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Kirksey, KY mapPopulation (year 2000): 4,275
Males: 2,166  (50.7%)
Females: 2,109  (49.3%)

Calloway County

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 42054


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,500 (it was $35,707 in 2000)
Kirksey  $35,500
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,800 (it was $77,300 in 2000)
Kirksey  $73,800
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Kirksey:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 560 feet

Land area: 77.6 square miles.

Population density: 55 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Kirksey

  • High school or higher: 75.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kirksey CCD

  • Never married: 13.6%
  • Now married: 72.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Kirksey, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kirksey to the number of sex offenders is 2138 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Kirksey:  0.5% ($403)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
Kirksey satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (71.4 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (117.7 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (358.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hardin, KY (7.2 miles ), Murray, KY (8.3 miles ), Benton, KY (10.6 miles ), Farmington, KY (11.0 miles ), Hazel, KY (14.5 miles ), Sedalia, KY (14.8 miles ), Shiloh, KY (15.0 miles ), Fairdealing, KY (15.1 miles ).

Latitude: 36.71 N, Longitude: 88.39 W


People in group quarters in Kirksey
  • 151 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 17 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 270



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


Kirksey-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 73% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Kirksey place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 tornado 8.0 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Kirksey:
  • MURRAY-CALLOWAY CO HOSP (about 10 miles; MURRAY, KY)
  • MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 11 miles; BENTON, KY)
  • JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; MAYFIELD, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Kirksey, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kirksey:
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 36 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 63 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 84 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kirksey:
  • KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD (about 5 miles; MURRAY, KY; ID: CEY)
  • MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY (about 15 miles; MAYFIELD, KY; ID: M25)
  • WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 22 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: FIO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kirksey:
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 38 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 80 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 89 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)

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Churches in Kirksey include: Spring Creek Church (A), Goshen Church (B), West Fork Church (C), Locust Grove Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), Mount Hebron Church (F), Mount Carmel Church (G), Hickory Grove Church (H), Oak Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Tucker Cemetery (1), Stewart Cemetery (2), Collie Cemetery (3), Bean Cemetery (4), Mount Zion Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6), Edwards Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muck Branch (A), Owen Branch (B), Peterson Branch (C), Clear Creek (D), Cook Branch (E), Damon Creek (F), Darnell Creek (G), Edwards Branch (H), Rockhouse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.2%
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: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Kirksey 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above 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 Calloway County Kentucky:




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8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.57%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

0.38% of residents moved from foreign countries ($199 average AGI)
Calloway County:  0.38%
Kentucky average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marshall County, KY  0.82% ($25,179 average AGI)
from Graves County, KY  0.70% ($26,407)
from Henry County, TN  0.50% ($21,207)


7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.65%
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 Marshall County, KY  0.65% ($26,095 average AGI)
to Graves County, KY  0.62% ($28,493)
to McCracken County, KY  0.48% ($25,364)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kirksey:
  • WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WNBS (1340 AM; 1 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kirksey:
  • WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WTRT (88.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
  • WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKBG (102.1 FM; CLINTON, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WITB-LP (107.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: BENTON CHURCH OF CHRIST, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Kirksey:
  • WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WQTV-LP (Channel 24; MURRAY, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)

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