Hardshell, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 2,306

Males: 1,155	(50.1%)
Females: 1,151	(49.9%)

Breathitt County

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $18,400 (it was $18,452 in 2000)

Hardshell	$18,400
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $36,700 (it was $38,400 in 2000)

Hardshell	$36,700
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Hardshell:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 91.3 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Hardshell

High school or higher: 54.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 11.2%
Mean travel time to work: 37.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hardshell CCD

Never married: 26.2%
Now married: 55.8%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 10.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.9%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Hardshell:	0.7% ($255)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (86.3 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (95.1 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (430.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dice, KY (5.9 miles ), Haddix, KY (9.0 miles ), Rousseau, KY (9.7 miles ), Krypton, KY (10.0 miles ), Jackson, KY (12.5 miles ), Emmalena, KY (13.2 miles ), Hazard, KY (14.0 miles ), Taulbee, KY (15.9 miles ).

Latitude: 37.45 N, Longitude: 83.24 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Mining (10%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Furniture and related products (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (20%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (9%)
Cashiers (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)

Hardshell-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.1 miles away from the Hardshell place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.6 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hardshell:

KENTUCKY RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; JACKSON, KY)
HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; HAZARD, KY)
MARY BRECKINRIDGE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HYDEN, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hardshell:

TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 79 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 90 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
BLUE GRASS (about 103 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hardshell:

WENDELL H FORD (about 5 miles; HAZARD, KY; ID: K20)
JULIAN CARROLL (about 11 miles; JACKSON, KY; ID: JKL)
WEST LIBERTY (about 31 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY; ID: 9I3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hardshell:

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 94 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)

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Notable locations in Hardshell: University of Kentucky Experimental Farm (A), Camp Robinson University of Kentucky Engineering Camp (B), Bethel Childrens Home (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hardshell include: Lewis Fork Church (A), Rehoboth Mountain Mission (B), Buckhorn Church (C), Pilgrim Rest Church (D), Clayhole Church (E), New Bethlehem Church (F), Philadelphia Church (G), Neace Memorial Church (H), Faith Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Turner Cemetery (1), Teapoint Cemeteries (2), Noble Cemetery (3), Strong Cemetery (4), Miller Cemetery (5), Combs Cemetery (6), Grassy Gap Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Branch (A), Ben Smith Branch (B), Mulberry Branch (C), Mullins Fork (D), Nighway Branch (E), Boardinghouse Branch (F), Nix Branch (G), Booker Fork (H), Bowman Branch (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:	63.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	34.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	16.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Hardshell compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.15%
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 Perry County, KY	0.67% ($29,500 average AGI)
from Wolfe County, KY	0.34% ($19,000)
from Fayette County, KY	0.31% ($42,000)

4.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
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 Perry County, KY	0.52% ($22,350 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.31% ($41,000)
to Wolfe County, KY	0.31% ($23,167)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hardshell:

WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WQXY (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAZARD, KY; Owner: BLACK GOLD BROADCASTING)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hardshell:

WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMTC-FM (99.9 FM; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOC.)
WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRLV-FM (106.5 FM; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hardshell:

W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W54CI (Channel 54; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)

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