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Carter County

Population in July 2007: 3,142.
Males: 1,579  (50.3%)
Females: 1,563  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 41142


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,972 (it was $24,193 in 2000)
Grahn:  $30,972
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,060
Grahn:  $16,060
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,488 (it was $41,400 in 2000)
Grahn:  $61,488
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,185; Detached houses: $110,124; Townhouses or other attached units: $20,041; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $164,333; Mobile homes: $26,171

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Races in Grahn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Grahn: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 70.5 square miles.

Population density: 45 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Grahn

  • High school or higher: 59.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 14.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grahn CCD

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 65.6%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Grahn:  0.7% ($271)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Grahn satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (35.1 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (80.0 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (347.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Olive Hill, KY (2.5 miles ), Grayson, KY (2.7 miles ), Willard, KY (3.0 miles ), Carter, KY (3.3 miles ), Upper Tygarts, KY (3.4 miles ), Isonville, KY (3.5 miles ), Sandy Hook, KY (3.7 miles ), Webbville, KY (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 38.28 N, Longitude: 83.06 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Grahn household income distribution Grahn home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)



Grahn-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.3 miles away from the Grahn place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the place center injured 17 people and caused $6 million in damages.


Grahn-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 48.3 miles away from Grahn center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 97.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from Grahn center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 96.9 miles away from the city 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 84.9 miles away from Grahn center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Grahn:
  • ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; MOREHEAD, KY)
  • KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; ASHLAND, KY)
  • OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ASHLAND, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grahn:
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 81 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)

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Churches in Grahn include: Mountain Top Chapel (A), Pleasant Valley Church (B), Ross Chapel (C), Pine Springs Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bailey Cemetery (1), Bledsoe Cemetery (2), Field Cemetery (3), Littleton Cemetery (4), Carroll Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Rose Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Run (A), Big Sinking Creek (B), Bowling Branch (C), Buckeye Branch (D), Clifty Creek (E), Corn Branch (F), Cory Branch (G), Craig Creek (H), Dixie Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Grahn: Grayson Lake State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

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

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
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 2007:
This place:  20.8%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grahn, KY



Grahn 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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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Carter County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Wood (22%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Grahn

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Churches and Churches of ChristNational Association of Free Will BaptistsUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan Church
Adherents31.1%25.3%14.9%9.6%7.2%
Congregations18.9%20.8%15.1%11.3%11.3%
NameChurch of the NazareneAssemblies of GodCatholic ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents5.4%1.8%1.3%1.1%2.2%
Congregations5.7%1.9%1.9%3.8%9.4%
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.


4.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
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 Boyd County, KY  0.69% ($31,129 average AGI)
from Rowan County, KY  0.52% ($22,043)
from Greenup County, KY  0.38% ($25,500)


4.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,580 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.40%
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 Boyd County, KY  0.59% ($27,358 average AGI)
to Rowan County, KY  0.58% ($26,019)
to Greenup County, KY  0.45% ($30,950)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grahn:
  • WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLGC (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOKT (1040 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CANNONSBURG, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.-KY)
  • WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNXT (1260 AM; 5 kW; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grahn:
  • WUGO (102.3 FM; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WMKY (90.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
  • WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBMK (88.5 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOKE (98.3 FM; GARRISON, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WLGC-FM (105.7 FM; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOHP (88.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WBVB (97.1 FM; COAL GROVE, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVC-FM (92.7 FM; CATLETTSBURG, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLE-FM (95.1 FM; FLEMINGSBURG, KY; Owner: FLEMING COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WNXT-FM (99.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
  • WQXX (106.1 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
  • W215AV (90.9 FM; SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WKEE-FM (100.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZAQ (92.3 FM; LOUISA, KY; Owner: LOUISA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grahn:
  • WKMR (Channel 38; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPBO (Channel 42; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WHCP (Channel 30; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TELEVISION PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • WKAS (Channel 25; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Grahn, Kentucky:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: -1
Kentucky average:
  • Fatal accident count: 72
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 112
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
  • Fatalities: 78
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 190
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Grahn fatal accident list:
May 28, 1988 05:40 AM, 182, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 2200 W Of Fire Station On Rt 182, Call Sign: WRD897
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.145 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/13/1999, Expiration Date: 09/20/2004, Cancelation Date: 11/20/2004
    Registrant: Grahn Volunteer Fire Department, Box 81, Grahn, KY 41142, Phone: (606) 286-6233

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • GRAHN, On Biggs Hill 3.7 Mi N Of, Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WHC251
    Assigned Frequencies : 1900.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/19/1999, Expiration Date: 03/05/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/05/2002
    Registrant: Phone: (202) 434-4130


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