Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 28.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 15.2. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Hyden and their reported violations in the past:
HYDEN LESLIE CO WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 7338, Surface_water):
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)
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-27-2006)
- 34 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.0%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 1.9 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 47.9% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hyden, KY
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Hyden 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 below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Hyden (2011 data):
- Hyden Citizens Bank: at 22023 Main Street, branch established on 1904/09/01; Hurts Creek Center Branch at Highway 421 & 80, branch established on 1987/10/02. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $128.3 mil, Deposits: $104.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Middlefork Financial Group Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (85%)
- Coal or coke (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Utility gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Leslie County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Hyden (based on Leslie County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 24.10%
| Here |  | 24.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 38.8% | 21.6% | 16.4% | 14.6% | 8.6% |
| Congregations | 20.7% | 17.2% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 13.8% |
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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: 6 | Leslie County: | 5.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Leslie County: | 1.70 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Leslie County: | 3.41 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.6% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Leslie County: | 34.3% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.9% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,481 | $29,772 | 7 | $1,140 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $8,955 | $21,492 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,178 | $26,136 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,359 | $28,308 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $15,973 | $23,960 | 7 | $1,140 |
Hyden government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $66,000 ($180.82)
All Other: $2,000 ($5.48)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $106,000 ($290.41)
Sewerage: $73,000 ($200.00)
Central Staff Services: $52,000 ($142.47)
Regular Highways: $24,000 ($65.75)
Police Protection: $18,000 ($49.32)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000 ($8.22)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($2.74)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $25,000 ($68.49)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $22,000 ($60.27)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000 ($8.22)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($2.74)
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $40,000 ($109.59)
Central Staff: $5,000 ($13.70)
General - Other: $3,000 ($8.22)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $168,000 ($460.27)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $56,000 ($153.42)
All Other: $46,000 ($126.03)
- Tax - NEC: $114,000 ($312.33)
Property: $21,000 ($57.53)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $157,000 ($430.14)
3.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,367 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.78% | | 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:
4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,532 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.80% | | 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 Hyden:
- WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
- WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
- 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.)
- WQXY (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAZARD, KY; Owner: BLACK GOLD BROADCASTING)
- WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hyden:
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
- WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Hyden:
- WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- 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)
- 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.)
- W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W20BO (Channel 20; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Hyden, Kentucky:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
- 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 Hyden fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - KELLYE ABERNATHY, 1.75 Miles Ene Of Int Of Kane (Lat: 37.154722 Lon: -83.442222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Licensee ID: L00024153
Registrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7471, Email:
- Gerald Robinette, 1.1 Km Wnw Of (Lat: 37.164750 Lon: -83.386194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.7 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
- Gerald Robinette, 1.1 Km Wnw Of (Lat: 37.164750 Lon: -83.386194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.7 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
- Gerald Robinette, 1.1 Km Wnw Of (Lat: 37.164750 Lon: -83.386194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.7 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
- Gerald F Robinette, 1.1 Km Wnw Of (Lat: 37.164750 Lon: -83.386194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.7 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
- 1.75 Miles Ene Of Int Of Kane (Lat: 37.154722 Lon: -83.442222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Bellsouth Mobility Inc, 1650 Lyndon Farms Court, Louisville, KY 40223, Phone: (502) 329-7601
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Hyden, KY)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KF4TLT, Licensee ID: L00483930
Grant Date: 07/30/1997, Expiration Date: 07/30/2007, Cancellation Date: 07/31/2009
Registrant: Leslie Co Amateur Radio Society, Hc 35 Box 1055, Hyden, KY 41749 - Call Sign: KN4M, Previous Call Sign: N8CRB, Licensee ID: L00165890
Grant Date: 02/12/1997, Expiration Date: 02/12/2007, Cancellation Date: 04/26/2005
Registrant: Donny Mc Namara, 23519 Hwy 421 S, Hyden, KY 41749 - Call Sign: KU4AT, Licensee ID: L01233466
Grant Date: 01/11/2007, Expiration Date: 03/11/2016, Certifier: Victor Adams
Registrant: Victor Adams, 2029 Hurricane Creek Road, Hyden, KY 41749 - Call Sign: KG4FYJ, Licensee ID: L00192867
Grant Date: 12/18/2009, Expiration Date: 01/08/2020, Certifier: Sonya J Baer
Registrant: Sonya J Baer, 9131 Dryhill Rd, Hyden, KY 41749 - Call Sign: KG4HQY, Licensee ID: L00237675
Grant Date: 05/11/2000, Expiration Date: 05/11/2010, Certifier: Dale L Webb
Registrant: Dale L Webb, Hyden, KY 41749 - Call Sign: KI4JRH, Licensee ID: L01003956
Grant Date: 04/13/2005, Expiration Date: 04/13/2015, Certifier: Deborah E Hoskins
Registrant: Deborah E Hoskins, 2347 Hell For Certain Rd, Hyden, KY 41749 - Call Sign: KI4JRJ, Licensee ID: L01003959
Grant Date: 04/13/2005, Expiration Date: 04/13/2015, Certifier: Teresa A Caudill
Registrant: Teresa A Caudill, Hyden, KY 41749
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Hyden, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 30 | 76.1 years |
| James | 24 | 68.6 years |
| Mary | 20 | 76.4 years |
| Robert | 17 | 68.5 years |
| William | 15 | 66.3 years |
| Charles | 13 | 58.5 years |
| George | 11 | 72.5 years |
| Mollie | 10 | 85.6 years |
| Martha | 10 | 85.8 years |
| David | 9 | 51.2 years |
| Most common last names in Hyden, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Lewis | 65 | 69.2 years |
| Morgan | 64 | 75.5 years |
| Sizemore | 58 | 75.2 years |
| Bowling | 41 | 72.3 years |
| Begley | 34 | 71.9 years |
| Couch | 32 | 67.4 years |
| Napier | 29 | 72.8 years |
| Asher | 26 | 77.7 years |
| Roberts | 25 | 75.1 years |
| Woods | 25 | 77.4 years |
| Businesses in Hyden, KY |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Hardee's | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
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