Dorton, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 3,188.

Males: 1,586	(49.8%)
Females: 1,602	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,200 (it was $23,883 in 2000)

Dorton	$32,200
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $65,600 (it was $58,900 in 2000)

Dorton	$65,600
Kentucky:	$114,300

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Races in Dorton:

White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Dorton: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 35.4 square miles.

Population density: 90 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dorton

High school or higher: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 14.7%
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dorton CCD

Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 66.5%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 7.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Dorton:	0.6% ($358)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (66.7 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (141.4 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (471.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Long Fork, KY (4.7 miles ), Robinson Creek, KY (6.4 miles ), Jenkins, KY (7.6 miles ), McRoberts, KY (7.9 miles ), Ashcamp, KY (8.7 miles ), Hellier, KY (9.1 miles ), Wheelwright, KY (10.2 miles ), Wheelwright-Weeksbury, KY (10.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.28 N, Longitude: 82.58 W

Most common industries for males:

Mining (24%)
Construction (19%)
Educational services (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Dorton:

JENKINS COMMUNITY HOSP (about 8 miles; JENKINS, KY)
DICKENSON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; CLINTWOOD, VA)
PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Dorton, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dorton:

TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 58 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 75 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
YEAGER (about 102 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dorton:

PIKE COUNTY-HATCHER FIELD (about 19 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY; ID: PBX)
LONESOME PINE (about 21 miles; WISE, VA; ID: LNP)
GRUNDY MUNI (about 33 miles; GRUNDY, VA; ID: GDY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dorton:

NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)

Public elementary/middle school in Dorton:

Dorton Elementary School (Location: 217 Dorton-Jenkins Hwy; Grades: KG - 8)

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Notable location: Myra Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Dorton include: Union Church (A), Gospel Chapel (B), Bethel Freewill Baptist Church (C), Elkhorn Church (D), Pilgrims Rest Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Newsome Cemetery (1), Belcher Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beefhide Creek (A), Big Shelby Branch (B), Blaze Branch (C), Booker Branch (D), Brushy Fork (E), Orchard Branch (F), Burk Branch (G), Owl Branch (H), Cabin Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.0%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.5%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	18.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	9.8%
Whole state:	6.6%

Dorton compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Pike County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,415 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.28%
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 Floyd County, KY	0.51% ($32,198 average AGI)
from Mingo County, WV	0.45% ($28,877)
from Fayette County, KY	0.28% ($47,961)

4.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($81,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.38%
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 Floyd County, KY	0.64% ($47,635 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.36% ($43,969)
to Mingo County, WV	0.31% ($596,127)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dorton:

WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WKVG (1000 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JENKINS, KY; Owner: MARTINS & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dorton:

WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIC-FM (92.1 FM; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WNVA-FM (106.3 FM; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO WISE, INC.)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WISE-FM (90.5 FM; WISE, VA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE)
WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Dorton:

WKPI-TV (Channel 22; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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