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Eli, KY mapPopulation (year 2000): 3,016
Males: 1,529  (50.7%)
Females: 1,487  (49.3%)

Russell County

Median resident age:  42.8 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,100 (it was $22,215 in 2000)
Eli  $22,100
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,900 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
Eli  $53,900
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Eli:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 72.0 square miles.

Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Eli

  • High school or higher: 63.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eli CCD

  • Never married: 15.6%
  • Now married: 67.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Eli:  0.6% ($343)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
Eli satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (76.1 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (382.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Jamestown, KY (8.7 miles ), Russell Springs, KY (9.5 miles ), Mill Springs, KY (9.9 miles ), Dunnville, KY (10.9 miles ), Nancy, KY (11.2 miles ), Monticello, KY (14.5 miles ), Bryan, KY (15.6 miles ), White Oak, KY (16.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.02 N, Longitude: 84.95 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Apparel (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Apparel (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


Eli-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Eli place center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 13.8 miles away from the place center killed 10 people and injured 113 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Eli:
  • RUSSELL CO HOSP (about 9 miles; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY)
  • WAYNE CO HOSP INC (about 14 miles; MONTICELLO, KY)
  • CASEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LIBERTY, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eli:
  • BLUE GRASS (about 74 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 96 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 102 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eli:
  • RUSSELL COUNTY (about 11 miles; JAMESTOWN, KY; ID: K24)
  • WAYNE COUNTY (about 14 miles; MONTICELLO, KY; ID: EKQ)
  • LIBERTY-CASEY COUNTY (about 21 miles; LIBERTY, KY; ID: I53)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eli:
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 76 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 95 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)

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Notable location: Irvins Store (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Eli include: Union Church (A), Parks Ridge Church (B), Square Oak Church (C), Pottershop Church (D), Mount Eden Church (E), Pinetop Church (F), Pine Grove Church (G), Clear Fork Church (H), Lake Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Coffey Cemetery (1), Coleman Cemetery (2), Military Cemetery (3), Walters Cemetery (4), Whittle Cemetery (5), Hatfield Cemetery (6), Eli Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Lick (A), Bob Branch (B), Caney Creek (C), Caney Fork (D), Clear Fork (E), Cooper Creek (F), Puckett Branch (G), Puncheon Camp Creek (H), Dudley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Eli: Wolf Creek Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.2%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.5%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Eli 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.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Russell County Kentucky:




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5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,052 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.59%
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 Adair County, KY  0.66% ($17,222 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, KY  0.53% ($25,310)
from Jefferson County, KY  0.25% ($37,286)


4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.70%
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 Adair County, KY  0.86% ($20,766 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, KY  0.46% ($24,560)
to Casey County, KY  0.24% ($23,231)


Strongest AM radio stations in Eli:
  • WJKY (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
  • WIDS (570 AM; 1 kW; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY; Owner: HAMMOND 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)
  • WFLW (1360 AM; 1 kW; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES, JR.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eli:
  • WJRS (104.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
  • WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
  • WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WHVE (92.7 FM; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY; Owner: SHORELINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WKII-FM (102.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
  • WKDO-FM (98.7 FM; LIBERTY, KY; Owner: CARLOS D. WESLEY)
  • W277AA (103.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Eli:
  • WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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