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Notable location: Boston Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Boston include: Icetown Church (A), Rolling Fork Baptist Church (B), Temple Hill Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Marshall Cemetery (1), Johnson Cemetery (2), Vowles Cemetery (3), Little Brick Cemetery (4), Mount Moriah Cemetery (5), Greenwell Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Hurricane Hills Lake (A), Eagle Lake (B), Johnson Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech Fork (A), Clear Creek (B), Tewell Creek (C), Cedar Creek (D), Bull Run (E), Snake Run (F), Lick Creek (G), Landing Run (H), Rattlesnake Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Nelson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.2. This is about average.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 15.3. This is significantly worse than average. There were 88 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 23.5. This is better than average. There were 24 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.4. This is better than average. There were 86 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.45. This is about average. There were 48 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.333. This is about average. There were 67 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.39. This is about average. There were 116 monitors within city limits.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 69.0% | | Whole state: | 69.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 12.0% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boston, KY
4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
4 people in religious group quarters
Boston 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Nelson County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Boston (based on Nelson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.25%
| Here |  | 64.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | LDS (Mormon) Church |
| Adherents | 52.0% | 26.2% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 15.8% | 29.8% | 10.5% | 8.8% | 3.5% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Congregations | 7.0% | 3.5% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 10.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | This county: | 1.41 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Nelson County: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | Nelson County: | 4.01 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 27.1% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Nelson County: | 12.9% | | Kentucky: | 15.9% |
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Boston:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBRT (1320 AM; 1 kW; BARDSTOWN, KY; Owner: CBC OF NELSON COUNTY, INC.)
- WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLCR (1470 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: LCR PARTNERS, L.P.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WIEL (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
- WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Boston:
- WKMO (106.3 FM; HODGENVILLE, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
- WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKUE (90.9 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WQXE (98.3 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS-E'TOWN, INC.)
- WTHX (107.3 FM; LEBANON JUNCTION, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
- WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
- WLVK (105.5 FM; FORT KNOX, KY; Owner: BIG CAT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAKY-FM (102.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, KY; Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY CBC, INC.)
- WLSK (100.9 FM; LEBANON, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION COUNTY, INC)
- WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WLRS (105.1 FM; SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVLC (99.9 FM; MANNSVILLE, KY; Owner: PATRICIA RODGERS)
- WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRZI (101.5 FM; VINE GROVE, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Boston:
- WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W39CJ (Channel 39; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Fred Kleber, 5.3 Mi Ssw (Lat: 37.717778 Lon: -85.708611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.4 m, Licensee ID: L00759842
Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 750 Park Of Commerce Blvd, St. 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:
- Timothy J Duffy, 5.3 Mi Ssw (Lat: 37.717778 Lon: -85.708611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.4 m
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, Nw, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Email:
- Timothy J Duffy, 5.3 Mi Ssw (Lat: 37.717778 Lon: -85.708611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.4 m, Licensee ID: L00759842
Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 750 Park Of Commerce Blvd, St. 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:
- Leslie N Nixon, 5.3 Mi Ssw (Lat: 37.717778 Lon: -85.708611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.4 m, Licensee ID: L00759842
Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 750 Park Of Commerce Blvd, St. 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:
- 5.3 Mi Ssw (Lat: 37.717778 Lon: -85.708611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.4 m
Registrant: Cellular Information Systems Of Florence Inc Dba , 124 S Keeneland, Richmond, KY 40475, Phone: (606) 544-5800, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Hwy 61 (Lat: 37.814444 Lon: -85.694722), Call Sign: WPXD659
Assigned Frequencies: 461.137 MHz, 466.137 MHz Grant Date: 03/12/2003, Expiration Date: 03/12/2013, Certifier: James B Noe
Registrant: Radioland, 1421 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206, Phone: (502) 589-4214, Fax: (502) 589-4276, Email:
- Hwy 61 (Lat: 37.814444 Lon: -85.694722), Call Sign: WPYP816
Assigned Frequencies: 451.187 MHz, 456.187 MHz, 451.312 MHz, 462.837 MHz Grant Date: 09/24/2003, Expiration Date: 09/24/2013, Certifier: Lawrence A Filburn
Registrant: Radioland, 1421 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206, Phone: (502) 589-4214, Fax: (502) 589-4276, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Boston)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3664A , Serial Number: 22-1924, Year manufactured: 1954, Airworthiness Date: 03/03/1958
Registrant (Individual): Bernard S Reed, 9642 Boston Rd, Boston, KY 40107 - Aircraft: AEROVODOCHODY L-29 DELFIN (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Turbo-jet)
N-Number: 37DG , Serial Number: 591326, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/10/2009
Registrant (Individual): Donald D Goodin, 3265 Patton Rd, Boston, KY 40107 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-260 (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3811W , Serial Number: 32-741, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 08/10/1966
Registrant (Individual): Gerard A Martin, 375 Nelsonville Loop, Boston, KY 40107 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7059W , Serial Number: 28-811, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 09/26/1962
Registrant (Individual): Gerard A Martin, 375 Nelsonville Loop, Boston, KY 40107 - Aircraft: CESSNA 120 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 76948 , Serial Number: 11390, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 10/07/1955
Registrant (Individual): Gerard A Martin, 375 Nelsonville Loop, Boston, KY 40107
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Beverage and tobacco products"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Secondary school teachers"
- #28 (40107) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other Subsaharan African first ancestries"
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