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Church in Cave City: Servant Valley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Wild Wonderful Gift Shop (Museums; 803 Mammoth Cave Road), Dinosaur World Inc (Museums; 713 Mammoth Cave Road), Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum (409 East Happy Valley Street), Mammoth Cave Wax Museum (901 Mammoth Cave Road), Tourco Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; I 65 Interchange), Cave Country Go Garts (Amusement & Theme Parks; 820 Sanders Street), Guntown Mountain Amusement Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; I 65 Interchange), Smith's Country Store No 4 - DIV of Tourco Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 101 Huckleberry Knob Road), Cave City Convention Center (502 Old Mammoth Cave Road).
Hotels: Goodnight Inn (70 Goodnight Road), Ramada Limited (807 Mammoth Cave Street), Best Western Kentucky Inn (Highway 90 And I # 65), Wigwam Village No 2 (601 North Dixie Highway), Cave City Budget Inn (405 North Dixie Highway), Comfort Inn Cave City (801 Mammoth Cave Street), Caveland Motel (415 N Dixie Hwy), Knights Inn Cave City KY (1006 A Doyle Avenue), Comfort Inn-Cave City (801 Mammoth Cave Road).
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Barren 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 35.3. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 7.91. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 18.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 17.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cave City and their reported violations in the past:
GREEN RIVER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 19368, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2006)
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)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-06-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-06-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-21-2004), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-21-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1999 and JUL-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-01-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-01-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2001), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2001)
CAVE CITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 3547, Purch_surface_water):
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)
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
HORSE CAVE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 3109, Purch_surface_water):
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)
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
CAVELAND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY, INC. (Population served: 914, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-15-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and NOV-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2003)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and NOV-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2003)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and FEB-13-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-13-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-13-2001)
- 4 minor monitoring violations
- 5 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.7%
(24.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 73.8% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.2 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 64.5% | | Whole state: | 69.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cave City, KY
Cave City compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above 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 Cave City (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Cave City Branch at 104 Broadway, branch established on 01/01/1888. Info updated 01/31/2011: Bank assets: $285,762.4 mil, Deposits: $196,374.2 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3127 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- South Central Bank, Inc.: Cave City Branch at 518 North Dixie Highway, branch established on 04/23/1998. Info updated 08/31/2010: Bank assets: $28.1 mil, Deposits: $23.7 mil, headquarters in Glasgow, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: South Central Bancshares Of Kentucky, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Cave City Branch at 102 Broadway Street, branch established on 01/01/1897. Info updated 03/29/2010: Bank assets: $151,545.4 mil, Deposits: $105,623.4 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1795 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Cave City, Kentucky:
- Star Motel I, US 31 W South, Cave City, KY 42127
, Phone: (270) 773-2983
- Masters Inn, 102 Happy Valley Rd, Cave City, KY 42127
, Phone: (270) 773-3101, Fax: (270) 773-6082
- Comfort Inn & Suites, 819 Sanders St, Cave City, KY 42127
, Phone: (270) 773-3335, Fax: (270) 773-5095
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Cave City, Kentucky
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Barren County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Cave City:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.06%
| Here |  | 49.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Adherents | 54.8% | 12.0% | 9.0% | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 30.1% | 20.5% | 14.5% | 3.6% | 1.2% |
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| Name | Old Missionary Baptists Associations | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Church of the Nazarene | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
| Adherents | 2.4% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 9.8% |
| Congregations | 2.4% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 19.3% |
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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: 10 | Barren County: | 2.43 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 0.73 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29 | Barren County: | 7.06 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30 | Here: | 7.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Barren County: | 28.2% | | State: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Barren County: | 19.3% | | State: | 15.9% |
