Glens Fork, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 1,328

Males: 660	(49.7%)
Females: 668	(50.3%)

Adair County

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 42741

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,900 (it was $23,047 in 2000)

Glens Fork	$22,900
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $41,100 (it was $43,100 in 2000)

Glens Fork	$41,100
Kentucky:	$103,900

Glens Fork, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Glens Fork:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Black (1.1%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 810 feet

Land area: 52.7 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Glens Fork

High school or higher: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 8.8%
Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glens Fork CCD

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 8.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Glens Fork:	0.5% ($199)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (88.6 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (375.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bryan, KY (6.6 miles ), Columbia, KY (9.1 miles ), White Oak, KY (10.2 miles ), Jamestown, KY (12.0 miles ), Russell Springs, KY (12.0 miles ), Gradyville, KY (13.1 miles ), Cane Valley, KY (14.5 miles ), Burkesville, KY (16.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.99 N, Longitude: 85.24 W

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Construction (18%)
Wood products (9%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Carpenters (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Glens Fork-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.4 miles away from the Glens Fork place center killed 6 people and injured 58 people.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 tornado 13.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Glens Fork:

WESTLAKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; COLUMBIA, KY)
RUSSELL CO HOSP (about 14 miles; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY)
CUMBERLAND CO HOSP (about 19 miles; BURKESVILLE, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glens Fork:

BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 82 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
BLUE GRASS (about 85 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 89 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glens Fork:

COLUMBIA-ADAIR CO. (about 10 miles; COLUMBIA, KY; ID: I96)
RUSSELL COUNTY (about 10 miles; JAMESTOWN, KY; ID: K24)
DALE HOLLOW RGNL (PETRO FIELD) (about 25 miles; ALBANY, KY; ID: 44I)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glens Fork:

TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 88 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 89 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)

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Churches in Glens Fork include: Union Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Zion Church (C), Hopewell Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Concord Church (F), Pierce Chapel (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lewis Cemetery (1), Earl Cemetery (2), Hadleys Cemetery (3), Wesley Cemetery (4), Ragen Cemetery (5), McGinnis Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burns Creek (A), Cedar Creek (B), Powells Creek (C), Dry Fork (D), Tres Creek (E), West Prong Glens Fork (F), Battle Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.2%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	24.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	9.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Glens Fork compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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 significantly 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 Adair County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,307 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.75%
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 Russell County, KY	0.87% ($20,766 average AGI)
from Taylor County, KY	0.61% ($19,636)
from Green County, KY	0.32% ($20,824)

5.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
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 Taylor County, KY	0.79% ($25,905 average AGI)
to Russell County, KY	0.67% ($17,222)
to Warren County, KY	0.30% ($21,875)

Strongest AM radio stations in Glens Fork:

WAIN (1270 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBIA, KY)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJKY (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WIDS (570 AM; 1 kW; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY; Owner: HAMMOND BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
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.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Glens Fork:

WHVE (92.7 FM; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY; Owner: SHORELINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WJRS (104.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
WAIN-FM (93.5 FM; COLUMBIA, KY; Owner: TRI-COUNTY RADIO BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKYR-FM (107.9 FM; BURKESVILLE, KY; Owner: RAY MULLINIX)
WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
WVLC (99.9 FM; MANNSVILLE, KY; Owner: PATRICIA RODGERS)
WKNK (99.1 FM; EDMONTON, KY; Owner: HART COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCKQ (104.1 FM; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION & TAYLOR COUNTIES INC)
WGRK-FM (103.1 FM; GREENSBURG, KY; Owner: GREEN COUNTY CBC, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Glens Fork:

WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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