Colony, Kentucky

Back to Colony, KY housing info, Laurel County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Laurel County Population in July 2007: 4,335. Males: 2,166   (50.0%) Females: 2,169   (50.0%) Median resident age:   34.9 years Kentucky median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,668 (it was $26,299 in 2000) Colony:   $33,668 Kentucky:   $40,267 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,843 Colony:   $16,843 Kentucky:   $21,951 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,718 (it was $63,100 in 2000) Colony:   $93,718 Kentucky:   $114,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,433; Detached houses: $142,606; Townhouses or other attached units: $180,368; Mobile homes: $30,288 Colony, KY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Colony: White Non-Hispanic (98.3%) Two or more races (1.2%) 2008 cost of living index in Colony: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 950 feet Land area: 59.8 square miles. Population density: 72 people per square mile   (very low).

Colony-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the Colony place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 tornado 10.0 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Colony-area historical earthquake activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 81% 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 73.8 miles away from Colony 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 70.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from the city 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 53.4 miles away from Colony 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 59.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 18.7 miles away from Colony center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Churches in Colony include: Warrens Grove Church (A), Sinking Creek Church (B), Pine Creek Church (C), White Oak Church (D), Liberty Church (E), Pine Top Church (F), Mount Moriah Church (G), London Community Church (H), Hawk Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nix Cemetery (1), Whitt Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Wood Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Branch (A), Big Dog Branch (B), Billy Branch (C), Pine Creek (D), Poison Honey Fork (E), Powder Mill Creek (F), Fish Trap Branch (G), Hawk Creek (H), Laurel Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.0%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
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: 0.3% of all households

This place:	22.8%
Whole state:	15.8%

This place:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colony, KY

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6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Whitley County, KY	0.77% ($30,862 average AGI)
from Clay County, KY	0.61% ($28,890)
from Knox County, KY	0.56% ($24,910)

5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Whitley County, KY	0.81% ($29,278 average AGI)
to Knox County, KY	0.49% ($22,291)
to Clay County, KY	0.34% ($26,950)