Kenton, Delaware

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Population in July 2008: 268. Population change since 2000: +13.1%

Males: 130	(48.5%)
Females: 138	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Delaware median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 19955.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,703 (it was $38,250 in 2000)

Kenton:	$43,703
Delaware:	$54,610

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,125

Kenton:	$19,125
Delaware:	$27,853

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,216 (it was $90,000 in 2000)

Kenton:	$179,216
Delaware:	$239,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $162,020; Detached houses: $188,288; Mobile homes: $9,000

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Races in Kenton:

White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
Hispanic (4.6%)
Black (3.4%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Kenton: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.7%), Italian (14.8%), German (12.2%), English (10.5%), United States (8.0%), Dutch (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 68 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 1556 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kenton

High school or higher: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 0.9%
Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kenton town

Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 56.8%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 11.4%

8 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.7% Latin America).

This town:	3.4%
Delaware:	5.7%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kenton, Delaware in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kenton to the number of sex offenders is 268 to 1.

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

Kenton:	0.5% ($467)
Delaware:	0.7% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (31.5 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (51.3 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (60.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cheswold, DE (2.1 miles ), Clayton, DE (2.2 miles ), Hartly, DE (2.2 miles) , Smyrna, DE (2.4 miles ), Leipsic, DE (2.8 miles ), Templeville, MD (2.9 miles) , Dover, DE (3.0 miles ), Marydel, MD (3.0 miles) .

Latitude: 39.23 N, Longitude: 75.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Population change in the 1990s: -201 (-45.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (16%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Chemicals (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Warehousing and storage (8%)
Educational services (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Top executives (5%)
Financial managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (11%)
Child care workers (9%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Financial managers (6%)

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Kenton-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.0 miles away from the Kenton town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/21/1983, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Kenton-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Delaware state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from Kenton center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 21.5 miles away from Kenton center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kenton:

BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; DOVER, DE)
KENT & QUEEN ANNES HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHESTERTOWN, MD)
UPPER SHORE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CT (about 22 miles; CHESTERTOWN, MD)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kenton:

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 24 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 26 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 28 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BEL AIR, MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)

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Church in Kenton: Kenton United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Delaware:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.1%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	13.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 2.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	15.4%
Whole state:	9.2%

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

This town:	1.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kenton, DE

Kenton compared to Delaware state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
House age 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Kent County Delaware:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%) Electricity (23%) Coal or coke (5%) Utility gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Kenton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	31.9%	26.0%	4.8%	4.2%	3.9%
Congregations	3.7%	26.6%	1.8%	4.6%	1.8%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	The Wesleyan Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	2.9%	2.5%	2.2%	18.3%
Congregations	2.8%	4.6%	4.6%	5.5%	44.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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

8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.47%
Delaware average:	6.10%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($838 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.21%
Delaware average: 0.14%

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

from New Castle County, DE	1.92% ($46,984 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.19% ($43,981)
from Caroline County, MD	0.16% ($32,667)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Delaware average:	5.32%

0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,231 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.29%
Delaware average: 0.10%

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

to New Castle County, DE	1.09% ($41,164 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.10% ($33,481)
to Caroline County, MD	0.07% ($26,421)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kenton:

WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kenton:

WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSNJ-FM (107.7 FM; BRIDGETON, NJ; Owner: COHANZICK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
WJKS (101.7 FM; CANTON, NJ; Owner: QC COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Kenton:

WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,269
Total average daily truck traffic: 50
Total future (year 2012) average daily traffic: 1,081

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Tim McDougall, 2770 Harty Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 57.6 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Tower, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600
Marin Fettman, 181 High Street (1ke6766a), Type: Tower, Structure height: 52.7 m, Overall height: 52.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00271383
Registrant: T-Mobile Northeast LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 378-4000, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KC2FUU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00187737
Grant Date: 12/24/1999, Expiration Date: 12/24/2009, Certifier: Raymond J Lampe Jr
Registrant: Raymond J Lampe Jr, Kenton, DE 19956

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4319W , Serial Number: 28-8416011, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1983
Registrant (Corporation): Clark Seeds Inc, Po Box 219, Kenton, DE 19955

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$166,710	1	$141,150
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$119,880
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4
Hazardous Condition: 5
Good Intent Call: 2

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