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Grand Rivers, KY map Population (year 2000): 343. Estimated population in July 2006: 340 (-0.9% change)
 

Males: 173  (50.4%)
Females: 170  (49.6%)

Livingston County

Median resident age:  50.4 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42045.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,100 (it was $33,250 in 2000)
Grand Rivers  $33,100
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $58,900 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
Grand Rivers  $58,900
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Grand Rivers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.3%), English (15.7%), Irish (11.7%), German (7.6%), Italian (2.9%), Dutch (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/07/1890

Land area: 1.84 square miles.

Population density: 185 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grand Rivers

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grand Rivers city

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Grand Rivers, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grand Rivers to the number of sex offenders is 85 to 1.

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

Grand Rivers:  0.7% ($440)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (67.5 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (116.6 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (336.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Southwest Lyon, KY (7.7 miles) , Calvert City, KY (8.3 miles ), Kuttawa, KY (8.9 miles ), Fairdealing, KY (11.0 miles ), Dycusburg, KY (11.2 miles) , Eddyville, KY (12.3 miles ), Benton, KY (13.3 miles ), Smithland, KY (15.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.00 N, Longitude: 88.23 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-2.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Plant and system operators (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)


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Grand Rivers-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Grand Rivers city center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 tornado 26.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Grand Rivers:
  • MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 13 miles; BENTON, KY)
  • LIVINGSTON HOSP AND HEALTHCARE SER INC (about 20 miles; SALEM, KY)
  • CRITTENDEN CO HOSP (about 26 miles; MARION, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Grand Rivers, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grand Rivers:
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 38 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 57 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Rivers:
  • KENTUCKY DAM STATE PARK (about 4 miles; GILBERTSVILLE, KY; ID: M34)
  • KUTTAWA HARBOR (about 11 miles; KUTTAWA, KY; ID: K45)
  • WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 23 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: FIO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Rivers:
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 61 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 70 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 78 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 82 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 83 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
Public elementary/middle school in Grand Rivers:
  • GRAND RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 99; Location: 1337 JH O'BRYAN AVE; Grades: KG - 06)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Grand Rivers is part of the largest In Land Island in the world-- Livingston County

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

Hotels: MicroTel Inn & Suites (1017 Dover Rd), Best Western Kentucky Barkley (720 Complex Drive).

 

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

GRAND RIVERS WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 4026, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-09-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and AUG-24-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (3 times from AUG-24-1994 to FEB-08-1995), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.0%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.8%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.1%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Grand Rivers compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age 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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Banks with branches in Grand Rivers (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Grand Rivers Branch at 900 Us Highway 62, branch established on 1970-09-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



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Grand Rivers government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $132,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $329,000
    Sewerage: $158,000
    Central Staff Services: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $822,000
    Other NEC: $822,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $822,000
    Other, NEC: $822,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
    Rents: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $394,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Central Staff: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $420,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $307,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,644,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
    Highways: $5,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $88,000
    Property: $74,000
    Public Utilities: $19,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $356,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,234 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.80%
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 McCracken County, KY  2.84% ($27,796 average AGI)
from Marshall County, KY  1.07% ($28,405)
from Crittenden County, KY  0.35% ($13,667)


7.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,544 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.64%
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 McCracken County, KY  2.67% ($24,500 average AGI)
to Marshall County, KY  1.34% ($23,957)
to Crittenden County, KY  0.46% ($24,563)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Rivers:
  • WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWLK (900 AM; 1 kW; EDDYVILLE, KY; Owner: TILENT, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Rivers:
  • WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
  • WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WTRT (88.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WMJL-FM (102.7 FM; MARION, KY; Owner: JOEMYERS PRODUCTIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grand Rivers:
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
  • WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WQTV-LP (Channel 24; MURRAY, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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