Burnside, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 683. Population change since 2000: +5.3%

Males: 331	(48.5%)
Females: 352	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	46.8 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 42519.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,526 (it was $30,781 in 2000)

Burnside:	$35,526
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,947 (it was $79,500 in 2000)

Burnside:	$112,947
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $142,330; Detached houses: $134,601; Townhouses or other attached units: $91,508; In 2-unit structures: $288,536; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $444,670; Mobile homes: $22,500

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Races in Burnside:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Burnside: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.6%), Irish (15.7%), German (7.5%), English (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Dutch (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/06/1890

Land area: 1.68 square miles.

Population density: 406 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Burnside

High school or higher: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burnside city

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 61.1%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 9.8%
Divorced: 11.9%

9 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Burnside, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Burnside to the number of sex offenders is 114 to 1.

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

Burnside:	0.5% ($380)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (72.2 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (373.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ferguson, KY (2.3 miles ), Somerset, KY (2.5 miles ), Mount Victory, KY (3.1 miles ), Nancy, KY (3.3 miles ), Gregory, KY (3.4 miles ), Parkers Lake, KY (3.6 miles ), Science Hill, KY (3.6 miles ), Mill Springs, KY (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,000
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,000
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,000
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,600
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $113,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 36.99 N, Longitude: 84.60 W

Area code: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-3.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Truck transportation (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (14%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Financial managers (3%)

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Crime in Burnside by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	295.0	146.8
Burglaries	3	4	6	4
per 100,000	452.5	593.5	885.0	587.4
Thefts	6	13	14	17
per 100,000	905.0	1928.8	2064.9	2496.3
Auto thefts	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	146.8
Arson	N/A	0	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	67.9	118.7	203.5	182.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	7.32
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Burnside, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Burnside, Kentucky average precipitation

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Burnside-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 10.1 miles away from the Burnside city center killed 10 people and injured 113 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 tornado 13.7 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Burnside:

LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SOMERSET, KY)
WAYNE CO HOSP INC (about 15 miles; MONTICELLO, KY)
BAPTIST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; CORBIN, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Burnside, KY

Airports located in Burnside:

Boss Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,100, Local Ops: 400)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burnside:

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 73 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 78 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)

Public elementary/middle school in Burnside:

Burnside Elementary School (Location: 435 East Lake Shore Drive; Grades: KG - 5)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hayes Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Burnside: General Burnside Island State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Waterway Adventures (Water Parks & Slides; 680 West Lakeshore Drive).

Hotels: Southfork Log Cabin Rentals & Boat Storage (56 Narrows Road), Sanders Motel (7892 South Highway 27), Seven Gables Hotel (8064 South Highway 27).

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

BURNSIDE WATER COMPANY (Population served: 2538, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2005)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1998. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-03-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-14-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-27-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-14-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-27-2005)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2001. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2001)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and DEC-07-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (3 times from JUN-01-1994 to DEC-07-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

33 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.0%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.8%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	5.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Burnside, KY

Burnside 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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Burnside (2009 data):

First & Farmers National Bank, Inc.: Burnside Branch at 14 French Avenue, branch established on 1955-03-23. Info updated 2008-02-20: Bank assets: $437.8 mil, Deposits: $376.9 mil, headquarters in Somerset, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Albany Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Burnside mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Pulaski County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religon statistics for Burnside

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	American Baptist Association	United Methodist Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Catholic Church
Adherents	58.7%	12.5%	6.1%	5.1%	2.6%
Congregations	41.9%	10.3%	9.7%	0.6%	0.6%

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.5%	2.3%	2.2%	5.6%
Congregations	10.3%	4.5%	4.5%	1.3%	16.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Financial Administration	1	$2,707	$32,484	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$645
Police Protection - Officers	4	$7,162	$21,486	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$93
Water Supply	3	$6,976	$27,904	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$93
Totals for Government	8	$16,845	$25,268	9	$831

Burnside government finances in 2002:

Construction - Water Utilities: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $296,000
Central Staff Services: $139,000

Police Protection: $133,000

Fire Protection: $30,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000

Regular Highways: $11,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

General - Other: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $851,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $841,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000

Rents: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $30,000
Water Utilities: $6,000

Central Staff: $3,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $302,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $289,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $59,000
Highways: $9,000
Tax - NEC: $229,000
Property: $85,000

Public Utilities: $67,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $191,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000

5.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
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 Wayne County, KY	0.33% ($27,515 average AGI)
from Fayette County, KY	0.27% ($36,074)
from Lincoln County, KY	0.23% ($25,311)

4.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
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 Fayette County, KY	0.41% ($28,788 average AGI)
to Wayne County, KY	0.31% ($24,583)
to Madison County, KY	0.24% ($22,958)

Strongest AM radio stations in Burnside:

WKEQ (910 AM; 0 kW; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTLO (1480 AM; 1 kW; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WSFC (1240 AM; 1 kW; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WFLW (1360 AM; 1 kW; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES, JR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Burnside:

WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WKII-FM (102.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W277AA (103.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHAY (105.9 FM; WHITLEY CITY, KY; Owner: TIM LAVENDER)
WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WVCT (91.5 FM; KEAVY, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
WJRS (104.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
W255AO (98.9 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Burnside:

WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Burnside fatal accident list:
Oct 15, 2006 10:50 AM, Us-27, Lost Ridge Rd, Lat: 36.989881, Lon: -84.600764, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 22, 2004 10:16 AM, Us-27, French Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 23, 2003 08:26 AM, Us-27, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 24, 1996 09:00 AM, 0027, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 22, 1995 04:15 AM, 27, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 12, 1985 05:53 AM, Centralave, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 85 meters (279ft)
Total costs: $37,011,000
Total average daily traffic: 13,874
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,160

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Burnside)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Burnside, KY)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Burnside)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: CESSNA 182L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 42698 , Serial Number: 18259145, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 06/24/1968
Registrant (Corporation): Crawford And Crawford Engineers Inc, Po Box 457, Burnside, KY 42519
Aircraft: QUICKSILVER ENTERPRISES INC QUICKSILVER MLX II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 4360X , Serial Number: MLX II SPORT 000821
Registrant (Partnership): Rebecca Rich, Po Box 815, Burnside, KY 42519, Other Owners: Leonard Rich
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 08/09/2005
Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 79418 , Serial Number: 17258069, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 04/25/1969
Registrant (Individual): Robert Douglas Mccoy, Po Box 888, Burnside, KY 42519

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Good Intent Call: 1

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