Drinking water stations with addresses in Salem and their reported violations in the past:
CRITTENDEN-LIVINGSTON CO WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 9108, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-04-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-26-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003), St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between DEC-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-25-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2004)
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
- 12 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Salem that have no violations reported:
- SALEM MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1379, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  10.7% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Salem, KY
People in group quarters in Salem
- 72 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Salem compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Salem (2009 data):
- Regions Bank: Salem Branch at 111 East Main Street, branch established on 1902-10-01. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Farmers Bank and Trust Company: Salem Branch at 216 West Main Street, branch established on 2003-04-14. Info updated 2008-06-03: Bank assets: $133.0 mil, Deposits: $105.1 mil, headquarters in Marion, KY, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Bancorp, Inc. Of Marion, Kentucky
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Livingston County Kentucky:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (45%)
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Religion statistics for Salem
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 77.8% | 15.8% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 56.5% | 26.1% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,768 | $33,216 | 5 | $244 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,323 | $51,876 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,927 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $7,091 | $42,546 | 6 | $2,171 |
Salem government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $77,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $121,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $23,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $172,000
Water Utilities: $119,000
Central Staff Services: $49,000
Regular Highways: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $18,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $403,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $390,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $10,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $431,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $105,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $31,000
Highways: $12,000
- Tax - Property: $43,000
Public Utilities Sales: $13,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $98,000
7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,234 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.80% | | 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:
7.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,544 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.64% | | 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 Salem:
- WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWLK (900 AM; 1 kW; EDDYVILLE, KY; Owner: TILENT, 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)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Salem:
- WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
- WMJL-FM (102.7 FM; MARION, KY; Owner: JOEMYERS PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
- WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
- WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
TV broadcast stations around Salem:
- WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
- WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
- WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
Salem fatal accident list:
May 26, 1992 05:30 AM, 60, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 22, 1988 04:20 AM, 60, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 2
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Russell East Cell, In The Town Of, Type: Tank, Structure height: 57 m, Overall height: 58 m, Call Sign: KNKN814
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
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: 1- Randall E Hooper, Near Fire Tower Road On Lockhart Bluff, 3.3 Miles Nw Of Salem, Type: Tower, Structure height: 118.8 m, Overall height: 119.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00004320
Registrant: Big Rivers Electric Corporation, 201 Third Street, Henderson, KY 42419-0024, Phone: (270) 827-2561, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- Lockhart Bluff 1 Mi N Hwy 723, Call Sign: KVF785
Assigned Frequencies : 155.655 MHz
Grant Date: 04/22/2005, Expiration Date: 06/04/2015
Registrant: Washington Radio Reports, 1588 Fairfield Rd Ste 7, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7252, Phone: (717) 334-0668, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:
- Cedar Grove Lookout Twr 3.5 Mi Sw, Structure height: 27 m, Call Sign: WPAX912, Licensee ID: L00001846
Assigned Frequencies : 453.850 MHz
Grant Date: 08/07/2002, Expiration Date: 10/21/2012
Registrant: Kentucky, Commonwealth Of, 1240 Airport Rd, Frankfort, KY 40601, Phone: (502) 856-3721 - Cedar Grove Lookout Tower 3.5 Miles Sowthwest, Type: Tower, Structure height: 25 m, Overall height: 27 m, Call Sign: WPXW637, Licensee ID: L00001846
Assigned Frequencies : 460.087 MHz, 460.237 MHz
Grant Date: 06/23/2003, Expiration Date: 08/31/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2003, Certifier: Brian L O'reel
Registrant: Kentucky, Commonwealth Of, 1240 Airport Road, Frankfort, KY 40601, Phone: (502) 227-8750, Fax: (502) 227-8788, Email:
- Lat: 37.215556 Lon: -88.253056, Call Sign: WQIG381
Assigned Frequencies : 159.885 MHz, 160.140 MHz
Grant Date: 01/31/2008, Expiration Date: 01/31/2018, Certifier: Johnathan Gilland
Registrant: Jackson Purchase 2-Way Radio, 1201 S. Third St., Paducah, KY 42003, Phone: (270) 443-5604, Fax: (270) 443-6402, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5- STATION, Lockhart Bluff 3.5 Mi S Of, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WNTW433
Assigned Frequencies : 952.431 MHz, 928.431 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2009
Registrant: Phone: (270) 442-7321 - 68 LOCKHART, Cedar Grove Lookout Tower 3.5 Mi Sw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WQHC425
Assigned Frequencies : 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz
Grant Date: 06/26/2007, Expiration Date: 06/26/2017, Cancelation Date: 12/18/2008, 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:
- SALEM, Near Fire Tower Road On Lockhart Bluff, 3.3 Miles Nw Of Salem, Type: Tower, Structure height: 118.8 m, Overall height: 119.8 m, Call Sign: KCF65
Assigned Frequencies : 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6715.00 MHz, 6034.15 MHz
Grant Date: 06/27/2002, Expiration Date: 09/17/2012
Registrant: Comsearch, 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147, Phone: (703) 726-5500, Fax: (703) 726-5595, Email:
- 68 LOCKHART, Cedar Grove Lookout Twr 3.5 Mi Sw Of Salem Off St Hwy 1433, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WCT759
Assigned Frequencies : 6950.00 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, Cedar Grove Lookout Tower 3.5 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 28.3 m, Call Sign: WED975
Assigned Frequencies : 6835.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/1999, Expiration Date: 11/28/2009
Registrant: Kentucky Emergency Warning System, 85 State Police Road, London, KY 40741, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Salem)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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