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Grayson County

Population in July 2008: 838. Population change since 2000: +5.5%
 

Males: 379  (45.3%)
Females: 459  (54.7%)

Median resident age:  34.4 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42726.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,684 (it was $21,625 in 2000)
Clarkson:  $27,684
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,339
Clarkson:  $15,339
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,103 (it was $47,200 in 2000)
Clarkson:  $70,103
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $96,418; Detached houses: $102,983; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,147; Mobile homes: $28,269

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Races in Clarkson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Clarkson: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (29.0%), Irish (13.2%), German (10.8%), English (8.4%), Italian (2.3%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/01/1888

Land area: 0.57 square miles.

Population density: 1479 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Clarkson

  • High school or higher: 62.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clarkson city

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 18.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%


According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Clarkson, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Clarkson to the number of sex offenders is 140 to 1.

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

Clarkson:  0.5% ($239)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Clarkson satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (52.3 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (57.0 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (310.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Leitchfield, KY (2.0 miles ), Millerstown, KY (3.0 miles ), Summit, KY (3.3 miles ), Lincoln, KY (3.9 miles ), Caneyville, KY (3.9 miles ), Short Creek, KY (4.1 miles ), Cecilia, KY (4.2 miles ), Sunfish, KY (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 37.49 N, Longitude: 86.22 W

Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: +156 (+24.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Crime in Clarkson (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (122.9 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 9.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Crime in Clarkson (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 larceny count (121.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 4.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.39
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Clarkson, Kentucky

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Clarkson-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.4 miles away from the Clarkson city center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the city center injured 2 people.


Clarkson-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 91.7 miles away from Clarkson 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2000 at 14:08:49, a magnitude 4.0 (3.3 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.3 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 44.8 miles away from Clarkson center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Clarkson:
  • TWINS LAKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LEITCHFIELD, KY)
  • BRECKINRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSP (about 22 miles; HARDINSBURG, KY)
  • HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSP (about 25 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Clarkson, KY

Airports located in Clarkson:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarkson:
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 57 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 61 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
Public elementary/middle school in Clarkson:
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Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.3%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  21.9%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clarkson, KY



Clarkson compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly 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.
  • 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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Banks with branches in Clarkson (2009 data):
  • Bank of Clarkson: Bank Of Clarkson at 101 East Main Street, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $110.2 mil, Deposits: $96.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First Breckinridge Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Grayson County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (58%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Religion statistics for Clarkson

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents45.4%17.7%11.7%8.8%4.3%
Congregations28.1%10.5%14.0%21.1%3.5%
NameOld Missionary Baptists AssociationsChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyOther religions
Adherents2.8%2.6%2.6%1.4%2.5%
Congregations3.5%1.8%7.0%3.5%7.0%
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.


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$2,094$25,1280$0
Other Government Administration 1$1,656$19,8724$1,092
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,873$22,4760$0
Sewerage 1$1,771$21,2520$0
Totals for Government 4$7,394$22,1824$1,092



Clarkson government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $119,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    All Other: $37,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $228,000
    Sewerage: $123,000
    Parks & Recreation: $52,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $788,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $776,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $29,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $115,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $27,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
    Highways: $12,000
  • Tax - NEC: $59,000
    Property: $40,000
    Individual Income: $19,000
    Public Utilities: $16,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $105,000

4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,167 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.66%
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  0.74% ($35,063 average AGI)
from Hardin County, KY  0.67% ($26,158)
from Breckinridge County, KY  0.42% ($24,611)


4.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,613 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 Hardin County, KY  0.75% ($32,313 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, KY  0.49% ($20,571)
to Breckinridge County, KY  0.41% ($18,543)


Strongest AM radio stations in Clarkson:
  • WMTL (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clarkson:
  • WKHG (104.9 FM; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
  • WJCR-FM (90.1 FM; UPTON, KY; Owner: FM 90.1, INC.)
  • WBFI (91.5 FM; MCDANIELS, KY; Owner: BETHEL FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
  • WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKUE (90.9 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WQXE (98.3 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS-E'TOWN, INC.)
  • WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WULF (94.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS - 94.3, LLC)
  • WRZI (101.5 FM; VINE GROVE, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
  • WXBC (104.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: BRECKINRIDGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLVK (105.5 FM; FORT KNOX, KY; Owner: BIG CAT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WHHT (106.7 FM; HORSE CAVE, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLME (102.9 FM; CANNELTON, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WCLU-FM (102.3 FM; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC)
  • WPTQ (103.7 FM; CAVE CITY, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Clarkson:
  • WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W39CJ (Channel 39; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBKO (Channel 13; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)


Clarkson fatal accident list:
Jun 11, 2005 06:00 AM, Sr-224, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 27, 1999 02:03 AM, Us-62, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Apr 24, 1993 04:45 AM, First St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Braton Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 83.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN867
    880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Bonnie K Clark, Braton Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 83.8 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
  • Jacinda B Woodward, 82 Saint Anthony Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00150598
    Registrant: Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market St (Sp-4h), Chattanooga, TN 37421, Phone: (423) 751-2272, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 103 E. Main St., Type: Mast, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQFW371
    Assigned Frequencies : 457.250 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/19/2006, Expiration Date: 10/19/2016, Certifier: Kevin Shaw
    Registrant: Mobile Comms. Svc. Bowlng Grn., 926 Shive Lane, Bowling Green, KY 42103, Phone: (270) 843-3519, Fax: (270) 842-6566, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Clarkson)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: CHAMPION 7FC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4869E , Serial Number: 7FC-310, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 03/12/1959
    Registrant (Individual): James Carroll Mcgrew, 379 Clark School Rd, Clarkson, KY 42726
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-108 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5612Z , Serial Number: 22-9423, Year manufactured: 1962
    Registrant (Partnership): James C Mcgrew, Rr 1, Clarkson, KY 42726, Other Owners: Ernest G Steff
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 75837 , Serial Number: 17267992, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 10/15/1976
    Registrant (Individual): Samuel J Woolley, 449 Pine Hurst Bay, Clarkson, KY 42726


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 19
  • Good Intent Call: 5

Incident types - Clarkson


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