Grassy Creek, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 2,240.

Males: 1,132	(50.5%)
Females: 1,108	(49.5%)

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,479 (it was $22,246 in 2000)

Grassy Creek:	$28,479
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,613

Grassy Creek:	$17,613
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,608 (it was $53,600 in 2000)

Grassy Creek:	$79,608
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $105,424; Detached houses: $122,811; Townhouses or other attached units: $104,212; Mobile homes: $43,903
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Races in Grassy Creek:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Grassy Creek: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 74.5 square miles.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Grassy Creek

High school or higher: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 15.2%
Mean travel time to work: 40.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grassy Creek CCD

Never married: 14.4%
Now married: 68.3%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 10.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Grassy Creek, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grassy Creek to the number of sex offenders is 2240 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Grassy Creek:	0.5% ($255)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (60.4 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (354.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: West Liberty, KY (2.8 miles ), Hazel Green, KY (2.8 miles ), Cannel City, KY (2.8 miles ), Wrigley, KY (2.8 miles ), Frenchburg, KY (3.6 miles ), Campton, KY (3.7 miles ), Malaga, KY (3.8 miles ), Paint Creek, KY (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.90 N, Longitude: 83.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Grassy Creek household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Public administration (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Mining (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (23%)
Health care (23%)
Public administration (9%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (15%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)

Grassy Creek-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.7 miles away from the Grassy Creek place center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.7 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Grassy Creek-area historical earthquake activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 80% 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 36.5 miles away from Grassy Creek 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 31.1 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 93.4 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 94.4 miles away from Grassy Creek 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 60.4 miles away from the city 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 93.4 miles away from Grassy Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Grassy Creek:

MORGAN COUNTY ARH CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 10 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY)
ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; MOREHEAD, KY)
KENTUCKY RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; JACKSON, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grassy Creek:

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 62 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)

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Notable locations in Grassy Creek: Omer (A), Twentysix Boat Ramp (B), Henry (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Grassy Creek include: Toms Branch Church (A), Old Grassy Church (B), Mize Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Henry Cemetery (1), Cecil Cemetery (2), Higgins Cemetery (3), Goad Cemetery (4), Coffey Cemetery (5), Cox Cemetery (6), Sexton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Murphy Fork (A), Broke Leg Creek (B), Bryant Fork (C), Caney Creek (D), Carpenter Branch (E), Cecil Branch (F), Coon Creek (G), Cruey Branch (H), Eaton Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	62.5%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.3%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	26.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	10.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grassy Creek, KY

43 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents

Grassy Creek 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 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%) Wood (10%) Utility gas (6%) Coal or coke (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Grassy Creek

Adherents

Name	Enterprise Baptists Association	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Adherents	30.2%	23.9%	10.0%	6.9%	6.8%
Congregations	30.0%	10.0%	3.3%	3.3%	13.3%

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	6.6%	4.2%	3.6%	2.4%	5.3%
Congregations	13.3%	3.3%	6.7%	3.3%	13.3%

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.

4.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,335 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.61%
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 Wolfe County, KY	0.54% ($27,500 average AGI)
from Rowan County, KY	0.43% ($28,938)
from Fayette County, KY	0.30% ($25,545)

5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.36%
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 Rowan County, KY	1.05% ($25,590 average AGI)
to Wolfe County, KY	0.40% ($17,267)
to Elliott County, KY	0.35% ($22,308)

Strongest AM radio stations in Grassy Creek:

WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
WLKS (1450 AM; 1 kW; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WRLV (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grassy Creek:

WMKY (90.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
WLKS-FM (102.9 FM; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
WCBJ (103.7 FM; CAMPTON, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES INC)
WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
WBMK (88.5 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQXX (106.1 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
WRLV-FM (106.5 FM; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WIVY (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: GATEWAY RADIO WORKS, INC.)
WMTC-FM (99.9 FM; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOC.)
WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grassy Creek:

WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
WKMR (Channel 38; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
W54CI (Channel 54; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,730
Total average daily truck traffic: 346
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 3,010

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KE4RER, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00721058
Grant Date: 08/23/2004, Expiration Date: 09/22/2014, Certifier: Byron E May
Registrant: Byron E May, 594 Gevedon Branch Rd, Grassy Creek, KY 41352

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