Burgin, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 874. Estimated population in July 2006: 916 (+4.8% change)

Males: 423	(48.4%)
Females: 451	(51.6%)

Mercer County

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 40310.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,900 (it was $34,135 in 2000)

Burgin	$33,900
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,400 (it was $69,600 in 2000)

Burgin	$66,400
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Burgin:

White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
Black (3.9%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (15.6%), Irish (12.6%), German (8.1%), English (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Italian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/14/1878

Elevation: 893 feet

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 788 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Burgin

High school or higher: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burgin city

Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 59.5%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 13.1%
Divorced: 6.7%

6 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 43 registered sex offenders living in Burgin, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Burgin to the number of sex offenders is 21 to 1.

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

Burgin:	0.6% ($450)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (26.6 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (346.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Harrodsburg, KY (5.6 miles ), Bryantsville, KY (7.4 miles ), Danville, KY (7.6 miles ), Wilmore, KY (10.5 miles ), Junction City, KY (11.8 miles ), Salvisa-McAfee, KY (12.4 miles ), Perryville, KY (14.6 miles ), Nicholasville, KY (15.7 miles ).

Latitude: 37.75 N, Longitude: 84.77 W

Area code: 859

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Population change in the 1990s: -145 (-14.2%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Social assistance (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Child care workers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.09
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Burgin, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Burgin-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.4 miles away from the Burgin city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 29.2 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 122 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Burgin:

JAMES B HAGGIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HARRODSBURG, KY)
EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 8 miles; DANVILLE, KY)
GARRARD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LANCASTER, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Burgin, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burgin:

BLUE GRASS (about 23 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 73 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 89 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Burgin:

STUART POWELL FIELD (about 13 miles; DANVILLE, KY; ID: DVK)
CAPITAL CITY (about 30 miles; FRANKFORT, KY; ID: FFT)
MADISON (about 33 miles; RICHMOND, KY; ID: I39)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burgin:

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 26 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 70 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)

Public elementary/middle schools in Burgin:

BURGIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 233; Location: 440 E MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 12)
BURGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 196; Location: 440 E MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Burgin High School, middle school, and elementary school are all together in 1 building. added by LOIS

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Cemetery: Burgin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

LAKE VILLAGE WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 5795, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2002), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from NOV-30-2002 to JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-29-2002), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2002), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2002), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-2002), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2003)

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)

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

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2003)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2003)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-05-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003)

3 other older monitoring violations

BURGIN WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1554, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and OCT-24-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2001)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-05-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-03-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-03-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JUN-23-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

3 minor monitoring violations

NORTH POINT TRAINING CENTER (Population served: 1200, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-30-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-30-2006)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1999 and AUG-22-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2001), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-22-2001)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and NOV-02-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAY-25-1994 to NOV-02-1999), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

31 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.4%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.7%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.8%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Burgin compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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 Burgin (2007 data):

The Farmers National Bank of Danville: Burgin Branch at 125 Main Street, branch established on 1896-06-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $398.5 mil, Deposits: $307.5 mil, headquarters in Danville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Boyle Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Burgin mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$483
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,037	$24,444	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$2,963
Totals for Government	1	$2,037	$24,444	4	$3,446

Burgin government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $51,000
All Other: $10,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $6,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $128,000
Fire Protection: $70,000

Central Staff Services: $68,000

Solid Waste Management: $46,000

Police Protection: $31,000

Regular Highways: $20,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $339,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $334,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $35,000
Water Utilities: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $605,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $132,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
All Other: $6,000
Tax - NEC: $188,000
Property: $54,000

Public Utilities: $9,000

Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $121,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,273 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,209 average AGI)
Mercer County: 0.15%
Kentucky average: 0.12%

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

from Boyle County, KY	1.26% ($27,900 average AGI)
from Fayette County, KY	0.78% ($32,145)
from Anderson County, KY	0.33% ($36,885)

6.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
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 Boyle County, KY	1.02% ($31,593 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.99% ($25,795)
to Anderson County, KY	0.46% ($31,833)

Strongest AM radio stations in Burgin:

WHBN (1420 AM; 1 kW; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF KE)
WHIR (1230 AM; 1 kW; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN B/CSTNG OF DANVILLE, INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WDFB (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JUNCTION CITY, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS VISION & OUTREACH CORP)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCGW (770 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NICHOLASVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WKYY (1280 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: LANCASTER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WRSL (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Burgin:

WHIR-FM (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
WDFB-FM (88.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION)
WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRNZ (105.1 FM; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WLTO (102.5 FM; NICHOLASVILLE, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WVRB (95.3 FM; WILMORE, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
WXZZ (103.3 FM; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBUL-FM (98.1 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKYL (102.1 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, KY; Owner: DAVENPORT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMXL (94.5 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, INC.)
WKQQ (100.1 FM; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLRO (101.5 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCDA (106.3 FM; VERSAILLES, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Burgin:

WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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