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Shelby County

Population in July 2007: 3,225.
Males: 1,670  (51.8%)
Females: 1,555  (48.2%)

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $47,422 (it was $39,821 in 2000)
Christianburg:

$47,422
Kentucky:

$40,072
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $25,003

Christianburg CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $139,256 (it was $95,300 in 2000)
Christianburg:

$139,256
Kentucky:

$117,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $223,329; Detached houses: $225,917; In 2-unit structures: $482,390; Mobile homes: $86,114

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Christianburg races chart
  • White alone - 2,551 (95.8%)
  • Hispanic - 47 (1.8%)
  • Black alone - 45 (1.7%)
  • Two or more races - 10 (0.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 5 (0.2%)
  • Asian alone - 3 (0.1%)
  • Other race alone - 3 (0.1%)

Races in Christianburg detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Christianburg: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 904 feet

Land area: 66.5 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Christianburg:

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Christianburg CCD:

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 0.1%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Christianburg CCD:  0.7% ($708)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Christianburg satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (36.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (281.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pleasureville, KY (2.1 miles ), Bald Knob, KY (2.8 miles ), Eminence, KY (2.8 miles ), Harrisonville, KY (3.2 miles ), Shelbyville, KY (3.2 miles ), New Castle, KY (3.3 miles ), Smithfield, KY (3.4 miles) , Frankfort, KY (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 38.30 N, Longitude: 85.07 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 502

Christianburg household income distribution Christianburg home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.0%
Kentucky:

8.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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Average climate in Christianburg, Kentucky

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Tornado activity:

Christianburg-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 134% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the Christianburg place center killed 4 people and injured 122 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1996, a category F4 tornado 19.4 miles away from the place center injured 10 people and caused $101 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Christianburg-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.5 miles away from Christianburg center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from Christianburg center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Shelby County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Mudslides: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Snow: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Christianburg:

  • JEWISH HOSPITAL - SHELBYVILLE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; SHELBYVILLE, KY)
  • FRANKFORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; FRANKFORT, KY)
  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; OWENTON, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Christianburg:

  • Kentucky State University (about 14 miles; Frankfort, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,204)
  • Sullivan University (about 34 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,912)
  • Bellarmine University (about 36 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,337)
  • University of Kentucky (about 36 miles; Lexington, KY; FT enrollment: 23,273)
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College (about 37 miles; Lexington, KY; FT enrollment: 6,449)
  • Jefferson Community and Technical College (about 38 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 5,789)
  • University of Louisville (about 39 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 15,612)

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Notable locations in Christianburg: Rattle Trap (A), Cedarmore Camp (B), Bagdad Fire Protection District Station 2 (C), Bagdad Fire Protection (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Christianburg include: Indian Fork Baptist Church (A), Beech Ridge Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Magruder Cemetery (1), Gill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Trailwood Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sweet Home Branch (A), Burg Creek (B), Indian Fork (C), Scrabble Creek (D), Goose Creek (E), Beaver Dam Creek (F), Dutch Fork (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Shelby County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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AQI  PM2.5 Ozone 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.4. This is about average.
City:

34.4
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.4
U.S.:

9.6


Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.9%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

8.9%
Whole state:

15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

4.9%
Whole state:

6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Christianburg, KY


Christianburg compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (46%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Shelby County Kentucky:


2008 Presidential Election results in Shelby County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Christianburg (based on Shelby County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.98%
Here57.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents60.4%10.1%7.0%6.9%5.4%
Congregations50.0%13.0%1.9%3.7%5.6%
Name Charismatic Churches IndependentPresbyterian Church (USA)Churches of Christ The Wesleyan ChurchOther
Adherents2.6%2.2%1.0%0.9%3.5%
Congregations1.9%1.9%3.7%1.9%16.7%
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: 6
Shelby County:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Shelby County:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
Shelby County:

4.71 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 20
Here:

4.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.8%
Kentucky:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Shelby County:

30.9%
Kentucky:

30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

21.3%
State:

15.9%

9.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.11%
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 Jefferson County, KY  2.91% ($55,236 average AGI)
from Henry County, KY  0.59% ($33,808)
from Franklin County, KY  0.52% ($31,333)


7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.03%
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 Jefferson County, KY  2.24% ($42,285 average AGI)
to Henry County, KY  0.59% ($28,197)
to Spencer County, KY  0.45% ($37,034)

Strongest AM radio stations in Christianburg:

  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFKY (1490 AM; 1 kW; FRANKFORT, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCND (940 AM; 0 kW; SHELBYVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WTSZ (1600 AM; daytime; 0 kW; EMINENCE, KY; Owner: METRO EAST CBC, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Christianburg:

  • WTSZ-FM (105.7 FM; EMINENCE, KY; Owner: METRO EAST CBC, INC.)
  • WJZO (101.7 FM; SHELBYVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKED-FM (103.7 FM; FRANKFORT, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKYW (104.9 FM; FRANKFORT, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W202AZ (88.3 FM; FRANKFORT, KY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
  • WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WKYL (102.1 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, KY; Owner: DAVENPORT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIKI (95.3 FM; CARROLLTON, KY; Owner: STAR MEDIA, INC.)
  • WBTF (107.9 FM; MIDWAY, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Christianburg:

  • WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKON (Channel 52; OWENTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


Christianburg on our top lists:

  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Beverage and tobacco products"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores"

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