Laurel-Petersville, Kentucky

Back to Laurel-Petersville, KY housing info, Lewis County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Lewis County Population in July 2007: 2,029. Males: 1,022   (50.4%) Females: 1,007   (49.6%) Median resident age:   35.8 years Kentucky median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,012 (it was $19,538 in 2000) Laurel-Petersville:   $25,012 Kentucky:   $40,267 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $11,632 Laurel-Petersville:   $11,632 Kentucky:   $21,951 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,676 (it was $32,100 in 2000) Laurel-Petersville:   $47,676 Kentucky:   $114,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,760; Detached houses: $79,665; Townhouses or other attached units: $36,074; Mobile homes: $30,619 Laurel-Petersville, KY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Laurel-Petersville: White Non-Hispanic (99.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Laurel-Petersville: 72.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1080 feet Land area: 165.8 square miles. Population density: 12 people per square mile   (very low).

Laurel-Petersville-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.3 miles away from the Laurel-Petersville place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the place center injured 17 people and caused $6 million in damages.

Laurel-Petersville-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 34.5 miles away from Laurel-Petersville center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 33.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from Laurel-Petersville center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from Laurel-Petersville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Notable locations in Laurel-Petersville: Washman Lookout (A), Huckleberry Tower (B), Head of Grassy (C), Henderson Shelter (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Laurel-Petersville include: Union Church (A), Thackers Chapel (B), Saylor Branch Church (C), Blankenship Church (D), Laurel Point Church (E), Oak Ridge Church (F), Cedar Grove Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Thorp Cemetery (1), Million Cemetery (2), Holly Cemetery (3), McEldowney Cemetery (4), McCoy Cemetery (5), Esham Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bedford Branch (A), Big Chestnut Lick (B), Big Lick (C), New Ground Branch (D), Bill Rice Branch (E), Bishop Branch (F), Black Lick Branch (G), Blue Ridge Fork (H), Bobbie Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.0%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.8% of all households

This place:	27.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This place:	12.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laurel-Petersville, KY

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4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.89%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Mason County, KY	0.90% ($24,243 average AGI)
from Scioto County, OH	0.53% ($20,545)
from Fleming County, KY	0.44% ($22,833)

4.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,557 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.68%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Mason County, KY	1.22% ($28,460 average AGI)
to Scioto County, OH	0.46% ($29,105)
to Rowan County, KY	0.39% ($24,250)