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Knott County

Population in July 2007: 2,592.
Males: 1,280  (49.4%)
Females: 1,312  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 41839


Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,285 (it was $17,408 in 2000)
Mousie:  $22,285
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,250
Mousie:  $13,250
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,240 (it was $34,500 in 2000)
Mousie:  $51,240
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $72,892; Detached houses: $96,930; Townhouses or other attached units: $60,123; Mobile homes: $21,735; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Mousie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Mousie: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 87.9 square miles.

Population density: 29 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Mousie

  • High school or higher: 54.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 22.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mousie CCD

  • Never married: 13.8%
  • Now married: 64.7%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.8%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Mousie:  0.8% ($276)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Mousie satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (72.0 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (95.7 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (396.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wayland, KY (2.5 miles ), Pippa Passes, KY (2.8 miles ), Hindman, KY (2.9 miles ), Beaver, KY (2.9 miles ), Emmalena, KY (3.1 miles ), McDowell, KY (3.1 miles ), Royalton, KY (3.4 miles ), Martin, KY (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 37.44 N, Longitude: 82.91 W

Area code: 606

Mousie household income distribution Mousie home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Mining (21%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (32%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Mining (2%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Construction laborers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Extraction workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)



Mousie-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Mousie place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 49.7 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Mousie-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 68% 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 77.2 miles away from Mousie 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 71.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 55.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 57.0 miles away from Mousie 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 29.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from Mousie center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Mousie:
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
  • MCDOWELL ARH HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MC DOWELL, KY)
  • OUR LADY OF THE WAY (about 13 miles; MARTIN, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Mousie, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mousie:
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
Public elementary/middle school in Mousie:
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Notable location: Yellow Mountain (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Mousie include: Mousie Baptist Church (A), The House of Prayer For All People (B), Ball Branch Old Regular Baptist Church (C), Saltlick United Baptist Church (D), Saltlick Pentecostal Church (E), Saltlick Church (F), Rockford United Christian Baptist Church (G), Rock Fork Church (H), Ivy Point Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gibson Cemetery (1), Chafins Cemetery (2), Compton Cemetery (3), Conley Cemetery (4), Bolen Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech Branch (A), Big Bend Branch (B), Big Branch (C), Big Firecoal Branch (D), Big Springs Branch (E), Birch Branch (F), Newman Branch (G), Bolen Branch (H), Bradley Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Mousie: Ball Creek Community Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  58.0%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.5%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  34.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.5%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mousie, KY


80 people in homes for the mentally ill


Mousie compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Knott County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (49%)
  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Mousie

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Free Church of AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents83.6%5.9%2.9%2.5%5.0%
Congregations41.2%5.9%11.8%5.9%35.3%
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.


5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,408 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.08%
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 Perry County, KY  1.21% ($30,509 average AGI)
from Floyd County, KY  0.50% ($27,136)
from Letcher County, KY  0.46% ($19,950)


6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.17%
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 Perry County, KY  2.07% ($25,217 average AGI)
to Floyd County, KY  0.65% ($28,483)
to Fayette County, KY  0.32% ($16,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mousie:
  • WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
  • WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WKCB (1340 AM; 1 kW; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
  • WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
  • WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
  • WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mousie:
  • WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)

TV broadcast stations around Mousie:
  • W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W66DA (Channel 66; 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)

Mousie, Kentucky:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: -1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: -1
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

Mousie fatal accident list:
Apr 19, 2003 04:45 AM, Sr-1087, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 10, 1995 04:30 AM, 550, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 3, 1994 09:08 AM, 550, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 7, 1991 05:00 AM, 550, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 7, 1985 11:00 AM, 550, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 11, 1979 11:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Rock Fork Cell, 2.8 Km North Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN809
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Paul R Gearheart
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • William F Hays, Signal Knob, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83 m, Overall height: 89 m, , Licensee ID: L00001846
    Registrant: Kentucky, Commonwealth Of Dba , 100 Minuteman Pky Building 101, Frankfort, KY 40601, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Email:
  • Rock Fork Cell, 2.8 Km North Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: Mountaineer Cellular General Partnership Dba , Hindmann, KY 41822, Phone: (606) 785-9550, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 1 Mi N Rt 550, Type: Pole, Structure height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPEX547
    Assigned Frequencies : 921.500 MHz, 903.000 MHz, 909.990 MHz, 910.000 MHz, 911.989 MHz, 911.994 MHz, 915.750 MHz, 918.000 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/26/2004, Expiration Date: 05/18/2014
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, N.W. Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
  • 1 Mi N Rt 550, Structure height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPEX548
    Assigned Frequencies : 911.989 MHz, 918.009 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/26/2004, Expiration Date: 05/18/2014
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, N.W. Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
  • Jones Fork Loadout Four Mile Branch Ky Rt 550 One Mile N, Type: Building, Structure height: 2 m, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPLZ333
    Assigned Frequencies : 913.000 MHz, 918.150 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/24/2003, Expiration Date: 04/22/2013, Certifier: Don Shillingburg
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • State Forestry Tower Ky 80 5.2 Mi Ne, Call Sign: KKL458, Licensee ID: L00001846
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.475 MHz, 453.300 MHz, 453.950 MHz, 453.300 MHz, 453.450 MHz, 453.450 MHz, 453.550 MHz, 453.550 MHz, 453.900 MHz, 453.900 MHz, 453.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/20/2001, Expiration Date: 10/20/2011
    Registrant: Kentucky, Commonwealth Of, 1240 Airport Rd, Frankfort, KY 40601, Phone: (502) 227-8750

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4
  • 12SIGNAL KNB, Signal Knob, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83 m, Overall height: 89 m, Call Sign: WQHB635
    Assigned Frequencies : 6595.00 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6541.25 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6625.62 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/20/2007, Expiration Date: 06/20/2017, Certifier: William F Hays
    Registrant: Kentucky Emergency Warning System, 85 State Police Road, London, KY 40741, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Fax: (502) 564-6726, Email:
  • 12SIGNAL KNB, Signal Knob, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83 m, Overall height: 89 m, Call Sign: WCT832
    Assigned Frequencies : 6975.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/02/1979, Expiration Date: 08/01/2013
    Registrant: Kentucky Authority For Educational Tv, 85 State Police Rofd, London, KY 40741, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Fax: (502) 564-6726, Email:
  • 12SIGNAL KNB, Signal Knob, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83 m, Overall height: 89 m, Call Sign: WCT833
    Assigned Frequencies : 7050.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/02/1979, Expiration Date: 08/01/2013
    Registrant: Commonwealth Of Kentucky-Kentucky Authority For Educational Television, 600 Cooper Drive, Lexington, KY 40502, Phone: (859) 258-7000, Fax: (859) 258-7390, Email:
  • STATION, Signal Knob Lookout Tower Site 5 1/2 Mi Nw Of Mousie, Overall height: 89.3 m, Call Sign: WEE226
    Assigned Frequencies : 6655.00 MHz, 6565.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz, 2132.40 MHz, 2146.00 MHz, 2135.60 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/22/2001, Expiration Date: 07/18/2011
    Registrant: Kentucky Emergency Warning System, 85 State Police Road, London, KY 40741, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Fax: (502) 564-6726, Email:


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