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Population (year 2000): 4,327. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,537 (+4.9% change)
 

Males: 2,014  (46.5%)
Females: 2,313  (53.5%)

Allen County

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42164.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,300 (it was $24,479 in 2000)
Scottsville  $24,300
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,600 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
Scottsville  $56,600
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Scottsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (32.0%), English (9.0%), Irish (5.9%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Scottish (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/23/1860

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 5.77 square miles.

Population density: 780 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Scottsville

  • High school or higher: 64.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Scottsville city

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

62 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.4%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Scottsville, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Scottsville to the number of sex offenders is 281 to 1.

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

Scottsville:  0.7% ($430)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (56.9 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (366.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Settle, KY (6.7 miles ), Adolphus, KY (8.1 miles ), Halfway, KY (10.0 miles ), Holland, KY (12.0 miles ), Westmoreland, TN (13.7 miles ), Siloam, TN (14.1 miles ), Fountain Run, KY (16.0 miles ), Tracy, KY (17.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $81,900
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $93,400
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300

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Latitude: 36.75 N, Longitude: 86.19 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,249 (+52.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 962 (54.2%)


People in group quarters in Scottsville
  • 62 people in nursing homes
  • 28 people in state prisons
  • 9 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: +70 (+1.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Scottsville by Year

Type 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 020
    per 100,000 0.044.50.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 721
    per 100,000 157.644.521.9
Burglaries 5151
    per 100,000 112.5333.521.9
Thefts 292310
    per 100,000 652.7511.3219.3
Auto thefts 761
    per 100,000 157.6133.421.9
Arson N/A10
    per 100,000 N/A22.20.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2) 78.198.916.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.89
US city average:  3.00

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Scottsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 73% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Scottsville city center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 57 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Scottsville:
  • RIVENDELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 18 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)
  • MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 18 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)
  • MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LA FAYETTE, TN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scottsville:
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 21 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
  • NASHVILLE INTL (about 55 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: BNA)
  • SMYRNA (about 57 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Scottsville:
  • LAFAYETTE MUNI (about 19 miles; LAFAYETTE, TN; ID: 3M7)
  • PORTLAND MUNI (about 23 miles; PORTLAND, TN; ID: 1M5)
  • GLASGOW MUNI (about 25 miles; GLASGOW, KY; ID: GLW)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scottsville:
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 62 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
Public high school in Scottsville:
  • ALLEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 914; Location: 1545 BOWLING GREEN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Scottsville:
  • ALLEN COUNTY ELEMENTARY CENTER (Students: 857; Location: 721 NEW GALLATIN RD; Grades: PK - 03)
  • JAMES E BAZZELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 727; Location: 201 NEW GALLATIN RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • WHITE PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 484; Location: 188 FRANKLIN RD; Grades: 04 - 05)
Private elementary/middle school in Scottsville:
  • OAKWOOD PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: 221 W HINTON RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Scottsville:
  • ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $311,242; Location: 106 WEST MAIN STREET; 27,996 books; 2,208 audio materials; 1,507 video materials; 105 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Crescent Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jacks Hollowk Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Days Inn (57 Burnley Road), Uptown Motel (205 South Court Street), Carter's By-Pass Motel (251 Bowling Green Road).

Courts: Allen County - County Court Clerk (201 West Main Street), Kentucky Commonwealth - District Court Clerk (201 West Main Street), Kentucky Commonwealth - Circuit Court Clerk (201 West Main Street), District Court Judge (201 West Main Street).

 

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

ALLEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 14867, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and AUG-17-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1993 and AUG-17-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2000)
SCOTTSVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 7755, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-21-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-30-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-30-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-12-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1994 and JUN-01-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)
  • 57 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.8%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  21.1%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  6.6%

Scottsville compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 Scottsville (2007 data):
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Scottsville Branch at 201 East Main Street, branch established on 1923-01-01; Scottsville-White Plains Branch at 1691 Old Gallatin Road, branch established on 1994-08-29. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • The Farmers National Bank of Scottsville: Scottsville Branch at 107 North Court Street, branch established on 1998-09-09; The Farmers National Bank Of Scottsv at 107 North Court Street, branch established on 1923-11-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $200.1 mil, Deposits: $159.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Financial Corp.
  • Edmonton State Bank: Scottsville Branch at 608 East Main Street, branch established on 2003-05-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $335.4 mil, Deposits: $272.4 mil, headquarters in Glasgow, KY, positive income, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Edmonton Bancshares, Inc.



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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
Financial Administration 2$4,318$25,9081$332
Other Government Administration 1$1,572$18,8647$1,891
Judicial and Legal 1$1,311$15,7320$0
Police Protection - Officers 15$29,440$23,5520$0
Police - Other 6$8,845$17,6900$0
Firefighters 0$0 16$8,730
Streets and Highways 5$9,221$22,1300$0
Solid Waste Management 4$6,457$19,3710$0
Sewerage 3$6,750$27,0000$0
Water Supply 8$17,118$25,6770$0
Gas Supply 6$14,425$28,8500$0
Other and Unallocable 5$8,827$21,1850$0
Totals for Government 56$108,285$23,20424$10,953


Scottsville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $397,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
  • Construction - Gas Utilities: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,461,000
    Water Utilities: $1,069,000
    Police Protection: $909,000
    Central Staff Services: $519,000
    Regular Highways: $377,000
    Sewerage: $295,000
    Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    Financial Administration: $119,000
    Fire Protection: $66,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,231,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $15,384,000
    Water Utilities: $1,682,000
    Gas Utilities: $171,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,095,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $0
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $14,996,000
    Other, NEC: $4,880,000
    Water Utilities: $1,591,000
    Gas Utilities: $158,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $388,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $215,000
    Water Utilities: $91,000
    Gas Utilities: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,231,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $230,000
    Gas Utilities: $106,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,450,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,885,000
    Water Utilities: $606,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,996,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $175,000
    Highways: $66,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,348,000
    Property: $450,000
    NEC: $359,000
    Public Utilities: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,714,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $107,000

7.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.36%
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 Warren County, KY  1.64% ($30,287 average AGI)
from Sumner County, TN  0.63% ($23,949)
from Simpson County, KY  0.60% ($23,297)


6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
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 Warren County, KY  1.74% ($32,547 average AGI)
to Barren County, KY  0.64% ($41,154)
to Simpson County, KY  0.49% ($26,767)


Strongest AM radio stations in Scottsville:
  • WLCK (1250 AM; 1 kW; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WYXE (1130 AM; daytime; 2 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: JON GARY ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Scottsville:
  • WVLE (99.3 FM; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUHU (107.1 FM; SMITHS GROVE, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
  • WLCT (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, TN; Owner: LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBVR-FM (96.7 FM; AUBURN, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WCVK (90.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: BOWLING GREEN COMMTY. B/CSTG, INC.)
  • WPTQ (103.7 FM; CAVE CITY, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Scottsville:
  • WPBM-LP (Channel 48; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: PROCLAIM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)
  • WBKO (Channel 13; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WKYU-TV (Channel 24; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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