Crab Orchard, Kentucky

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Population in July 2008: 853. Population change since 2000: +1.3%

Males: 402	(47.1%)
Females: 451	(52.9%)

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

Zip codes: 40419.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,119 (it was $21,184 in 2000)

Crab Orchard:	$27,119
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,104

Crab Orchard:	$15,104
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,212 (it was $46,600 in 2000)

Crab Orchard:	$69,212
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,253; Detached houses: $82,714; Mobile homes: $30,096

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Crab Orchard: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 616 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 107 to 1.

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

Crab Orchard:	0.5% ($237)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($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 (346.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brodhead, KY (2.6 miles ), Paint Lick, KY (2.7 miles ), Stanford, KY (3.1 miles ), Conway, KY (3.3 miles ), Waynesburg, KY (3.4 miles ), Mount Vernon, KY (3.4 miles ), Lancaster, KY (3.4 miles ), Berea, KY (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.46 N, Longitude: 84.51 W

Area code: 606

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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:	1.17
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Crab Orchard, Kentucky

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Crab Orchard-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 55% 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 32.4 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Crab Orchard-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 89% 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 59.9 miles away from Crab Orchard 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 58.3 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 79.3 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 81.4 miles away from Crab Orchard 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 45.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from Crab Orchard center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Crab Orchard:

FORT LOGAN HOSP (about 10 miles; STANFORD, KY)
ROCKCASTLE HOSP (about 11 miles; MOUNT VERNON, KY)
BEREA HOSP (about 15 miles; BEREA, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Crab Orchard, KY

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

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 40 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 82 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)

Public elementary/middle school in Crab Orchard:

Crab Orchard Elementary School (Location: 137 Lancaster St; Grades: KG - 6)

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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 2007:

This city:	27.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crab Orchard, KY

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 (2009 data):

First Southern National: Crab Orchard Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1956-09-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $729.1 mil, Deposits: $616.4 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:
	Electricity (68%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Crab Orchard

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Churches of Christ
Adherents	72.5%	6.5%	5.2%	2.8%	2.7%
Congregations	39.7%	11.5%	7.7%	2.6%	12.8%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.1%	1.7%	1.0%	3.4%
Congregations	5.1%	1.3%	6.4%	1.3%	11.5%

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.

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	$2,414	$28,968	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$1,313
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$188
Police Protection - Officers	2	$5,857	$35,142	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$188
Sewerage	1	$3,007	$36,084	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$4,138	$24,828	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$15,416	$30,832	10	$1,689

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.)
WRSL (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
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.)
WRVK (1460 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT VERNON, KY; Owner: SAYLOR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
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.)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)

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)
WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDFB-FM (88.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION)
WLRO (101.5 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHIR-FM (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

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)
WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Crab Orchard fatal accident list:
Jul 25, 1997 07:30 AM, Elm St., Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 27, 1989 11:50 AM, 39, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 8, 1989 11:58 AM, 150, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Richard J Byrne, Crab Orchard -- Lv54xc707-H, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 469-5559, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Crab Orchard)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-200 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3949X , Serial Number: 28R-7535365, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 08/08/1975
Registrant (Individual): Arthur J Tharp, 473 Drakes Creek Rd, Crab Orchard, KY 40419

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10

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