Crab Orchard, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 842. Estimated population in July 2006: 869 (+3.2% change)

Males: 397	(47.1%)
Females: 445	(52.9%)

Lincoln County

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 40419.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,100 (it was $21,184 in 2000)

Crab Orchard	$21,100
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,400 (it was $46,500 in 2000)

Crab Orchard	$44,400
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Crab Orchard:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Black (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.2%), Irish (7.8%), English (7.4%), German (6.3%), Italian (1.4%), Dutch (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/27/1849

Elevation: 952 feet

Land area: 1.39 square miles.

Population density: 627 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Crab Orchard

High school or higher: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crab Orchard city

Never married: 17.4%
Now married: 52.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 16.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Crab Orchard, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Crab Orchard to the number of sex offenders is 109 to 1.

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

Crab Orchard:	0.5% ($237)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (39.2 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (373.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brodhead, KY (7.6 miles ), Paint Lick, KY (8.1 miles ), Stanford, KY (11.5 miles ), Lancaster, KY (11.9 miles ), Waynesburg, KY (13.1 miles ), Mount Vernon, KY (13.4 miles ), Conway, KY (14.0 miles ), Eubank, KY (16.2 miles ).

Latitude: 37.46 N, Longitude: 84.51 W

Area code: 606

Crab Orchard household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+3.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.15
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Crab Orchard, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Crab Orchard, Kentucky average temperatures

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Crab Orchard-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Crab Orchard city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 tornado 35.0 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Crab Orchard:

FORT LOGAN HOSP (about 13 miles; STANFORD, KY)
ROCKCASTLE HOSP (about 13 miles; MOUNT VERNON, KY)
GARRARD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LANCASTER, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crab Orchard:

BLUE GRASS (about 40 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 98 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 109 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Crab Orchard:

MADISON (about 17 miles; RICHMOND, KY; ID: I39)
STUART POWELL FIELD (about 20 miles; DANVILLE, KY; ID: DVK)
SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 30 miles; SOMERSET, KY; ID: SME)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crab Orchard:

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 96 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)

Public elementary/middle school in Crab Orchard:

CRAB ORCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: 137 LANCASTER ST; Grades: PK - 06)

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

CRAB ORCHARD WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 1855, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-09-2006)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and AUG-04-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

3 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	27.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Crab Orchard 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 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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Banks with branches in Crab Orchard (2007 data):

First Southern National: Crab Orchard Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1956-09-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $689.2 mil, Deposits: $598.2 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: First Southern Bancorp, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$1,767	$21,204	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$100
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$700
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,287	$25,722	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$100
Sewerage	1	$2,201	$26,412	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$3,029	$18,174	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$11,285	$22,570	8	$900

Crab Orchard government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $142,000
Central Staff Services: $75,000

Sewerage: $57,000

Police Protection: $55,000

Regular Highways: $35,000

Solid Waste Management: $32,000

Fire Protection: $13,000
General - Interest on Debt: $24,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $232,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $402,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $391,000
Water Utilities: $218,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $14,000
Other, NEC: $11,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $150,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $175,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
Highways: $15,000
Tax - NEC: $60,000
Property: $25,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $143,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

6.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,382 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.96%
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 Boyle County, KY	1.75% ($26,324 average AGI)
from Garrard County, KY	0.79% ($28,063)
from Pulaski County, KY	0.58% ($26,128)

7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,929 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.06%
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 Boyle County, KY	1.96% ($24,818 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, KY	0.55% ($25,311)
to Garrard County, KY	0.53% ($24,488)

Strongest AM radio stations in Crab Orchard:

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)
WRSL (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WKYY (1280 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: LANCASTER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
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.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
WRVK (1460 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT VERNON, KY; Owner: SAYLOR BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crab Orchard:

WRNZ (105.1 FM; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLRO (101.5 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDFB-FM (88.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Crab Orchard:

WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WBLU-LP (Channel 62; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: SANDRA B. POWLEY)
WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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