Breckinridge County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 22.4. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 6.21. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 24.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Hardinsburg and their reported violations in the past:
HARDINSBURG - ROUGH RIVER PLANT (Population served: 12708, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-2003), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-28-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-05-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-05-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-06-2002)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2000 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2001)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2000 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-25-2003)
- 17 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2001. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2001)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-1998. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-1998)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-26-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-26-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-1998)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-25-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-1998)
- 13 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.6%
(23.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.3% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Kentucky: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 61.5% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
| This city: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hardinsburg, KY
People in group quarters in Hardinsburg:
- 149 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 16 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Hardinsburg compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Hardinsburg (2011 data):
- The Farmers Bank: Downtown Branch at 222 South Main Street, branch established on 1990/07/03; at 1119 Old Highway 60 East, branch established on 1902/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $96.3 mil, Deposits: $76.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Bancshares, Inc.
- First State Bank: Hardinsburg Branch at 1017 Old Highway 60, branch established on 1970/10/01. Info updated 2007/08/20: Bank assets: $157.7 mil, Deposits: $140.0 mil, headquarters in Irvington, KY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Breckinridge Bancshares, Inc.
- The Cecilian Bank: U.S. 60 East & Bank Street Branch at U.S. 60 East & Bank Street, branch established on 1961/09/15. Info updated 2010/06/22: Bank assets: $481.2 mil, Deposits: $382.2 mil, headquarters in Cecilia, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: First Cecilian Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (70%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Breckinridge County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Hardinsburg (based on Breckinridge County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 65.36%
| Here | | 65.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | The Wesleyan Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 48.7% | 21.6% | 21.4% | 3.2% | 1.6% |
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| Congregations | 35.3% | 33.8% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 2.9% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Mennonite; Other Groups | Missionary Church | Old Order Amish | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 4.4% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Breckinridge County: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Breckinridge County: | 0.53 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | Breckinridge County: | 4.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | Here: | 5.78 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.7% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Breckinridge County: | 29.0% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.3% | | State: | 15.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $8,871 | $21,290 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $3,755 | $22,530 | 10 | $1,927 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $600 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $9,872 | $29,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $288 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $22,498 | $24,543 | 12 | $2,815 |
Hardinsburg government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $339,000 ($144.75)
Sewerage: $300,000 ($128.10)
All Other: $13,000 ($5.55)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $77,000 ($32.88)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($0.85)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,304,000 ($556.79)
Solid Waste Management: $306,000 ($130.66)
Sewerage: $298,000 ($127.24)
Police Protection: $215,000 ($91.80)
Regular Highways: $140,000 ($59.78)
Central Staff Services: $101,000 ($43.13)
Local Fire Protection: $20,000 ($8.54)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $3,000 ($1.28)
- General - Interest on Debt: $152,000 ($64.90)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,000 ($29.89)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $343,000 ($146.46)
Interest Earnings: $41,000 ($17.51)
Donations From Private Sources: $24,000 ($10.25)
Rents: $8,000 ($3.42)
Fines and Forfeits: $2,000 ($0.85)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,808,000 ($1625.96)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,738,000 ($1596.07)
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $668,000 ($285.23)
Water Utilities: $446,000 ($190.44)
Police Protection: $21,000 ($8.97)
Central Staff Services: $18,000 ($7.69)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($3.42)
Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($1.28)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,632,000 ($1123.83)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,874,000 ($800.17)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,046,000 ($446.63)
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $650,000 ($277.54)
All Other: $119,000 ($50.81)
Highways: $37,000 ($15.80)
- Tax - Property: $346,000 ($147.74)
Insurance Premiums Sales: $226,000 ($96.50)
Public Utilities Sales: $35,000 ($14.94)
Motor Vehicle License: $23,000 ($9.82)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $13,000 ($5.55)
Other License: $10,000 ($4.27)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $364,000 ($155.42)
6.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,926 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.09% | | 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:
6.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,235 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.67% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Hardinsburg:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
- WTCJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hardinsburg:
- WXBC (104.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: BRECKINRIDGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLME (102.9 FM; CANNELTON, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WULF (94.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS - 94.3, LLC)
- WBFI (91.5 FM; MCDANIELS, KY; Owner: BETHEL FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
- WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKUE (90.9 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WQXE (98.3 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS-E'TOWN, INC.)
- WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
- WMMG-FM (93.5 FM; BRANDENBURG, KY; Owner: MEADE COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLVK (105.5 FM; FORT KNOX, KY; Owner: BIG CAT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKHG (104.9 FM; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
- WRZI (101.5 FM; VINE GROVE, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Hardinsburg:
- W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Hardinsburg, Kentucky:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 30
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Kentucky average:
- Fatal accident count: 68
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 107
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 75
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 184
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
See more detailed statistics of Hardinsburg fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Hardinsburg)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 43 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 - Hwy 259 S North Fork Bridge (Lat: 37.639222 Lon: -86.435528), Call Sign: WNMX554, Licensee ID: L00182354
Assigned Frequencies: 173.312 MHz
Grant Date: 10/25/2003, Expiration Date: 10/25/2013
Registrant: City Of Hardinsburg, Hardinsburg, KY 40143, Phone: (502) 756-2213 - Jct Of Us 60 & Fairground Rd (Lat: 37.766722 Lon: -86.441083), Call Sign: KJH677, Licensee ID: L00118458
Assigned Frequencies: 152.007 MHz, 155.280 MHz, 155.340 MHz
Grant Date: 12/01/2004, Expiration Date: 11/30/2014
Registrant: Breckinridge Memorial Hospital, 1011 Old Hwy 60, Hardinsburg, KY 40143-9732, Phone: (502) 756-2124 - Jct Of Us 60 & Fairground Rd (Lat: 37.766722 Lon: -86.441083), Call Sign: WNUQ294, Licensee ID: L00118458
Assigned Frequencies: 453.075 MHz
Grant Date: 09/05/2000, Expiration Date: 11/01/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/10/2002
Registrant: Breckinridge Memorial Hospital, 1011 Old Hwy 60, Hardinsburg, KY 40143-2597, Phone: (502) 756-2124 - Hwy 60 6 Mi S Jct 259 & 60 (Lat: 37.780611 Lon: -86.451083), Call Sign: KNAW303
Assigned Frequencies: 151.655 MHz
Grant Date: 03/23/1996, Expiration Date: 04/29/2001, Cancellation Date: 07/01/2001
Registrant: H M Carman, Hardinsburg, KY 40043, Phone: (502) 683-2461 - Us Hwy 60 1 1/2 Mi W (Lat: 37.787278 Lon: -86.486639), Call Sign: KJJ273
Assigned Frequencies: 48.9000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/27/1998, Expiration Date: 08/15/2003, Cancellation Date: 07/10/2002
Registrant: Keller & Heckman, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
- Axtel Elevated Tank (Lat: 37.641667 Lon: -86.470556), Type: Tank, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPTE601
Assigned Frequencies: 173.237 MHz
Grant Date: 09/12/2001, Expiration Date: 09/12/2011, Certifier: Wayne Macy
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Call Sign: KK4338
Assigned Frequencies: 455.512 MHz, 450.512 MHz
Grant Date: 08/01/1979, Expiration Date: 08/01/2012
Registrant: Pepper & Corazzini, LLP, 1776 K St., Nw, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 296-0600, Fax: (202) 296-5572, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: AF4DC, Previous Call Sign: KD4KVU, Licensee ID: L00428776
Grant Date: 12/05/2001, Expiration Date: 03/03/2012, Certifier: Ronald M Apperson
Registrant: Ronald M Apperson, 417 Hwy 105 S, Hardinsburg, KY 40143 - Call Sign: WA4YJX, Licensee ID: L00158657
Grant Date: 09/30/1999, Expiration Date: 09/30/2009
Registrant: Vernon F Stilwell, Rr 3 Box 168, Hardinsburg, KY 40143 - Call Sign: KI4UHS, Licensee ID: L01256738
Grant Date: 03/14/2007, Expiration Date: 03/14/2017, Certifier: Timothy K Mcqueen
Registrant: Timothy K Mcqueen Jr, 91 T Bennett Lane, Hardinsburg, KY 40143
FAA Registered Aircraft: 20 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Hardinsburg)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Hardinsburg, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 79 | 79.9 years |
| William | 59 | 74.1 years |
| John | 51 | 75.9 years |
| James | 50 | 73.3 years |
| Charles | 35 | 71.6 years |
| Robert | 32 | 74.2 years |
| Margaret | 23 | 79.7 years |
| Paul | 22 | 75.5 years |
| Anna | 20 | 79.8 years |
| Helen | 17 | 73.4 years |
| Most common last names in Hardinsburg, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Dowell | 38 | 78.9 years |
| Miller | 32 | 73.1 years |
| Basham | 21 | 78.6 years |
| Smith | 21 | 70.1 years |
| Henning | 21 | 78.4 years |
| Mattingly | 19 | 79.8 years |
| Hinton | 19 | 74.0 years |
| Brown | 19 | 70.6 years |
| Robbins | 18 | 79.8 years |
| Stinnett | 16 | 76.1 years |
| Businesses in Hardinsburg, KY |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Long John Silver's | 1 |
| Big O Tires | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
Hardinsburg on our top lists:
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)"
- #56 (40143) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2004 taxes (pop 5,000+)"
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