Nortonville, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 1,264. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,251 (-1.0% change)

Males: 616	(48.7%)
Females: 648	(51.3%)

Hopkins County

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 42442.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,100 (it was $27,222 in 2000)

Nortonville	$27,100
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $38,900 (it was $40,700 in 2000)

Nortonville	$38,900
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Nortonville:

White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
Black (2.1%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.8%), Irish (6.7%), English (6.6%), German (5.0%), Scottish (1.8%), French (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/10/1873

Elevation: 407 feet

Land area: 1.11 square miles.

Population density: 1125 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Nortonville

High school or higher: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
Unemployed: 9.0%
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nortonville city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 58.6%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 9.7%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Nortonville, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Nortonville to the number of sex offenders is 626 to 1.

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

Nortonville:	0.8% ($336)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (44.0 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (85.6 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (322.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mortons Gap, KY (3.7 miles ), White Plains, KY (4.9 miles ), St. Charles, KY (6.8 miles ), Earlington, KY (7.1 miles ), Crofton, KY (9.9 miles ), Madisonville, KY (10.5 miles ), Hanson, KY (16.0 miles ), Dawson Springs, KY (16.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.19 N, Longitude: 87.46 W

Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+3.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Mining (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (13%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Crime in Nortonville by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	79.2
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	4	1
per 100,000	0.0	315.5	79.2
Thefts	5	4	3
per 100,000	394.3	315.5	237.7
Auto thefts	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	N/A	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2)	15.8	34.7	78.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.80
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Nortonville, Kentucky

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Nortonville-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Nortonville city center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Nortonville:

REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR OF HOPKINS CO (about 11 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY)
MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
FHC CUMBERLAND HALL (about 22 miles; HOPKINSVILLE, KY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nortonville:

CAMPBELL AAF (about 36 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 43 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: EVV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Nortonville:

MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 13 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY; ID: 2I0)
TRADEWATER (about 15 miles; DAWSON SPRINGS, KY; ID: 8M7)
MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 22 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; ID: M21)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nortonville:

AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 55 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 55 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)

Public elementary/middle schools in Nortonville:

SOUTH HOPKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 9140 HOPKINSVILLE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 9220 HOPKINSVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 05)

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Reservoir: Nortonville Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

NORTONVILLE WATER WORKS (Population served: 2900, 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 JAN-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 (AUG-22-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-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 (AUG-22-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and NOV-12-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-12-2003)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and NOV-12-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-12-2003)

2 minor monitoring violations

35 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.3%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	20.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	5.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Nortonville compared to Kentucky state average:

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Median household income 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age 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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Banks with branches in Nortonville (2007 data):

Fifth Third Bank: Nortonville Branch at 229 South Hopkinsville Road, branch established on 1922-10-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp

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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
Firefighters	0	$0		2	$319
Sewerage	1	$3,100	$37,200	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$4,942	$19,768	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$3,294	$19,764	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,214	$26,568	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$863
Financial Administration	1	$1,647	$19,764	0	$0
Totals for Government	8	$15,197	$22,796	9	$1,182

Nortonville government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $175,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $45,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $261,000
Water Utilities: $225,000

Central Staff Services: $134,000

Police Protection: $45,000

Regular Highways: $27,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,306,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,269,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $37,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000

Rents: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $21,000
Fire Protection: $16,000

Sewerage: $13,000

Water Utilities: $10,000

Police Protection: $7,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $101,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $190,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
Highways: $19,000
Tax - NEC: $73,000
Property: $57,000

Public Utilities: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $206,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $78,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,053 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
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 Webster County, KY	0.59% ($33,427 average AGI)
from Christian County, KY	0.29% ($31,333)
from Muhlenberg County, KY	0.28% ($21,870)

4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,790 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.80%
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 Webster County, KY	0.48% ($30,038 average AGI)
to Christian County, KY	0.33% ($25,167)
to Muhlenberg County, KY	0.32% ($29,170)

Strongest AM radio stations in Nortonville:

WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WTTL (1310 AM; 2 kW; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CBC, INC.)
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)
WFMW (730 AM; 1 kW; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNES (1050 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHOP (1230 AM; 1 kW; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: HOP BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Nortonville:

W235AC (94.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
WKTG (93.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WYMV (106.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CBC, INC.)
WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSOF-FM (89.9 FM; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: MADISONVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WKYA (105.5 FM; GREENVILLE, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHOP-FM (98.7 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: HOP BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNTC (103.9 FM; DRAKESBORO, KY; Owner: NASHVILLE'S SPORTSRADIO, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Nortonville:

WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAZE-TV (Channel 19; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WKAG-CA (Channel 43; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY NEW ERA, INC.)

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