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Population (year 2000): 1,984. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,968 (-0.8% change)
 

Males: 884  (44.6%)
Females: 1,100  (55.4%)

Todd County

Median resident age:  39.2 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42220.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,800 (it was $24,924 in 2000)
Elkton  $24,800
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,700 (it was $56,300 in 2000)
Elkton  $53,700
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Elkton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.3%)
  • Black (15.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

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Ancestries: United States (18.1%), English (9.0%), Irish (6.7%), German (5.8%), Scottish (1.5%), Swedish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/20/1843

Elevation: 631 feet

Land area: 2.07 square miles.

Population density: 939 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Elkton

  • High school or higher: 64.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elkton city

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 53.7%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

53 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America).

This city:  2.7%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Elkton, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elkton to the number of sex offenders is 324 to 1.

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

Elkton:  0.5% ($307)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (22.1 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (52.5 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (349.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Allensville, KY (8.8 miles) , Trenton, KY (9.3 miles ), Guthrie, KY (11.2 miles ), Kirkmansville, KY (11.6 miles ), Pembroke, KY (13.9 miles ), Adams, TN (16.9 miles ), St. Bethlehem, TN (17.8 miles ), Russellville, KY (18.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,700
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $121,800
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000

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Latitude: 36.81 N, Longitude: 87.16 W


93 people in nursing homes
33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: +95 (+5.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Apparel (15%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)


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Crime in Elkton by Year

Type 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 042
    per 100,000 0.0205.5102.2
Assaults 651
    per 100,000 303.5256.951.1
Burglaries 19166
    per 100,000 961.1822.2306.7
Thefts 271712
    per 100,000 1365.7873.6613.5
Auto thefts 112
    per 100,000 50.651.4102.2
Arson N/A00
    per 100,000 N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2) 186.6209.795.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.57
US city average:  3.00

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Elkton-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.9 miles away from the Elkton city center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the city center caused $400,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Elkton:
  • LOGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, KY)
  • GATEWAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN)
  • FHC CUMBERLAND HALL (about 23 miles; HOPKINSVILLE, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkton:
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 25 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 53 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
  • NASHVILLE INTL (about 59 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: BNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elkton:
  • STANDARD FIELD (about 1 miles; ELKTON, KY; ID: 1M6)
  • HOPKINSVILLE-CHRISTIAN COUNTY (about 21 miles; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HVC)
  • OUTLAW FIELD (about 22 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; ID: CKV)

Local government website: WWW.ELKTONKY.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkton:
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 50 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
Public high school in Elkton:
  • TODD COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 535; Location: 806 S MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Elkton:
  • NORTH TODD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 7300 GREENVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • TODD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 474; Location: 515 W MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Elkton:
  • TODD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $116,870; Location: 302 EAST MAIN STREET; 19,863 books; 456 audio materials; 434 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)

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

Court: Todd County Fiscal Court (201 West McReynolds Street).

 

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

TODD COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 9613, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003), St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-24-2003)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-27-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAR-27-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2003)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (2 times from MAR-27-2003 to MAR-27-2003), St Public Notif requested (2 times from MAR-27-2003 to MAR-27-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-26-1999), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-07-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-10-2000)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between MAY-15-1997 and JUN-14-1997, Contaminant: Atrazine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAR-03-1999), St Public Notif received (MAR-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-16-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-16-2003 and JUL-24-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-16-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-24-2003)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-16-2003 and JUL-24-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-24-2003)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-27-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAR-27-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2003)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-24-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-27-2003), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-27-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2003)
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations
ELKTON WATER WORKS (Population served: 3089, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.9%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  17.5%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Elkton compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Elkton (2007 data):
  • Elkton Bank & Trust Company: at Public Square, branch established on 1866-01-01; Drive-In Facility at South Main And Washington Streets, branch established on 1979-11-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $104.4 mil, Deposits: $71.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Elkton Bancorp, Inc.
  • United Southern Bank: Elkton Branch at 808 South Main Street, branch established on 1967-02-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $172.1 mil, Deposits: $156.9 mil, headquarters in Hopkinsville, KY, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Todd Bancshares, Inc.
  • Heritage Bank: Hopkinsville St Branch at Hopkinsville Street, branch established on 1879-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $768.1 mil, Deposits: $569.7 mil, headquarters in Hopkinsville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices



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Elkton government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $23,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $308,000
    Solid Waste Management: $60,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $396,000
    Sewerage: $381,000
    Police Protection: $342,000
    Central Staff Services: $289,000
    General - Other: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $58,000
    Regular Highways: $52,000
    Fire Protection: $48,000
    Housing & Community Development: $21,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $50,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $67,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $952,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $919,000
    Water Utilities: $51,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $33,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $89,000
    Rents: $5,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $46,000
    Water Utilities: $12,000
    Central Staff: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,227,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $412,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $271,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $48,000
    Highways: $30,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $462,000
    NEC: $160,000
    Property: $133,000
    Public Utilities: $37,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $387,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

6.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.38%
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 Montgomery County, TN  1.13% ($32,511 average AGI)
from Christian County, KY  1.08% ($28,535)
from Logan County, KY  0.70% ($29,357)


6.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,011 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.62%
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 Christian County, KY  1.27% ($22,922 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, TN  1.12% ($25,978)
to Logan County, KY  0.75% ($22,200)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elkton:
  • WEKT (1070 AM; 1 kW; ELKTON, KY; Owner: M & R BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRUS (610 AM; 2 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: LOGAN RADIO INCORPORATED)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WJQI (540 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WCTZ (1550 AM; 3 kW; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Owner: WINSTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elkton:
  • WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQZQ-FM (102.5 FM; DICKSON, TN; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNKJ (89.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: PENNYRILE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, INC.)
  • WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCVQ (107.9 FM; FORT CAMPBELL, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WNTC (103.9 FM; DRAKESBORO, KY; Owner: NASHVILLE'S SPORTSRADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WZZP (97.5 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Elkton:
  • WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
  • WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

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