Ferguson, Kentucky

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Population in July 2008: 937. Population change since 2000: +6.4%

Males: 481	(51.4%)
Females: 456	(48.6%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 42533.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,185 (it was $30,855 in 2000)

Ferguson:	$36,185
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,047

Ferguson:	$16,047
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,380 (it was $56,900 in 2000)

Ferguson:	$81,380
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $92,862; Detached houses: $97,044; Townhouses or other attached units: $62,162; In 2-unit structures: $114,713; Mobile homes: $30,735

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Races in Ferguson:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Black (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ferguson: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.0%), English (12.5%), Irish (5.9%), German (4.7%), French (1.6%), Scottish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 10/23/1906

Land area: 1.75 square miles.

Population density: 537 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ferguson

High school or higher: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ferguson city

Never married: 22.6%
Now married: 59.9%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 9.1%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ferguson, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ferguson to the number of sex offenders is 469 to 1.

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

Ferguson:	0.6% ($369)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (66.8 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (368.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Somerset, KY (1.1 miles ), Burnside, KY (2.3 miles ), Science Hill, KY (2.8 miles ), Mount Victory, KY (3.0 miles ), Nancy, KY (3.2 miles ), Shopville, KY (3.5 miles ), Eubank, KY (3.9 miles ), Mill Springs, KY (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 37.07 N, Longitude: 84.60 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-3.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Machinery (9%)
Wood products (5%)
Health care (5%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)
Gasoline stations (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Apparel (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Child care workers (5%)

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Average climate in Ferguson, Kentucky

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Ferguson-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the Ferguson city 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 13.3 miles away from the city center killed 10 people and injured 113 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Ferguson-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 86.6 miles away from Ferguson center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 84.3 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 72.2 miles away from Ferguson 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 81.6 miles away from the city 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 34.1 miles away from Ferguson center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ferguson:

LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SOMERSET, KY)
WAYNE CO HOSP INC (about 19 miles; MONTICELLO, KY)
CASEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LIBERTY, KY)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferguson:

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 67 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 83 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.2%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	16.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	10.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ferguson, KY

Ferguson compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pulaski County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Ferguson

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	American Baptist Association	United Methodist Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Catholic Church
Adherents	58.7%	12.5%	6.1%	5.1%	2.6%
Congregations	41.9%	10.3%	9.7%	0.6%	0.6%

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.5%	2.3%	2.2%	5.6%
Congregations	10.3%	4.5%	4.5%	1.3%	16.1%

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	0	$0		1	$585
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$802
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,325	$27,900	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,325	$27,900	8	$1,387

Ferguson government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $45,000
All Other: $32,000

Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $215,000
Central Staff Services: $129,000

Water Utilities: $42,000

Police Protection: $5,000

Parks and Recreation: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $153,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $151,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $223,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
All Other: $9,000
Tax - Individual Income: $139,000
Property: $33,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $245,000

5.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
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 Wayne County, KY	0.33% ($27,515 average AGI)
from Fayette County, KY	0.27% ($36,074)
from Lincoln County, KY	0.23% ($25,311)

4.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
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 Fayette County, KY	0.41% ($28,788 average AGI)
to Wayne County, KY	0.31% ($24,583)
to Madison County, KY	0.24% ($22,958)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ferguson:

WTLO (1480 AM; 1 kW; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKEQ (910 AM; 0 kW; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSFC (1240 AM; 1 kW; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ferguson:

WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
W277AA (103.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WKII-FM (102.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
W255AO (98.9 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WHAY (105.9 FM; WHITLEY CITY, KY; Owner: TIM LAVENDER)
WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVCT (91.5 FM; KEAVY, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
WJRS (104.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)

TV broadcast stations around Ferguson:

WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Ferguson fatal accident list:
Mar 3, 1980 03:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

City Hall 500 Murphy Avenue, Call Sign: KNBS820
Assigned Frequencies : 453.475 MHz, 458.475 MHz
Grant Date: 09/19/1996, Expiration Date: 10/24/2001, Cancelation Date: 03/24/2002
Registrant: County Of Pulaski, Box 712, Somerset, KY 42501, Phone: (606) 679-7075

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

521 Jacksboro St, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WHV837, Licensee ID: L00008062
2.09790 MHz, 2.18340 MHz, 2.61000 MHz, 3.31000 MHz, 4.14740 MHz, 6.51740 MHz, 8.29840 MHz, 12.3574 MHz, 16.5324 MHz, 7.51000 MHz... (+3 more)
Grant Date: 05/06/1996, Expiration Date: 05/06/2001, Cancelation Date: 08/05/2001
Registrant: Anthony W De Prato, 521 Jacksboro St, Ferguson, KY 42533

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ferguson)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER J3F-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 4AC176B SER (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 21563 , Serial Number: 2406, Year manufactured: 1938
Registrant (Individual): Herbert T Durham, , Ferguson, KY 42533

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

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