Drinking water stations with addresses in Kenton and their reported violations in the past:
KENTON WATER DEPT (Population served: 1488, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-17-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2003), St BCA signed (SEP-16-2003)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-17-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2003), St BCA signed (SEP-16-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-27-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 3 minor monitoring violations
MASON HALL DEVELOPMENT CORP. (Population served: 194, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-05-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-05-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-1994)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 21 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  14.6% | | Whole state: |  13.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kenton, TN
Kenton compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above 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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Banks with branches in Kenton (2009 data):
- First State Bank: Kenton Branch at 107 North Poplar Street, branch established on 2003-01-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,348.7 mil, Deposits: $1,121.7 mil, headquarters in Union City, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Community First Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Obion County Tennessee:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Kenton
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 57.8% | 15.2% | 10.0% | 6.0% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 24.6% | 21.9% | 22.8% | 13.2% | 5.3% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Lutheran Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 0.9% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 7.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $3,171 | $19,026 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $14,864 | $29,728 | 2 | $1,913 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,601 | $21,606 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,190 | $25,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $25,826 | $25,826 | 2 | $1,913 |
Kenton government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $760,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $253,000
Water Utilities: $246,000
Police Protection: $164,000
Regular Highways: $118,000
Solid Waste Management: $115,000
Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Fire Protection: $11,000
Welfare - Other: $10,000
General - Other: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $50,000
Public Welfare: $45,000
Highways: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,000
Public Welfare: $9,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,032,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,799,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,753,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $78,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $53,000
Welfare - Other: $5,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $676,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $232,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $75,000
Beginning: $46,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $114,000
Electric Utilities: $9,000
Highways: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $173,000
Total General Sales: $84,000
Other Selective Sales: $13,000
Motor Vehicle License: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $360,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $47,000
5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,828 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | Tennessee average: | 7.52% |
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:
6.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,174 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.33% | | Tennessee average: | 6.67% |
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 Kenton:
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WENK (1240 AM; 1 kW; UNION CITY, TN; Owner: WENK OF UNION CITY, INC.)
- KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
- WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDXI (1310 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: LIBERTY RADIO II, INC.)
- WCMT (1410 AM; 1 kW; MARTIN, TN; Owner: THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Kenton:
- WLSQ-FM (94.3 FM; DYER, TN; Owner: F. DARRELL BOYD)
- WTNE-FM (97.7 FM; TRENTON, TN; Owner: GIBSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WYNU (92.3 FM; MILAN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWYN (106.9 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: RAINBOW MEDIA, INC.)
- WASL (100.1 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: DR PEPPER PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO.)
- WCMT-FM (101.7 FM; MARTIN, TN; Owner: THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKNQ (90.7 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMS. FOUNDATION)
- W205BN (88.9 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WCDZ (95.1 FM; DRESDEN, TN; Owner: THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWKF (99.3 FM; FULTON, KY; Owner: WENK OF UNION CITY, INC.)
- WYVY (104.9 FM; UNION CITY, TN; Owner: TWIN STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTKB-FM (93.7 FM; ATWOOD, TN; Owner: GIBSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WQAK (105.7 FM; UNION CITY, TN; Owner: TWIN STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLSZ (105.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, TN; Owner: BOYD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Kenton:
- WUWT-CA (Channel 9; UNION CITY, TN; Owner: JOSEPH H. HARPOLE, SR.)
- WJKT (Channel 16; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W02BT (Channel 2; SHARON, TN; Owner: DAYSTAR MINISTRIES)
- WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WDYR-CA (Channel 33; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- W26CJ (Channel 26; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WJTE-LP (Channel 19; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Kenton fatal accident list:
Aug 7, 2007 08:40 AM, Us-Sr5, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 2
Aug 21, 2004 08:18 AM, Sr-89, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $2,045,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,640
Total average daily truck traffic: 297
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,424
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- 3660 Concord Rd, Type: Mast, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
Registrant: Gte Mobilnet Of Tennessee Incorporated, 245 Perimeter Ctr Pky, Atlanta, GA 30346, Phone: (770) 353-3525, Email:
- John D Brown, Us Hwy 45, 5 Km N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86 m, Overall height: 86.9 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 432-4413, Email:
- Christine A Verre, 3817 Concord Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.4 m, Overall height: 102.1 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- 3 Mi E Of Kenton Greenfield Rd Rt 1 Box 286, Call Sign: KNCL413, Licensee ID: L00082591
Assigned Frequencies : 152.465 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/1996, Expiration Date: 01/05/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Wayne Grant, 3315 Forks River Rd, Kenton, TN 38233, Phone: (901) 749-0321 - 2 Mi W Of Sharon Rd On Forks River Rd, Call Sign: KNDY929, Licensee ID: L00079345
Assigned Frequencies : 151.535 MHz
Grant Date: 08/14/2002, Expiration Date: 10/06/2012
Registrant: Jay R Hobbs, 4087 Fork River Rd, Kenton, TN 38233, Phone: (901) 749-5404 - Walnut Grove Rd 4 Mi Nw Of Hwy 105, Call Sign: KNEQ559
Assigned Frequencies : 152.885 MHz
Grant Date: 02/02/1998, Expiration Date: 01/13/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/20/2003
Registrant: Coy Yergen, 169 Walnut Gr Ch Rd, Kenton, TN 38233 - Hwy 45 2 Mi N, Call Sign: KNIM995, Licensee ID: L00106359
Assigned Frequencies : 173.396 MHz
Grant Date: 12/16/1998, Expiration Date: 02/13/2004, Cancelation Date: 04/25/2004
Registrant: Gibson County Utility District, Trenton, TN 38382, Phone: (901) 855-1441
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- STATION, Us Hwy 45 3 Mi N Of, Overall height: 86.9 m, Call Sign: WNTS856
Assigned Frequencies : 952.006 MHz, 928.006 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2008, Expiration Date: 02/15/2018
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- STATION, On Us Hwy 45 3 Mi N Of, Overall height: 86.9 m, Call Sign: KIS94
Assigned Frequencies : 1895.00 MHz, 1915.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/1995, Expiration Date: 07/22/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/22/1997
Registrant: Phone: (502) 926-8686
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Kenton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 29
- Hazardous Condition: 7
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Kenton, TN
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