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Notable locations in Morehead: Rodburn Hollow Campsite (A), United States Forest Service Administration Site (B), Carl D Perkins Center (C), Morehead Ranger District Office (D), Pine Crest Childrens Home (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Caudill Cemetery (1), Lee Cemetery (2), Pine Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oxley Branch (A), Evans Branch (B), Lee Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: B & G Grill & Grocery (Amusement & Theme Parks; 6690 USHighway 60 East), Diamond Baseball Tours (Arcades & Amusements; 121 Blackberry Drive), Highlander Outfitters & Guide Service (Tours & Charters; 918 North Willow Drive).
Hotels: Holiday Inn Express Morehead (110 Toms Drive), Ramada Morehead KY (1698 Flemingsburg Road), Mountain Lodge (506 Fraley Dr), Days Inn Morehead (I-64 & Route 32), Quality Inn Morehead (175 Toms Road), Garvin's Country Village (1110 Ky Highway 801 South), Super 8 Morehead KY (602 Frale Drive), Super 8 Motel (602 Fraley Drive), Holiday Inn (1698 Flemingsburg Rd).
Courts: Kentucky Commonwealth - Cabinet For Justice- Court Designated Workers (Courthouse), Kentucky Commonwealth - Administrative Office of the Courts- District Court J (Courthouse), Kentucky Commonwealth - Administrative Office Of The Courts- Circuit Court J (Courthouse), Kentucky Commonwealth - Administrative Office Of The Courts- Circuit Court C (Courthouse).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Morehead and their reported violations in the past:
ROWAN WATER INC (Population served: 20879, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JAN-19-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-19-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2004 and JAN-19-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-19-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-04-2003), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from MAR-04-2003 to FEB-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-06-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and JUL-07-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
MOREHEAD UTILITY PLANT BOARD (Population served: 11038, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (2 times from NOV-30-2002 to DEC-31-2002), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-17-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-06-2003)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-1998. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-24-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-1998)
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)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-06-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-06-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-17-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2004)
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2003)
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2003), St Public Notif received (APR-28-2004)
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- 41 regular monitoring violations
- 5 other older monitoring violations
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (Population served: 9200, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-25-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-22-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005)
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 APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005)
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2005)
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-25-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-22-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
- 36 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  26.0% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.2% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Morehead, KY
People in group quarters in Morehead
- 1087 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 117 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 104 people in nursing homes
- 32 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 32 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Morehead compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Morehead (2009 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Morehead at 122 East Main Street, branch established on 1907-01-01; Morehead Pine Crest Branch at 120 Pinecrest Road, branch established on 1979-07-23. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Kentucky Bank: Flemingsburg Road Branch at 1500 Flemingsburg Road, branch established on 1926-12-06; Morehead Downtown Branch at 400 West First Street, branch established on 2008-03-03. Info updated 2007-11-26: Bank assets: $678.9 mil, Deposits: $521.0 mil, headquarters in Paris, KY, positive income, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Kentucky Bancshares, Inc.
- The Citizens Bank: at 114 West Main Street, branch established on 1928-09-28; Trademore Branch at Trademore Shopping Center, Route 1, branch established on 1979-05-01. Info updated 2006-12-20: Bank assets: $108.1 mil, Deposits: $92.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorp Of Morehead Incorporated, The
- Whitaker Bank: Morehead Bank Branch at Main Street At Carey Avenue, branch established on 1984-11-19; Northside Branch at 1489 Flemingsburg, branch established on 1999-08-05. Info updated 2008-07-07: Bank assets: $1,398.5 mil, Deposits: $1,146.3 mil, headquarters in Lexington, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Whitaker Bank Corporation Of Kentucky
- The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc.: Morehead Lending Center at 1390 Flemingsburg Road, branch established on 2000-07-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $164.2 mil, Deposits: $127.2 mil, headquarters in Prestonsburg, KY, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: First Prestonsburg Bancshares, Inc.
