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Marion County

Population in July 2007: 1,085.
Males: 541  (49.9%)
Females: 544  (50.1%)

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 40328


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,388 (it was $29,205 in 2000)
Gravel Switch:  $37,388
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,296
Gravel Switch:  $16,296
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,439 (it was $48,100 in 2000)
Gravel Switch:  $71,439
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $98,730; Detached houses: $115,061; Mobile homes: $33,417

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Races in Gravel Switch:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Gravel Switch: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 44.6 square miles.

Population density: 24 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Gravel Switch

  • High school or higher: 62.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gravel Switch CCD

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

21 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America).

This place:  2.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Gravel Switch, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gravel Switch to the number of sex offenders is 1085 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Gravel Switch:  0.4% ($199)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Gravel Switch satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (44.5 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (325.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bradfordsville, KY (2.6 miles ), Perryville, KY (2.9 miles ), Lebanon, KY (3.1 miles ), South Fork, KY (3.2 miles ), Mackville, KY (3.3 miles ), Springfield, KY (3.3 miles ), Mannsville, KY (3.7 miles ), St. Mary, KY (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 37.58 N, Longitude: 85.08 W

Gravel Switch household income distribution Gravel Switch home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Bus drivers (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)



Gravel Switch-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Gravel Switch place center injured 56 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 31.5 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 81 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Gravel Switch-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 95% 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 75.5 miles away from Gravel Switch 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 76.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from Gravel Switch center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from Gravel Switch center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Gravel Switch:
  • NORTON SPRING VIEW HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LEBANON, KY)
  • EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 17 miles; DANVILLE, KY)
  • JAMES B HAGGIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HARRODSBURG, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Gravel Switch, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gravel Switch:
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 44 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 54 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)

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Churches in Gravel Switch include: Beech Fork Church (A), Siloam Church (B), Kedron Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Tatum Cemetery (1), Crews Cemetery (2), Rollertown Cemetery (3), Rawlings Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Devers Branch (B), Rubin Cooley Branch (C), Followell Creek (D), Galloway Creek (E), Goose Creek (F), Salt Lick Branch (G), Hancock Branch (H), Hot Water 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:  60.5%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  23.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.1%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gravel Switch, KY


16 people in nursing homes


Gravel Switch 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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 Marion County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


Religion statistics for Gravel Switch

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents57.3%29.0%5.3%3.9%4.5%
Congregations20.0%31.4%17.1%11.4%20.0%
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.


5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.71%
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 Washington County, KY  0.80% ($33,660 average AGI)
from Nelson County, KY  0.74% ($20,696)
from Taylor County, KY  0.67% ($27,190)


5.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,912 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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 Nelson County, KY  0.69% ($32,837 average AGI)
to Taylor County, KY  0.68% ($22,214)
to Jefferson County, KY  0.66% ($25,463)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gravel Switch:
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLBN (1590 AM; 1 kW; LEBANON, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION COUNTY, INC)
  • WDFB (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JUNCTION CITY, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS VISION & OUTREACH CORP)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WHIR (1230 AM; 1 kW; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN B/CSTNG OF DANVILLE, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gravel Switch:
  • WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
  • WVLC (99.9 FM; MANNSVILLE, KY; Owner: PATRICIA RODGERS)
  • WAKY-FM (102.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, KY; Owner: WASHINGTON COUNTY CBC, INC.)
  • WLSK (100.9 FM; LEBANON, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION COUNTY, INC)
  • WDFB-FM (88.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION)
  • WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
  • WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WCKQ (104.1 FM; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION & TAYLOR COUNTIES INC)
  • WHIR-FM (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKDO-FM (98.7 FM; LIBERTY, KY; Owner: CARLOS D. WESLEY)

TV broadcast stations around Gravel Switch:
  • WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W06AY (Channel 6; LEBANON, KY; Owner: GARY WHITE)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KJ4JAE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01460640
    Grant Date: 01/22/2009, Expiration Date: 01/22/2019, Certifier: James B Young Iii
    Registrant: James B Young Iii, Gravel Switch, KY 40328


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 65-CA (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 31417 , Serial Number: CA10660, Year manufactured: 1954, Airworthiness Date: 05/06/1954
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 5789 Little South Rd, Gravel Switch, KY 40328


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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