Oil Springs, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 3,418.

Males: 1,647	(48.2%)
Females: 1,771	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 41238

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,725 (it was $25,563 in 2000)

Oil Springs:	$32,725
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,904

Oil Springs:	$16,904
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,984 (it was $55,200 in 2000)

Oil Springs:	$81,984
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $112,074; Detached houses: $133,125; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,261; Mobile homes: $34,521

Oil Springs, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Oil Springs:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Oil Springs: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 843 feet

Land area: 52.7 square miles.

Population density: 65 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Oil Springs

High school or higher: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 10.7%
Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oil Springs CCD

Never married: 17.2%
Now married: 68.6%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 6.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Oil Springs, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oil Springs to the number of sex offenders is 1709 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Oil Springs:	0.6% ($326)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (49.4 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (90.7 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (379.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Paintsville, KY (1.9 miles ), Prestonsburg, KY (3.1 miles ), Nippa, KY (3.1 miles ), Flatgap, KY (3.3 miles ), Salyersville, KY (3.4 miles ), Risner-Bull Creek, KY (3.6 miles ), Allen, KY (3.7 miles) , Royalton, KY (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.78 N, Longitude: 82.86 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

Oil Springs household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Mining (15%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Oil Springs-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 63.5 miles away from the Oil Springs place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Oil Springs-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 78% 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 65.8 miles away from Oil Springs 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 60.8 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 65.1 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 65.5 miles away from Oil Springs 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 64.8 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 52.4 miles away from Oil Springs center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Oil Springs:

PAUL B HALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY)
OUR LADY OF THE WAY (about 14 miles; MARTIN, KY)
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Oil Springs, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oil Springs:

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)

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Churches in Oil Springs include: Ballot Church (A), Beachwald Church (B), Lick Fork Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Liberty Church (E), Long Fork Church (F), Oil Springs Church (G), Davis Branch Church (H), Fairview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Patrick Cemetery (1), Tackett Cemetery (2), Collins Cemetery (3), Conley Cemetery (4), Blair Cemetery (5), Jackson Cemetery (6), Hackworth Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Narrows Fork (A), Blair Branch (B), Brushy Branch (C), Painters Lick Branch (D), Cane Branch (E), Cantrill Fork (F), Caudill Branch (G), Davis Branch (H), Dry 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:	70.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	25.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	10.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oil Springs, KY

Oil Springs compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income 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 significantly below state average.
House age significantly 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 Johnson County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (60%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Utility gas (13%) Coal or coke (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for Oil Springs

Adherents

Name	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Southern Baptist Convention	Enterprise Baptists Association	International Pentecostal Church of Christ	United Methodist Church
Adherents	33.5%	14.1%	10.3%	9.4%	9.2%
Congregations	33.9%	4.8%	14.5%	3.2%	4.8%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	6.0%	5.4%	5.4%	2.9%	3.9%
Congregations	4.8%	9.7%	12.9%	1.6%	9.7%

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.

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,929 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
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 Floyd County, KY	1.39% ($40,617 average AGI)
from Magoffin County, KY	0.46% ($41,710)
from Lawrence County, KY	0.44% ($26,700)

5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,688 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
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 Floyd County, KY	0.75% ($32,940 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, KY	0.42% ($27,714)
to Pike County, KY	0.42% ($34,714)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oil Springs:

WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WSIP (1490 AM; 1 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: S.I.P. BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
WRLV (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oil Springs:

WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WXKZ-FM (105.3 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: ADAM GEARHEART D/B/A WXLR-FM)
WRLV-FM (106.5 FM; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, 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.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Oil Springs:

W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Oil Springs, 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

Oil Springs fatal accident list:
May 29, 2006 05:48 AM, Us-460, Lat: 37.785664, Lon: -82.827533, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 3, 2006 07:31 AM, Sr-1409, Lat: 37.852583, Lon: -82.966036, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 14, 1992 09:15 AM, 460, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 4

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 100
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 300

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Stuffley Knob, 3.5 Km Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN880
Assigned Frequencies : 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 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

Gerald Robinette, Stuffley Knob, 3.5 Km Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99.1 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Email:
Atop Stuffley Knob 1000' S Of Us 460, Type: Tower, Structure height: 58 m, Overall height: 60 m
Registrant: Highland Communications Inc, Prestonsburg, KY 41653-0790, Phone: (606) 886-9145

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Oil Springs Pump Sta, Type: Upole, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPRA591
Assigned Frequencies : 173.312 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2005, Expiration Date: 07/25/2015, Certifier: Larry D Herald
Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S. Pflumm Road, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Stuffley Knob, Stuffley Knob, 3.5 Km Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, Call Sign: WQFH486
Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz
Grant Date: 07/17/2006, Expiration Date: 07/17/2016, Certifier: Gerald Robinette
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 Paging Towers: 3

Stuffley Knob, 2.5 Miles Southeast Of, Call Sign: KNKJ219
Assigned Frequencies : 459.200 MHz, 158.100 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019, Certifier: Paul R Gearheart
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
2 Miles Sse Of, Call Sign: KNKL683
Assigned Frequencies : 459.300 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
Registrant: Gerald Delong Dba: East Kentucky Mobile Telephone Company, Pikeville, KY 41501-4336, Phone: (202) 223-4664
2 Miles Sse Of, Overall height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: KNKP771
Assigned Frequencies : 931.612 MHz
Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 03/26/2003
Registrant: Greenberg Traurig, 1300 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 331-3161, Fax: (202) 331-3101, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KB4GER, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/25/1988, Expiration Date: 10/25/1998, Cancelation Date: 10/26/2000
Registrant: Kevin B Rice, Hc60 Box 3430, Oil Springs, KY 41238
Call Sign: KE4OEE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00879938
Grant Date: 06/17/2004, Expiration Date: 07/14/2014, Certifier: Michael A Jackson
Registrant: Michael A Jackson, 1459 Pigeon Creek Rd, Oil Springs, KY 41238
Call Sign: KF4NVJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01197376
Grant Date: 09/28/2006, Expiration Date: 12/11/2016, Certifier: Phillis C Jackson
Registrant: Phillis C Jackson, 1459 Pigeon Crk, Oil Springs, KY 41238
Call Sign: KF4WRV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00320602
Grant Date: 03/31/1998, Expiration Date: 03/31/2008, Certifier: Billy R Ward
Registrant: Billy R Ward, 7099 Ky Hwy 580, Oil Springs, KY 41238
Call Sign: WA4TGH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/08/1995, Expiration Date: 07/12/1998, Cancelation Date: 07/13/2000
Registrant: Gary S Rice, Oil Springs, KY 41238
Call Sign: WB2VGX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00281246
Grant Date: 03/17/1999, Expiration Date: 03/17/2009, Cancelation Date: 06/28/2008, Certifier: Albert K Layton
Registrant: Albert K Layton, 8415 Ky 40 West, Oil Springs, KY 41238
Call Sign: K2BNR, Previous Call Sign: WB2VGX, Licensee ID: L00281246
Grant Date: 06/28/2008, Expiration Date: 06/28/2018, Certifier: Albert K Layton
Registrant: Albert K Layton, 8415 Ky 40 West, Oil Springs, KY 41238

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2
Hazardous Condition: 1

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