| 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 |
2 | $5,053 | $30,318 | 9 | $1,935 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $20,413 | $34,994 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $514 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,370 | $28,440 | 3 | $2,697 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,325 | $27,900 | 5 | $3,685 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $30,161 | $32,903 | 18 | $8,831 |
Cave City government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $59,000 ($29.50)
- Charges - Parks & Recreation: $369,000 ($184.50)
Solid Waste Management: $76,000 ($38.00)
All Other: $5,000 ($2.50)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $79,000 ($39.50)
- Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $446,000 ($223.00)
Central Staff Services: $249,000 ($124.50)
Water Utilities: $224,000 ($112.00)
Regular Highways: $224,000 ($112.00)
Police Protection: $190,000 ($95.00)
General - Other: $79,000 ($39.50)
Solid Waste Management: $76,000 ($38.00)
Fire Protection: $41,000 ($20.50)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($3.00)
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($3.50)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $119,000 ($59.50)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $101,000 ($50.50)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $18,000 ($9.00)
- Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $892,000 ($446.00)
Interest Earnings: $50,000 ($25.00)
General Revenue, NEC: $8,000 ($4.00)
Rents: $6,000 ($3.00)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $500,000 ($250.00)
Water Utilities: $72,000 ($36.00)
Regular Highways: $20,000 ($10.00)
Central Staff: $18,000 ($9.00)
Police Protection: $14,000 ($7.00)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($1.00)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $549,000 ($274.50)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $490,000 ($245.00)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $42,000 ($21.00)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $94,000 ($47.00)
Highways: $34,000 ($17.00)
- Tax - Individual Income: $279,000 ($139.50)
Other Selective Sales: $247,000 ($123.50)
NEC: $199,000 ($99.50)
Property: $93,000 ($46.50)
Public Utilities: $32,000 ($16.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $376,000 ($188.00)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($3.50)
5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,532 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.92% | | 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:
5.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,877 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.48% | | 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 Cave City:
- WLOC (1150 AM; 1 kW; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: HART COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCLU (1490 AM; 1 kW; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC.)
- WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WCDS (1440 AM; 1 kW; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cave City:
- WHHT (106.7 FM; HORSE CAVE, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPTQ (103.7 FM; CAVE CITY, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCLU-FM (102.3 FM; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC)
- WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
- WGBV (94.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
- WUHU (107.1 FM; SMITHS GROVE, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WJCR-FM (90.1 FM; UPTON, KY; Owner: FM 90.1, INC.)
- WOVO (105.3 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGRK-FM (103.1 FM; GREENSBURG, KY; Owner: GREEN COUNTY CBC, INC.)
- WKNK (99.1 FM; EDMONTON, KY; Owner: HART COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTKY-FM (92.1 FM; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: WHITTIMORE ENTERPRISES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cave City:
- WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)
- WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WPBM-LP (Channel 48; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: PROCLAIM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBKO (Channel 13; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKYU-TV (Channel 24; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
Cave City fatal accident list:
Sep 2, 2000 09:56 AM, Sr-70, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 25, 1996 11:15 AM, 0070, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
Jul 12, 1994 07:30 AM, 31w, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 21, 1993 06:50 AM, I65, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Jun 12, 1993 06:00 AM, 31w, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 10, 1986 04:07 AM, 70, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Cave City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Cave City, KY
| Most common first names in Cave City, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 59 | 77.4 years |
| William | 59 | 75.0 years |
| James | 52 | 71.9 years |
| John | 30 | 76.9 years |
| Robert | 27 | 69.4 years |
| Ruby | 20 | 77.3 years |
| Willie | 18 | 73.0 years |
| George | 17 | 73.2 years |
| Dorothy | 17 | 73.5 years |
| Henry | 15 | 76.6 years |
| Most common last names in Cave City, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 41 | 80.8 years |
| Martin | 35 | 72.3 years |
| Poynter | 34 | 69.5 years |
| Johnson | 29 | 75.5 years |
| Turner | 25 | 76.5 years |
| Hatcher | 24 | 72.0 years |
| Wilson | 23 | 71.4 years |
| Pedigo | 21 | 72.8 years |
| Doyle | 21 | 73.5 years |
| Logsdon | 19 | 73.3 years |
| Businesses in Cave City, KY |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Best Western | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | Sleep Inn | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
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