Sidney, Kentucky

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Population in July 2007: 2,766.

Males: 1,373	(49.7%)
Females: 1,393	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip code: 41564

Estimated median household income in 2009: $28,357 (it was $21,455 in 2000)

Sidney:	$28,357
Kentucky:	$40,072

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $13,713

Sidney CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $64,771 (it was $50,400 in 2000)

Sidney:	$64,771
Kentucky:	$117,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $68,579; Detached houses: $80,361; Townhouses or other attached units: $27,627; In 2-unit structures: $33,766; Mobile homes: $46,907

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White alone - 2,868 (99.2%)
Hispanic - 13 (0.4%)
Two or more races - 8 (0.3%)
Black alone - 3 (0.1%)

Races in Sidney detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Sidney: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 52.2 square miles.

Population density: 53 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sidney:

High school or higher: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 17.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sidney CCD:

Never married: 18.3%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 9.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research of Kentucky and other state lists there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Sidney, Kentucky as of May 20, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Sidney to the number of sex offenders is 1,383 to 1.

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

Sidney CCD: 0.7% ($376)
Kentucky: 0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (52.7 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (120.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (405.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Williamson, WV (1.9 miles ), Chattaroy, WV (2.2 miles ), South Williamson, KY (2.3 miles ), Three Forks, KY (2.6 miles ), Mayflower, KY (2.9 miles ), Raccoon, KY (3.0 miles ), Delbarton, WV (3.1 miles ), Matewan, WV (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 37.65 N, Longitude: 82.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
9.6%
Kentucky:
8.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (30%)

Food (5%)

Public administration (5%)

Personal and laundry services (4%)

Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Educational services (4%)

Construction (4%)

Educational services (19%)

Health care (15%)

Accommodation and food services (9%)

Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)

Finance and insurance (6%)

Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations (%)
Males Females

Extraction workers (12%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)

Electricians (8%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)

Health technologists and technicians (7%)

Registered nurses (7%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Work and jobs in Sidney: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Sidney, Kentucky

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Tornado activity:

Sidney-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 47.7 miles away from the Sidney place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1995, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 39.4 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Sidney-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from Sidney center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 39.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 39.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 38.9 miles away from Sidney center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Pike County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 23
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 18, Storms: 18, Tornadoes: 6, Mudslides: 5, Fires: 3, Floods: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Sidney:

WILLIAMSON ARH HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; SOUTH WILLIAMSON, KY)
WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; WILLIAMSON, WV)
PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; PIKEVILLE, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Sidney, KY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sidney:

Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 25 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
Marshall University (about 54 miles; Huntington, WV; FT enrollment: 9,821)
Ashland Community and Technical College (about 59 miles; Ashland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,202)
West Virginia State University (about 60 miles; Institute, WV; FT enrollment: 2,062)
Mountain State University (about 65 miles; Beckley, WV; FT enrollment: 4,410)
Morehead State University (about 70 miles; Morehead, KY; FT enrollment: 5,875)
Concord University (about 75 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,364)

Public elementary/middle school in Sidney:

Bevins Elementary School (Location: 17275 E Big Creek Rd; Grades: KG - 5)

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Notable locations in Sidney: Rockhouse (A), Hatfield Volunteer Fire Department (B), Big Creek Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sidney include: Highland Church (A), Lonesome Dove Church (B), Mary Elizabeth Church (C), Big Creek Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Rockhouse Church (F), Dix Fork Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: W J May Cemetery (1), Stanley Cemetery (2), Stepp-Vance (3), Fraley Cemetery (4), Hayes Lowe Cemetery (5), Orrison Lowe Branch Number 2 Cemetery (6), Orrison R Lowe Number One Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dick Fork (A), Swinge Camp Branch (B), Becket Branch (C), Bent Branch (D), Bevins Branch (E), Big Creek (F), Dix Fork (G), Brunty Fork (H), Coburn Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Pike County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.4. This is about average.

City:	30.4
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2005 was 21.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	21.7
U.S.:	24.0

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.31. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.31
U.S.:	9.59

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2003 was 1.08. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.08
U.S.:	3.97

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.6%
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:	27.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	17.8%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sidney, KY

Sidney compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (73%)
Utility gas (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Coal or coke (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Pike County Kentucky:

2008 Presidential Election results in Pike County Kentucky:

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Religion statistics for Sidney (based on Pike County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.46%

Here		35.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents	41.0%	11.8%	10.0%	8.4%	8.2%
Congregations	13.5%	16.1%	8.4%	6.5%	8.4%

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	Other
Adherents	7.3%	3.1%	2.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Congregations	16.1%	5.8%	3.9%	1.9%	19.4%

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: 23

Pike County:	3.51 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:	2.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

This county:	0.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2

Pike County:	0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:	0.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25

Pike County:	3.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 27

Here:	4.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	15.7%
Kentucky:	11.0%

Adult obesity rate:

Pike County:	33.3%
Kentucky:	30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	13.1%
State:	15.9%

4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,415 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.28%
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 Floyd County, KY	0.51% ($32,198 average AGI)
from Mingo County, WV	0.45% ($28,877)
from Fayette County, KY	0.28% ($47,961)

4.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($81,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.38%
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 Floyd County, KY	0.64% ($47,635 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY	0.36% ($43,969)
to Mingo County, WV	0.31% ($596,127)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sidney:

WBTH (1400 AM; 1 kW; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WHJC (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MATEWAN, WV)
WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WPKE (1240 AM; 1 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sidney:

WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMJD (97.7 FM; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 87 meters (285ft)
Total costs: $14,708,000
Total average daily traffic: 31,840
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,611

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Lat: 37.589833 Lon: -82.396250, Call Sign: WQBG373
Assigned Frequencies: 462.200 MHz, 467.200 MHz
Grant Date: 09/30/2004, Expiration Date: 09/30/2014, Certifier: Ronald D Edwards
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725 A N. Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

Sidney, KY, Lat: 37.532194 Lon: -82.409500, Call Sign: WQJW724
Assigned Frequencies: 956.431 MHz, 956.431 MHz, 956.431 MHz
Grant Date: 01/26/2009, Expiration Date: 01/26/2019, Certifier: Brad Bohrer
Registrant: Itron, Inc., 2111 N Molter Rd, Liberty Lake, WA 99019, Phone: (509) 891-3636, Fax: (509) 891-3727, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: AA4TQ, Licensee ID: L01196872
Grant Date: 09/28/2006, Expiration Date: 09/28/2016
Registrant: Dennis C Stiltner, Sidney, KY 41564

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Sidney, KY

Sidney on our top lists:

#20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Physicians and surgeons"
#33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Private households"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
#37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Mining"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal appearance workers"
#66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Personal and laundry services"

#16 (41564) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States or American first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"

#11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
#78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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