Short Creek, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 2,325.

Males: 1,197	(51.5%)
Females: 1,128	(48.5%)

Median resident age:	43.5 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,027 (it was $28,923 in 2000)

Short Creek:	$37,027
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,217

Short Creek:	$18,217
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,312 (it was $63,500 in 2000)

Short Creek:	$94,312
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $129,364; Detached houses: $152,128; Mobile homes: $36,208

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Races in Short Creek:

White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Short Creek: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 592 feet

Land area: 109.9 square miles.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Short Creek

High school or higher: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 9.7%
Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Short Creek CCD

Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 68.8%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 6.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.9%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Short Creek:	0.5% ($308)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (35.9 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (61.9 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (302.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Caneyville, KY (3.1 miles ), Horse Branch, KY (3.5 miles ), Fordsville, KY (3.5 miles ), Leitchfield, KY (3.6 miles ), Hardinsburg, KY (3.9 miles ), Clarkson, KY (4.1 miles ), Welchs Creek, KY (4.3 miles ), Patesville, KY (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.56 N, Longitude: 86.51 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 270

Short Creek household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Wood products (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Short Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 93% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 11.5 miles away from the Short Creek place center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the place center injured 2 people.

Short Creek-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 96.9 miles away from Short Creek 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 75.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from the city center
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) earthquake occurred 39.5 miles away from Short Creek center
On 12/7/2000 at 14:08:49, a magnitude 4.0 (3.3 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from the city 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 38.5 miles away from Short Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Short Creek:

TWINS LAKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; LEITCHFIELD, KY)
BRECKINRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSP (about 14 miles; HARDINSBURG, KY)
OHIO CO HOSP (about 21 miles; HARTFORD, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Short Creek:

ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 63 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 63 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 64 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)

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Notable location: Fentrees Lookout (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Short Creek include: Stones View Church (A), Short Creek Church (B), Yeaman Church (C), McGrady Creek Church (D), Pilgrim Church (E), Free Zion Church (F), New Hope Church (G), Lone Star Church (H), Lone Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Patterson Cemetery (1), Allen Cemetery (2), Thomason Cemetery (3), The Bend Cemetery (4), Taylor Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6), Shain Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Pond (A), Pine Knob Lake (B), Rough River Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blaine Run (A), North Fork McGrady Creek (B), Panther Creek (C), Cave Creek (D), Pine Knob Creek (E), Pipe Run (F), Pond Run (G), Diamond Branch (H), Dry Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Short Creek: Rough River Dam State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.7%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	21.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	7.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Short Creek, KY

Short Creek 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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Grayson County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Wood (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Short Creek

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	45.4%	17.7%	11.7%	8.8%	4.3%
Congregations	28.1%	10.5%	14.0%	21.1%	3.5%

Name	Old Missionary Baptists Associations	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	2.6%	2.6%	1.4%	2.5%
Congregations	3.5%	1.8%	7.0%	3.5%	7.0%

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.

4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,167 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.66%
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 Jefferson County, KY	0.74% ($35,063 average AGI)
from Hardin County, KY	0.67% ($26,158)
from Breckinridge County, KY	0.42% ($24,611)

4.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
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 Hardin County, KY	0.75% ($32,313 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.49% ($20,571)
to Breckinridge County, KY	0.41% ($18,543)

Strongest AM radio stations in Short Creek:

WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
WMTL (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Short Creek:

WBFI (91.5 FM; MCDANIELS, KY; Owner: BETHEL FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WLME (102.9 FM; CANNELTON, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WXBC (104.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: BRECKINRIDGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKHG (104.9 FM; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
WULF (94.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS - 94.3, LLC)
WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
WXMZ (106.3 FM; HARTFORD, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Short Creek:

W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

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