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Calloway County

Population in July 2007: 4,364.
Males: 2,189  (50.2%)
Females: 2,175  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  38.6 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $35,343 (it was $29,890 in 2000)
Shiloh:

$35,343
Kentucky:

$40,072
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,219

Shiloh CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $81,435 (it was $61,500 in 2000)
Shiloh:

$81,435
Kentucky:

$117,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $121,113; Detached houses: $147,521; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $591,831; Mobile homes: $43,386

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Shiloh races chart
  • White alone - 4,031 (97.7%)
  • Hispanic - 34 (0.8%)
  • Two or more races - 30 (0.7%)
  • Black alone - 12 (0.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 13 (0.3%)
  • Asian alone - 4 (0.10%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Shiloh: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 504 feet

Land area: 89.3 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Shiloh:

  • High school or higher: 66.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shiloh CCD:

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Shiloh CCD:  0.6% ($378)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Shiloh satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (45.9 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (86.1 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (358.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: New Concord, KY (2.9 miles ), Hardin, KY (3.0 miles ), Murray, KY (3.0 miles ), Fairdealing, KY (3.5 miles ), Kirksey, KY (3.5 miles ), Model, TN (3.6 miles) , Hazel, KY (3.8 miles ), Benton, KY (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.68 N, Longitude: 88.17 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 270

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.1%
Kentucky:

8.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Machinery (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Food (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Shiloh-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Shiloh place center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/4/1964, a category F4 tornado 14.1 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Shiloh-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from Shiloh center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 56.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from Shiloh center
On 6/6/2003 at 12:29:34, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Calloway County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Shiloh:

  • MURRAY-CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, about 8 miles away; MURRAY, KY)
  • MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; BENTON, KY)
  • TRIGG COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; CADIZ, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shiloh:

  • Murray State University (about 10 miles; Murray, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,472)
  • West Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 38 miles; Paducah, KY; FT enrollment: 2,353)
  • Bethel University (about 43 miles; McKenzie, TN; FT enrollment: 2,516)
  • The University of Tennessee-Martin (about 45 miles; Martin, TN; FT enrollment: 5,997)
  • Austin Peay State University (about 47 miles; Clarksville, TN; FT enrollment: 7,264)
  • Union University (about 79 miles; Jackson, TN; FT enrollment: 2,952)
  • Jackson State Community College (about 80 miles; Jackson, TN; FT enrollment: 2,716)

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Notable locations in Shiloh: Center Ridge Cabin Area (A), Pottertown Fire Station (B), Faxon Fire Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shiloh include: Friendship Church (A), Ledbetter Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Palestine Church (D), Pleasant Valley Church (E), Poplar Springs Church (F), Sugar Creek Church (G), Temple Hill Church (H), Russell Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bonner Cemetery (1), Byars Cemetery (2), Lone Oak Cemetery (3), Harris Cemetery (4), Terry Cemetery (5), Haynes Cemetery (6), Curd Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anderson Creek (A), Brush Creek (B), Crisp Branch (C), Sugar Creek (D), Wildcat Creek (E), Burr Branch (F), Snipe Creek (G), Little Jonathan Creek (H), Lick Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Shiloh: Kenlake State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Calloway County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.7%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

17.4%
Whole state:

15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

6.7%
Whole state:

6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shiloh, KY


Shiloh 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.
  • 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 (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Calloway County Kentucky:


2008 Presidential Election results in Calloway County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Shiloh (based on Calloway County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.24%
Here60.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristCatholic ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents52.9%16.6%15.6%3.9%2.4%
Congregations35.0%22.5%21.3%1.3%1.3%
NameAssemblies of GodLDS (Mormon) ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents2.1%1.2%1.2%1.1%3.1%
Congregations1.3%1.3%3.8%1.3%11.3%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Calloway County:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.28 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Calloway County:

3.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
Here:

7.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.5%
Kentucky:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Calloway County:

27.7%
Kentucky:

30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

12.4%
State:

15.9%

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.57%
Kentucky average:

6.98%

0.38% of residents moved from foreign countries ($199 average AGI)
Calloway County:

0.38%
Kentucky average:

0.12%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marshall County, KY  0.82% ($25,179 average AGI)
from Graves County, KY  0.70% ($26,407)
from Henry County, TN  0.50% ($21,207)


7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.65%
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 Marshall County, KY  0.65% ($26,095 average AGI)
to Graves County, KY  0.62% ($28,493)
to McCracken County, KY  0.48% ($25,364)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shiloh:

  • WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WNBS (1340 AM; 1 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,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.)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shiloh:

  • WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WCVQ (107.9 FM; FORT CAMPBELL, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WTRT (88.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WTPR-FM (101.5 FM; MCKINNON, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP)
  • WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
  • WKDZ-FM (106.5 FM; CADIZ, KY; Owner: HAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Shiloh:

  • WQTV-LP (Channel 24; MURRAY, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WCKV-LP (Channel 49; CLARKSVILLE, ETC., TN; Owner: TN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)


Shiloh on our top lists:

  • #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Fuel dealers"

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