Bremen, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 360. Population change since 2000: -1.1%

Males: 162	(45.2%)
Females: 198	(54.8%)

Median resident age:	43.4 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 42325.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,860 (it was $31,136 in 2000)

Bremen:	$39,860
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $82,133 (it was $55,300 in 2000)

Bremen:	$82,133
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $98,659; Detached houses: $106,854; Mobile homes: $25,455

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Races in Bremen:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
American Indian (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Bremen: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.5%), German (8.5%), Irish (8.5%), English (6.3%), Scottish (1.4%), Greek (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/12/1869

Land area: 0.59 square miles.

Population density: 611 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bremen

High school or higher: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bremen city

Never married: 18.3%
Now married: 55.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 17.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Bremen, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bremen to the number of sex offenders is 180 to 1.

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

Bremen:	0.6% ($320)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (27.8 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (87.1 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (310.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: South Carrollton, KY (2.1 miles) , Sacramento, KY (2.1 miles ), Island, KY (2.6 miles ), Central City, KY (2.6 miles ), Powderly, KY (3.0 miles ), Livermore, KY (3.1 miles ), Greenville, KY (3.3 miles ), Calhoun, KY (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 37.36 N, Longitude: 87.22 W

Area code: 270

Population change in the 1990s: -71 (-16.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Social assistance (8%)
Food (7%)
Wood products (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (29%)
Apparel (13%)
Health care (9%)
Other direct selling establishments (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Religious workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Average climate in Bremen, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Bremen-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 85% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.3 miles away from the Bremen city center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/11/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused $400,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bremen:

MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR OF HOPKINS CO (about 16 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY)
OHIO CO HOSP (about 21 miles; HARTFORD, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Bremen, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bremen:

TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 46 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 48 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)

Public elementary/middle school in Bremen:

Bremen Elementary School (Location: 5000 Main St; Grades: KG - 5)

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

MUHLENBERG CO WATER DISTRICT #3 (Population served: 6993, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bremen, KY

Bremen 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age 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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Banks with branches in Bremen (2009 data):

First National Bank of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Bremen Branch at Main And Church Streets, branch established on 1975-07-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $128.4 mil, Deposits: $105.0 mil, headquarters in Central City, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First United, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Muhlenberg County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religon statistics for Bremen

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	78.8%	7.4%	3.7%	1.9%	1.3%
Congregations	49.5%	14.0%	11.8%	2.2%	3.2%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	2.4%
Congregations	2.2%	2.2%	3.2%	1.1%	10.8%

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.

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$320
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$320

Bremen government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $12,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $95,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000
All Other: $7,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

3.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.95%
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 Hopkins County, KY	0.51% ($29,170 average AGI)
from Daviess County, KY	0.21% ($41,091)
from McLean County, KY	0.18% ($31,158)

4.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.35%
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 Hopkins County, KY	0.44% ($21,870 average AGI)
to Daviess County, KY	0.37% ($31,718)
to Warren County, KY	0.33% ($28,257)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bremen:

WNES (1050 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WMTA (1380 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: WMTA, AM 1380,INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTTL (1310 AM; 2 kW; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CBC, INC.)
WFMW (730 AM; 1 kW; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
WAIA (1600 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER DAM, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bremen:

W278AD (103.5 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WYMV (106.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CBC, INC.)
WKTG (93.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
WKYA (105.5 FM; GREENVILLE, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W235AC (94.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WSOF-FM (89.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
WNTC (103.9 FM; DRAKESBORO, KY; Owner: NASHVILLE'S SPORTSRADIO, INCORPORATED)
WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
WXMZ (106.3 FM; HARTFORD, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
W284AO (104.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bremen:

WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAZE-TV (Channel 19; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Bremen fatal accident list:
Feb 21, 2007 02:48 AM, Sr-181, Sr-2551, Lat: 37.356358, Lon: -87.229692, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 1, 1989 12:35 AM, 81, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 37.361639 Lon: -87.218806, Call Sign: WQHP562
Assigned Frequencies : 153.747 MHz
Grant Date: 09/26/2007, Expiration Date: 09/26/2017, Certifier: Chester O Lear
Registrant: Atlas License Company & Data Services, 7202 N. Shadeland Ave #215, Indianapolis, IN 46250, Phone: (317) 813-4865, Fax: (317) 813-4870, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bremen)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: VINCENT ROBERT W VINCENT CHALLENGER 2 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6634C , Serial Number: CH20490Y0525, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 08/09/1991
Registrant (Individual): Robert W Vincent, Po Box 38, Bremen, KY 42325

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8
Hazardous Condition: 2
Good Intent Call: 1

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