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Rockcastle County

Population in July 2007: 3,189.
Males: 1,585  (49.7%)
Females: 1,604  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  35.5 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,160 (it was $24,340 in 2000)
Conway:  $31,160
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,544
Conway:  $15,544
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,529 (it was $52,200 in 2000)
Conway:  $77,529
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $98,246; Detached houses: $117,801; Townhouses or other attached units: $28,057; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $32,501; Mobile homes: $29,079

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Races in Conway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Conway: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 67.0 square miles.

Population density: 48 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Conway

  • High school or higher: 59.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conway CCD

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Conway:  0.6% ($324)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Conway satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (40.9 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (352.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mount Vernon, KY (2.6 miles ), Brodhead, KY (2.7 miles ), Berea, KY (2.9 miles ), Sand Gap, KY (3.2 miles ), Paint Lick, KY (3.2 miles ), Crab Orchard, KY (3.3 miles ), Livingston, KY (3.5 miles ), McKee, KY (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.46 N, Longitude: 84.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Conway household income distribution Conway home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Data processing and other information services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



Conway-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the Conway place center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Conway-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 85% 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 55.3 miles away from Conway 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 52.8 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 70.3 miles away from the city 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 70.9 miles away from Conway center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.1 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) earthquake occurred 39.9 miles away from Conway center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Conway:
  • ROCKCASTLE HOSP (about 5 miles; MOUNT VERNON, KY)
  • BEREA HOSP (about 9 miles; BEREA, KY)
  • PATTIE A CLAY HOSP (about 20 miles; RICHMOND, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conway:
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 41 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 91 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)

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Notable location: Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Conway include: Scaffold Cane Church (A), Brindle Ridge Church (B), May Apple Church (C), Macedonia Church (D), Clear Creek Church (E), New Testament Church (F), Dicycope Chapel (G), Fairview Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Abney Cemetery (1), Chastine Cemetery (2), Himell Cemetery (3), Sigmon Cemetery (4), Saylor Cemetery (5), Merritt Cemetery (6), Fairview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Hurricane Branch (A), Clay Lick Branch (B), Clear Creek (C), Davis Branch (D), Scaffold Cane Branch (E), Todd Branch (F), Little Hurricane Branch (G), Loman Branch (H), Valley Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.4%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.5%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  22.4%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Conway, KY


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Conway compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Rockcastle County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Conway

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents76.3%12.5%4.5%3.0%3.7%
Congregations52.4%14.3%16.7%7.1%9.5%
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.


4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,214 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.65%
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 Madison County, KY  1.41% ($28,389 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, KY  0.39% ($27,850)
from Lincoln County, KY  0.27% ($27,500)


4.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,259 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.82%
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  1.33% ($24,853 average AGI)
to Laurel County, KY  0.37% ($24,053)
to Lincoln County, KY  0.33% ($26,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in Conway:
  • WRVK (1460 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT VERNON, KY; Owner: SAYLOR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Conway:
  • WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
  • WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
  • WRNZ (105.1 FM; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLRO (101.5 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
  • WWEL (103.9 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Conway:
  • WBLU-LP (Channel 62; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: SANDRA B. POWLEY)
  • WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
  • WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOBZ-LP (Channel 9; EAST BERNSTADT, ETC., KY; Owner: ANDREA JOY KESLER)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total average daily traffic: 366
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 807

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