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Harlan County

Population in July 2007: 2,267.
Males: 1,115  (49.2%)
Females: 1,152  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  35.0 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 40815


Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,013 (it was $14,071 in 2000)
Cawood:  $18,013
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $9,455
Cawood:  $9,455
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,230 (it was $31,800 in 2000)
Cawood:  $47,230
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $60,585; Detached houses: $72,678; Townhouses or other attached units: $136,278; Mobile homes: $20,031

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Races in Cawood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Cawood: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1320 feet

Land area: 57.4 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cawood

  • High school or higher: 51.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 17.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cawood CCD

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Cawood:  0.9% ($271)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Cawood satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (56.2 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (111.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (423.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Evarts, KY (2.4 miles ), Harlan, KY (2.7 miles ), Jonesville, VA (2.9 miles ), Loyall, KY (3.0 miles ), St. Charles, VA (3.0 miles) , Poor Fork, KY (3.2 miles ), Pennington Gap, VA (3.3 miles ), South Wallins, KY (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.78 N, Longitude: 83.22 W

Cawood household income distribution Cawood home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (32%)
  • Repair and maintenance (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Mining (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Extraction workers (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Financial managers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



Cawood-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Cawood place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/6/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Cawood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 60% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from Cawood center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 6.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 73.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from Cawood center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 19.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 17.8 miles away from Cawood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Cawood:
  • HARLAN ARH HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HARLAN, KY)
  • LEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; PENNINGTON GAP, VA)
  • CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; TAZEWELL, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Cawood, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cawood:
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 49 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 69 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
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Churches in Cawood include: Mill Creek Church (A), Little Creek Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cawood Cemetery (1), Howard Cemetery (2), Field Cemetery (3), Pope Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Branch (A), Myer Branch (B), Big Branch (C), Board Branch (D), Nims Branch (E), Bridge Branch (F), Burgoyne Branch (G), Carr Branch (H), Crane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Cawood: Stone Mountain Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Coalgood Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

CAWOOD WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 4056, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-24-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-12-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-17-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and SEP-15-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-1993), St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1993), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-15-1994), St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-1994), St Public Notif issued (SEP-15-1994), St Compliance achieved (SEP-15-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-1999), St Public Notif issued (JUN-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2000)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  53.3%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  47.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  19.7%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cawood, KY



Cawood compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in Harlan County Kentucky:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (69%)
  • Coal or coke (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Cawood

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of Christ East District Association of Primitive Baptist
Adherents62.3%11.2%9.8%4.4%2.0%
Congregations43.7%12.6%9.7%5.8%1.9%
NameChurches of ChristCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents1.8%1.7%1.3%1.1%4.3%
Congregations6.8%2.9%2.9%1.0%12.6%
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.


3.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,572 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.72%
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 Letcher County, KY  0.23% ($29,947 average AGI)
from Bell County, KY  0.22% ($25,944)
from Fayette County, KY  0.21% ($11,588)


3.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.70%
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 Madison County, KY  0.28% ($16,478 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY  0.26% ($23,905)
to Bell County, KY  0.23% ($36,158)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cawood:
  • WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
  • WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WSWV (1570 AM; 2 kW; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
  • WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cawood:
  • WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJNV (99.1 FM; JONESVILLE, VA; Owner: REGINA KAY MOORE)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WSWV-FM (105.5 FM; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)

TV broadcast stations around Cawood:
  • WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Cawood, Kentucky:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: -1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: -1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: -1
Kentucky average:
  • Fatal accident count: 72
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 112
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
  • Fatalities: 78
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 190
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Cawood fatal accident list:
Sep 9, 2007 09:20 AM, Mildred St, Lat: 36.783800, Lon: -83.223731, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Nov 5, 2006 11:25 AM, Sr-991, Lat: 36.783800, Lon: -83.223731, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 2, 1996 01:00 AM, 0421, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 17, 1993 07:35 AM, 1137, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 29, 1987 03:00 AM, Steelhouse, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 5.6 Km S Of Harlan On Hwy 72, Type: Pole, Structure height: 0 m, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: KNNU210
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.396 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/05/2001, Expiration Date: 06/05/2011, Certifier: Vernon Powell
    Registrant: Eic Systems Corp, 101 Tower Cir, Jackson, MO 63755, Fax: (314) 243-1457

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • 10-9LITTLBLK, Cawood, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WQHC398
    Assigned Frequencies : 6628.75 MHz, 6650.62 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/26/2007, Expiration Date: 06/26/2017, Certifier: William F Hays
    Registrant: Kentucky Emergency Warning System, 85 State Police Road, London, KY 40741, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Fax: (502) 564-6726, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KI4SZN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00100882
    Grant Date: 01/18/2007, Expiration Date: 01/18/2017, Cancelation Date: 03/23/2007, Certifier: Richard W Torstrick
    Registrant: Richard W Torstrick, Cawood, KY 40815
  • Call Sign: KI4UQY, Previous Call Sign: KI4SZN, Licensee ID: L00100882
    Grant Date: 01/18/2007, Expiration Date: 01/18/2017, Certifier: Richard W Torstrick
    Registrant: Richard W Torstrick, Cawood, KY 40815


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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