Keene, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 4,569.

Males: 2,332	(51.1%)
Females: 2,237	(48.9%)

Median resident age:	40.9 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 40339

Estimated median household income in 2007: $91,768 (it was $73,107 in 2000)

Keene:	$91,768
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $326,740 (it was $221,900 in 2000)

Keene:	$326,740
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $378,623; Detached houses: $377,517; Mobile homes: $23,583

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Races in Keene:

White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
Black (3.9%)
American Indian (3.9%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Keene: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/02/1844

Elevation: 911 feet

Land area: 42.9 square miles.

Population density: 106 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Keene

High school or higher: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Keene CCD

Never married: 18.7%
Now married: 73.9%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 4.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.5%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Keene:	0.7% ($1,483)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (10.0 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (341.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Nicholasville, KY (5.4 miles ), Wilmore, KY (6.7 miles ), Lexington-Fayette, KY (10.0 miles ), Fayette, KY (10.0 miles ), Versailles, KY (10.7 miles ), Midway, KY (14.6 miles ), Bryantsville, KY (15.4 miles ), Burgin, KY (17.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.95 N, Longitude: 84.62 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 859

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Health care (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Engineers (7%)
Top executives (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Keene-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Keene place center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 30.3 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 122 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Keene:

CENTRAL BAPTIST HOSP (about 7 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)
CARDINAL HILL REHABILITATION HOSP (about 8 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)
ST JOSEPH HOSP (about 8 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Keene, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Keene:

BLUE GRASS (about 6 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 75 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)
LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 79 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Keene:

GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY - MARSHALL FLD (about 24 miles; GEORGETOWN, KY; ID: 27K)
CAPITAL CITY (about 25 miles; FRANKFORT, KY; ID: FFT)
STUART POWELL FIELD (about 29 miles; DANVILLE, KY; ID: DVK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keene:

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 10 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 76 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)

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Cemeteries: Ebenezer Cemetery (1), Blue Grass Memorial Gardens (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Sinking Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	79.3%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	3.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	2.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Keene, KY

Keene compared to Kentucky state average:

Unemployed percentage 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.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Jessamine County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Wood (2%)

11.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,838 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.99%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($75 average AGI)
Jessamine County: 0.15%
Kentucky average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Fayette County, KY	5.23% ($47,262 average AGI)
from Garrard County, KY	0.52% ($28,359)
from Woodford County, KY	0.27% ($50,450)

9.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,988 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.94%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($191 average AGI)
Jessamine County: 0.14%
Kentucky average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Fayette County, KY	3.58% ($34,251 average AGI)
to Garrard County, KY	0.87% ($42,378)
to Scott County, KY	0.33% ($41,854)

Strongest AM radio stations in Keene:

WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCGW (770 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NICHOLASVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWFT (1250 AM; 1 kW; NICHOLASVILLE, KY)
WLXG (1300 AM; 3 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMJR (1380 AM; 3 kW; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: THY KINGDOM COME NETWORK, INC)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Keene:

WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
WLTO (102.5 FM; NICHOLASVILLE, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WVRB (95.3 FM; WILMORE, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WXZZ (103.3 FM; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBUL-FM (98.1 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCDA (106.3 FM; VERSAILLES, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WKQQ (100.1 FM; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMXL (94.5 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, INC.)
WRFL (88.1 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: UN OF KENTUCKY BD OF TRUSTEES)
WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WLRO (101.5 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBTF (107.9 FM; MIDWAY, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WRVG-FM (89.9 FM; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: GEORGETOWN COLLEGE)
WHIR-FM (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGKS (96.9 FM; PARIS, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLKT (104.5 FM; LEXINGTON-FAYETTE, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WKYL (102.1 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, KY; Owner: DAVENPORT BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Keene:

WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

1527 Woods Road Rd #1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.2 m, Overall height: 90.5 m, Call Sign: KNKA638
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 01/04/2007, Expiration Date: 11/29/2016, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lisa M Minney, 1527 Woods Road Rd #1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.2 m, Overall height: 90.5 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

KEENE, 1527 Woods Road Rd #1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 89 m, Call Sign: WLK757
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 11215.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 6093.45 MHz
Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036

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