 90 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomfield:

SAMUELS FIELD (about 14 miles; BARDSTOWN, KY; ID: BRY)
LEBANON-SPRINGFIELD (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, KY; ID: 6I2)
BOWMAN FIELD (about 31 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: LOU)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomfield:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 32 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 15,514)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 45 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 57 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bloomfield:

Bloomfield Elementary School (Location: 360 Arnold Lane; Grades: KG - 5)
Bloomfield Middle School (Location: 96 Arnold Ln; Grades: 6 - 8)

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

BLOOMFIELD WATER & SEWER DEPT (Population served: 6270, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JUL-1999 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2000)

MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2000)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2000)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-1998 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2000)

MCL, Average - Between APR-1998 and MAR-1999, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-06-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-11-2000)

MCL, Average - Between APR-1997 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-08-1998)

4 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

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

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and FEB-25-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-1994), St Compliance achieved (APR-11-1997), Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-25-1998), St Public Notif requested (APR-15-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-15-1998)

3 minor monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.6%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.3%
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: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bloomfield, KY

Bloomfield compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above 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 Bloomfield (2007 data):

Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Company: Drive-In Facility at Chaplin Road, branch established on 1967-11-10; Bloomfield Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1982-12-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $301.3 mil, Deposits: $242.2 mil, headquarters in Bardstown, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Wilson & Muir Bancorp, Inc.
King Southern Bank: Bloomfield Branch at 111 Chaplin Road, branch established on 2000-12-04. Info updated 2006-05-10: Bank assets: $150.1 mil, Deposits: $93.0 mil, headquarters in Chaplin, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: King Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Bloomfield mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Nelson County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Utility gas (3%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

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
Water Supply	4	$9,530	$28,590	1	$1,056
Police Protection - Officers	2	$3,774	$22,644	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$1,658	$19,896	7	$401
Totals for Government	7	$14,962	$25,649	8	$1,457

Bloomfield government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $206,000
Parks & Recreation: $11,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $328,000
Sewerage: $219,000

General - Other: $179,000

Central Staff Services: $86,000

Police Protection: $60,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Regular Highways: $8,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
Local Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $20,000
General Support: $4,000

All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,772,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $140,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,757,000
Other, NEC: $122,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $18,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $37,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000

General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $41,000
Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $877,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $390,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
Highways: $13,000
Tax - Property: $71,000
NEC: $32,000

Public Utilities: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $184,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $106,000

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.65%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($444 average AGI)
Nelson County: 0.06%
Kentucky average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, KY	1.54% ($36,575 average AGI)
from Bullitt County, KY	0.73% ($39,088)
from Hardin County, KY	0.52% ($31,605)

5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
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 Jefferson County, KY	1.30% ($35,577 average AGI)
to Bullitt County, KY	0.49% ($31,526)
to Hardin County, KY	0.42% ($28,508)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bloomfield:

WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBRT (1320 AM; 1 kW; BARDSTOWN, KY; Owner: CBC OF NELSON COUNTY, INC.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bloomfield:

WAKY-FM (102.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, KY; Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY CBC, INC.)
WLSK (100.9 FM; LEBANON, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION COUNTY, INC)
WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WJZO (101.7 FM; SHELBYVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bloomfield:

WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)

Bloomfield fatal accident list:
May 30, 1993 05:50 AM, 48, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 14, 1982 12:55 AM, 48, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 28, 1978 10:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Blue Grass Parkway, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN795
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Boulevard, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Arnold D Koerber, 6.4 Km E Bloomfield Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
Registrant: Concept Communications Inc., 8700 Michael Edward Drive, Fern Creek, KY 40291, Phone: (502) 239-5137, Email:
Lisa M Minney, Blue Grass Parkway, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, 265 Drydeen Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
Arnold D Koerber, 4 Mi E Old Bloomfield Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 76 m, , Licensee ID: L00066418
Registrant: Koerber, Arnold Dba , 10250 Saddle Pointe Drive, Fern Creek, KY 40291, Phone: (502) 239-5137

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Bloomfield, KY)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KC4IMG
Grant Date: 01/17/1989, Expiration Date: 01/17/1999, Cancelation Date: 01/18/2001
Registrant: Sarah D Lawson, Rt 1 Box 289, Bloomfield, KY 40008
Call Sign: WA4AES
Grant Date: 04/22/1998, Expiration Date: 04/22/2008
Registrant: Roy L Mc Brayer, Bloomfield, KY 40008
Call Sign: WI9P, Licensee ID: L00014459
Grant Date: 10/23/1998, Expiration Date: 10/23/2008, Cancelation Date: 04/13/2004
Registrant: Gary W Holt, 2160 Lawrenceburg Rd, Bloomfield, KY 40008-7100
Call Sign: WC4F, Previous Call Sign: WI9P, Licensee ID: L00014459
Grant Date: 04/13/2004, Expiration Date: 04/13/2014, Certifier: Gary W Holt
Registrant: Gary W Holt, 229 Chaplin Road, Bloomfield, KY 40008-7100
Call Sign: KI4FOI, Licensee ID: L00863080
Grant Date: 05/13/2004, Expiration Date: 05/13/2014, Certifier: Walter S Martin
Registrant: Walter S Martin, 1300 Cecil Noel Rd, Bloomfield, KY 40008
Call Sign: KI4FZS, Licensee ID: L00879488
Grant Date: 06/17/2004, Expiration Date: 06/17/2014, Certifier: Steve R King
Registrant: Steve R King, Bloomfield, KY 40008
Call Sign: KI4HSA, Licensee ID: L00942171
Grant Date: 11/18/2004, Expiration Date: 11/18/2014, Certifier: Elias King
Registrant: Elias King, Bloomfield, KY 40008

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1920M , Serial Number: 18264482, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 01/13/1976
Registrant (Partnership): William F Thompson, 214 Hickory Ln, Bloomfield, KY 40008
Aircraft: INFINITY INFINITY 582 (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 8086W , Serial Number: IPP3-183
Registrant (Individual): Gary E Burtoft, 9430 Bloomfield Rd, Bloomfield, KY 40008

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