Kuttawa, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 642. Population change since 2000: +8.4%

Males: 266	(41.4%)
Females: 376	(58.6%)

Median resident age:	55.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 42055.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,700 (it was $45,357 in 2000)

Kuttawa	$49,700
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $109,200 (it was $102,000 in 2000)

Kuttawa	$109,200
Kentucky:	$114,300

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Races in Kuttawa:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Black (2.5%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Kuttawa: 89.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (27.2%), German (10.6%), United States (10.6%), Irish (9.9%), Scottish (4.5%), French (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/05/1872

Elevation: 466 feet

Land area: 1.94 square miles.

Population density: 331 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kuttawa

High school or higher: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kuttawa city

Never married: 13.2%
Now married: 71.2%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 8.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Kuttawa, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kuttawa to the number of sex offenders is 321 to 1.

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

Kuttawa:	0.6% ($578)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (62.3 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (111.7 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (332.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Eddyville, KY (3.4 miles ), Dycusburg, KY (8.5 miles) , Southeast Lyon, KY (8.6 miles ), Grand Rivers, KY (8.9 miles ), Southwest Lyon, KY (9.6 miles) , Fredonia, KY (11.0 miles ), Princeton, KY (16.2 miles ), Calvert City, KY (16.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,900
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $87,200
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $95,700
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $95,700
2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $95,700
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $95,700
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $95,700
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $250,000
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $233,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.06 N, Longitude: 88.11 W

111 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: +54 (+10.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Chemicals (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (21%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Chemicals (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Engineers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Religious workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other financial specialists (6%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)

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Average climate in Kuttawa, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Kuttawa-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the Kuttawa city 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 32.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Kuttawa:

CALDWELL CO HOSP (about 18 miles; PRINCETON, KY)
CRITTENDEN CO HOSP (about 19 miles; MARION, KY)
MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 21 miles; BENTON, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Kuttawa, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kuttawa:

BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
CAMPBELL AAF (about 52 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 78 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kuttawa:

KUTTAWA HARBOR (about 3 miles; KUTTAWA, KY; ID: K45)
KENTUCKY DAM STATE PARK (about 13 miles; GILBERTSVILLE, KY; ID: M34)
PRINCETON-CALDWELL COUNTY (about 19 miles; PRINCETON, KY; ID: 2M0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kuttawa:

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 69 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 71 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 73 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 75 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)

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

Park in Kuttawa: Vista Ridge Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Lyon County Tourist Commission (82 Days Inn Drive), Hook Line & Sinker Fishing Guides (Tours & Charters; 1408 Lake Barkley Drive).

Hotels: Relax Inn (USHighway 62 West), Hampton Inn Kuttawa/Eddyville (62 Days Inn Drive), Days Inn (139 Days Inn Drive).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kuttawa and their reported violations in the past:

KUTTAWA WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1370, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-29-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-29-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-07-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-07-2005)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Site Visit (enforcement) (APR-16-1997), Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-1998)

One regular monitoring violation

IRON HILL CAMPGROUND (Population served: 482, Groundwater):

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)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between FEB-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-05-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-05-2005)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2003 and MAR-17-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-17-2004)

55 regular monitoring violations

3 other older monitoring violations

T.I.C. INC. (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between DEC-02-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

BUZZARD ROCK RESORT AND MARINA (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.8%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	6.6%

Kuttawa compared to Kentucky state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Kuttawa mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lyon County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	2	$5,180	$31,080	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$4,478	$26,868	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,680	$32,160	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,680	$32,160	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$15,018	$30,036	0	$0

Kuttawa government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $17,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $914,000
Water Utilities: $201,000

Central Staff Services: $91,000

General - Other: $30,000

Fire Protection: $28,000
General - Interest on Debt: $175,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,920,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,865,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $55,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $21,000
Rents: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $21,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,857,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $864,000
Water Utilities: $346,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
Tax - Property: $78,000
NEC: $54,000

Public Utilities: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $178,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

10.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,360 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.47%
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:

from Caldwell County, KY	1.92% ($23,549 average AGI)
from Marshall County, KY	0.68% ($31,222)
from McCracken County, KY	0.56% ($58,533)

8.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,511 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.64%
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 Caldwell County, KY	1.69% ($27,636 average AGI)
to Marshall County, KY	0.69% ($41,667)
to McCracken County, KY	0.54% ($54,429)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kuttawa:

WWLK (900 AM; 1 kW; EDDYVILLE, KY; Owner: TILENT, INC.)
WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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.)
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)
WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kuttawa:

WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMJL-FM (102.7 FM; MARION, KY; Owner: JOEMYERS PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WAVJ (104.9 FM; PRINCETON, KY; Owner: CALDWELL COUNTY CBC, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kuttawa:

WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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