Mud Creek, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 5,182.

Males: 2,593	(50.0%)
Females: 2,589	(50.0%)

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $19,029 (it was $14,864 in 2000)

Mud Creek:	$19,029
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,131

Mud Creek:	$13,131
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $46,636 (it was $31,400 in 2000)

Mud Creek:	$46,636
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,283; Detached houses: $76,101; Townhouses or other attached units: $20,041; In 2-unit structures: $205,163; Mobile homes: $32,915

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Races in Mud Creek:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Mud Creek: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 992 feet

Land area: 52.0 square miles.

Population density: 100 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mud Creek

High school or higher: 47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 9.1%
Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mud Creek CCD

Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 68.1%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 7.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.4%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Mud Creek:	0.8% ($247)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (65.1 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (107.5 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (402.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Coal Run Village, KY (2.3 miles ), McDowell, KY (2.4 miles ), Mare Creek, KY (2.4 miles ), Pikeville, KY (2.6 miles ), Martin, KY (2.8 miles ), Wayland, KY (2.9 miles ), Wheelwright-Weeksbury, KY (3.1 miles ), Allen, KY (3.1 miles) .

Latitude: 37.49 N, Longitude: 82.65 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (27%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Food and beverage stores (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Gasoline stations (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Extraction workers (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (17%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Mud Creek-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Mud Creek place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1972, a category 2 tornado 35.9 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Mud Creek-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 71% 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 86.2 miles away from Mud Creek 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 80.9 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 43.7 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 44.9 miles away from Mud Creek 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 43.8 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 39.6 miles away from Mud Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Mud Creek:

MCDOWELL ARH HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MC DOWELL, KY)
PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY)
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mud Creek:

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 81 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 81 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)

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Churches in Mud Creek include: Mud Creek Church (A), Toler Creek Church (B), The Little Rachel Church of Jesus Christ of Old Regular Baptist (C), Little Dove Church (D), Spurlock Creek Church (E), Pilgrims Home Church of Old Regular Baptist (F), Grethel Church (G), Sammy Branch Church (H), Samaria Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Thomas Hamilton Cemetery (1), Hollybush Cemetery (2), Lee Alley Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Branch (A), Neck Branch (B), Branham Creek (C), Bush Branch (D), Cager Branch (E), Parsons Branch (F), Pigeonroost Branch (G), Deadening Fork (H), Deal 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:	63.3%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.3%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	33.4%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	14.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mud Creek, KY

People in group quarters in Mud Creek

5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Mud Creek 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 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Floyd County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Coal or coke (3%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Mud Creek

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	National Association of Free Will Baptists	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	29.4%	21.0%	20.1%	7.8%	3.5%
Congregations	17.9%	21.4%	15.5%	13.1%	2.4%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	2.9%	2.4%	2.3%	7.4%
Congregations	3.6%	3.6%	1.2%	6.0%	15.5%

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.

4.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,905 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.37%
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 Pike County, KY	1.00% ($47,635 average AGI)
from Johnson County, KY	0.43% ($32,940)
from Knott County, KY	0.25% ($28,483)

5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.01%
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 Johnson County, KY	0.81% ($40,617 average AGI)
to Pike County, KY	0.78% ($32,198)
to Fayette County, KY	0.53% ($38,581)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mud Creek:

WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WPKE (1240 AM; 1 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mud Creek:

WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, 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.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXKZ-FM (105.3 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: ADAM GEARHEART D/B/A WXLR-FM)
WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mud Creek:

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)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 37.419222 Lon: -82.665444, Call Sign: WQEY403
Assigned Frequencies : 464.712 MHz, 469.712 MHz
Grant Date: 05/17/2006, Expiration Date: 05/17/2016, Certifier: Dwight Raines
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725a N Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:

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