- First Federal Savings and Loan Association: First Federal Savings And Loan Assoc at 211 West Main Street, branch established on 1963-08-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $38.9 mil, Deposits: $26.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Morehead, Kentucky
- Days Inn, 170 Toms Dr, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 784-2220, Fax: (606) 784-2220
- Knights Inn, 1698 Flemingsburg Rd, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 784-7591, Fax: (606) 780-1859
- Mountain Lodge, 205 Fraley Dr, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 783-1555
- Super 8 Motel, 602 Fraley Dr, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 784-8882, Fax: (606) 784-9882
- Cave Run Lodging, 1190 Ky Hwy 801 S, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 784-5927
- Holiday Inn Express, 110 Toms Dr, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 784-5796, Fax: (606) 784-4579
- Comfort Inn & Suites, 2650 Ky 801 N, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 780-7378, Fax: (606) 780-4422
- Best Western Plaza Inn, 250 Tom's Dr, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 784-2220, Fax: (606) 784-2220
- Hampton Inn-Morehead, 500 Hampton Way, Morehead, KY 40351, Phone: (606) 780-0601, Fax: (606) 780-0603
All 9 fire-safe hotels and motels in Morehead, Kentucky
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- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (40%)
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Religion statistics for Morehead
| Name | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Adherents | 18.3% | 17.5% | 15.2% | 12.1% | 11.2% |
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| Congregations | 19.4% | 9.7% | 3.2% | 12.9% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 8.9% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 35.5% |
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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 |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $14,681 | $35,234 | 7 | $4,054 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $3,148 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $56,884 | $35,927 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,832 | $45,984 | 1 | $1,308 |
| Correction |
10 | $23,825 | $28,590 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $23,426 | $28,111 | 1 | $879 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $6,170 | $24,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $14,517 | $24,886 | 1 | $527 |
| Transit |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $985 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,871 | $31,484 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
58 | $151,206 | $31,284 | 12 | $10,901 |
Morehead government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,052,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,545,000
Solid Waste Management: $172,000
Parks and Recreation: $107,000
All Other: $90,000
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $295,000
Electric Utilities: $141,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,287,000
Gas Utilities: $2,287,000
Sewerage: $2,287,000
Water Utilities: $2,287,000
Central Staff Services: $2,201,000
Police Protection: $1,413,000
Regular Highways: $944,000
Parks and Recreation: $429,000
Local Fire Protection: $242,000
Housing and Community Development: $135,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Electric Utilities: $1,374,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $347,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $110,000
General Local Government Support: $29,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $338,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $439,000
Interest Earnings: $318,000
Sale of Property: $24,000
Rents: $23,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,296,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,134,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,500,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $2,697,000
Local Fire Protection: $397,000
Police Protection: $34,000
Parks and Recreation: $31,000
Regular Highways: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,349,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,545,000
Electric Utilities: $2,545,000
Gas Utilities: $2,544,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,924,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $427,000
Electric Utilities: $334,000
Highways: $193,000
Housing and Community Development: $180,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $2,911,000
Other Selective Sales: $927,000
Property: $875,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $193,000
Public Utilities Sales: $155,000
Other License: $46,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,928,000
9.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,275 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.10% | | 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:
8.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,363 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.34% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Morehead:
- WMOR (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Morehead:
- WIVY (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: GATEWAY RADIO WORKS, INC.)
- WMKY (90.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WBMK (88.5 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WQXX (106.1 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- WLKS-FM (102.9 FM; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- WFLE-FM (95.1 FM; FLEMINGSBURG, KY; Owner: FLEMING COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
- WBVX (92.1 FM; CARLISLE, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
- WKCA (107.7 FM; OWINGSVILLE, KY; Owner: GATEWAY RADIO WORKS, INC.)
- WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Morehead:
- WKMR (Channel 38; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W07BY (Channel 7; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MCKINLEY WALKER)
- W10BM (Channel 10; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: VEARL PENNINGTON)
- WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Morehead, Kentucky:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Kentucky average:
- Fatal accident count: 72
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 112
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
- Fatalities: 78
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 190
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
See more detailed statistics of Morehead fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Morehead)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Morehead, KY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 26 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 57 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Morehead)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Morehead)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 46
- Hazardous Condition: 25
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - Morehead
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Morehead, KY
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