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Allen County

Population in July 2007: 3,095.
Males: 1,555  (50.3%)
Females: 1,540  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,708 (it was $35,704 in 2000)
Settle:  $45,708
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,643
Settle:  $21,643
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,194 (it was $71,500 in 2000)
Settle:  $106,194
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $149,857; Detached houses: $172,713; Townhouses or other attached units: $104,212; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,719; Mobile homes: $58,661

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Races in Settle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Settle: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 80.9 square miles.

Population density: 38 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Settle

  • High school or higher: 71.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Settle CCD

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 67.9%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Settle:  0.8% ($579)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Settle satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (58.3 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (356.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Scottsville, KY (2.5 miles ), Tracy, KY (3.2 miles ), Rocky Hill, KY (3.4 miles ), Halfway, KY (3.4 miles ), Holland, KY (3.5 miles ), Fountain Run, KY (3.5 miles ), Adolphus, KY (3.7 miles ), Oakland, KY (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.83 N, Longitude: 86.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 270

Settle household income distribution Settle home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Transportation equipment (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



Settle-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the Settle place 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 12.0 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 57 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Settle-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.7 miles away from Settle center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 83.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Settle:
  • RIVENDELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 16 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)
  • MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 16 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)
  • T J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSP (about 16 miles; GLASGOW, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Settle:
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)

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Notable location: Baileys Point Boat Ramp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Settle include: Corinth Church (A), Bethlehem Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Greenville Church (D), Hopewell Church (E), Cedar Cross Church (F), Clifton Church (G), Friendship Church (H), New Hope Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Agee Cemetery (1), Tabor Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Prong Bays Fork (A), Difficult Creek (B), Hurricane Creek (C), Solomon Creek (D), Lick Branch (E), Walnut Creek (F), West Bays Fork (G). 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:  67.9%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  16.2%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.6%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Settle, KY



Settle 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly 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 Allen County Kentucky:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (62%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Settle

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchOld Missionary Baptists AssociationsOld Order MennoniteOther religions
Adherents42.4%24.7%17.7%5.1%10.1%
Congregations36.6%26.8%12.2%7.3%17.1%
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.


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 Settle:
  • 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.)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Settle:
  • WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVLE (99.3 FM; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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)
  • WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
  • WPTQ (103.7 FM; CAVE CITY, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHHT (106.7 FM; HORSE CAVE, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGBV (94.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS,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.)
  • WLCT (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, TN; Owner: LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWHR (91.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WCLU-FM (102.3 FM; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC)
  • W203BI (88.5 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTKY-FM (92.1 FM; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: WHITTIMORE ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WOVO (105.3 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Settle:
  • WPBM-LP (Channel 48; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: PROCLAIM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)
  • WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • 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)
  • WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)


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