Stanford, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 3,430. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,462 (+0.9% change)

Males: 1,567	(45.7%)
Females: 1,863	(54.3%)

Lincoln County

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 40484.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,900 (it was $25,087 in 2000)

Stanford	$24,900
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,100 (it was $68,200 in 2000)

Stanford	$65,100
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Stanford:

White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
Black (8.1%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.0%), Irish (10.4%), English (9.4%), German (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/04/1861

Elevation: 946 feet

Land area: 3.08 square miles.

Population density: 1124 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Stanford

High school or higher: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stanford city

Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 12.3%
Divorced: 12.4%

18 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.5%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Stanford, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Stanford to the number of sex offenders is 231 to 1.

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

Stanford:	0.7% ($450)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (36.2 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (363.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lancaster, KY (8.2 miles ), Junction City, KY (9.5 miles ), Danville, KY (11.1 miles ), Crab Orchard, KY (11.5 miles ), Hustonville, KY (11.6 miles ), Waynesburg, KY (11.8 miles ), Bryantsville, KY (13.8 miles ), Paint Lick, KY (15.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $88,900
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $109,000
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $68,800
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $68,800
2005: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.53 N, Longitude: 84.66 W

123 people in nursing homes
87 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 606

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Stanford, Kentucky business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+1.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Rail transportation (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (18%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Rail and water transportation workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Stanford (2005):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
2 assaults (57.7 per 100,000)
12 burglaries (346.2 per 100,000)
13 thefts (375.1 per 100,000)
4 auto thefts (115.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 60.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Stanford (2006):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
5 assaults (143.7 per 100,000)
3 burglaries (86.2 per 100,000)
18 thefts (517.4 per 100,000)
5 auto thefts (143.7 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 67.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.73
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Stanford, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Stanford, Kentucky average precipitation

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Stanford-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.0 miles away from the Stanford city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 tornado 34.0 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Jonathan True - College basketball player (Morehead State Eagles).

Hospital/medical center in Stanford:

FORT LOGAN HOSP (124 PORTMAN AV)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Stanford:

GARRARD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; LANCASTER, KY)
EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 12 miles; DANVILLE, KY)
JAMES B HAGGIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HARRODSBURG, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Stanford, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stanford:

BLUE GRASS (about 35 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 87 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 104 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Stanford:

STUART POWELL FIELD (about 8 miles; DANVILLE, KY; ID: DVK)
MADISON (about 25 miles; RICHMOND, KY; ID: I39)
LIBERTY-CASEY COUNTY (about 32 miles; LIBERTY, KY; ID: I53)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stanford:

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 36 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 84 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)

Public high schools in Stanford:

LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,143; Location: 60 EDUCATION WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
FORT LOGAN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 305 DANVILLE AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Stanford:

STANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 676; Location: 101 OLD FORT RD; Grades: PK - 06)
LINCOLN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 672; Location: 285 EDUCATION WAY; Grades: 07 - 08)

Library in Stanford:

HARVEY HELM MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $213,249; Location: 301 THIRD STREET; 30,455 books; 356 audio materials; 1,840 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Buffalo Spring Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Sunset Motor Lodge (915 Danville Avenue).

Courts: Lincoln County - Circuit Court Clerk OFC (101 East Main Street), Kentucky State - Court of Justice- District Court (101 East Main Street), Ky State - Court Designated Worker (201 East Main Street).

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

STANFORD WATER WORKS (Population served: 9788, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2004)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2004)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2004)

10 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2004)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-22-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2004)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-28-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAY-28-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-17-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2004)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2004)

One minor monitoring violation

21 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.9%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.4%
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:	20.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Stanford compared to Kentucky state average:

Stanford, Kentucky environmental map by EPA

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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.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Stanford (2007 data):

First Southern National: Stanford Branch, 614 Main Street Branch, Stanford Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $689.2 mil, Deposits: $598.2 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: First Southern Bancorp, Inc.
PBK BANK, INC.: Stanford Branch at U.S. Highway 27 South, branch established on 1979-03-12; Pbk Bank, Inc. at 120 Frontier Boulevard, branch established on 1906-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $98.8 mil, Deposits: $89.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares, Inc.
The Farmers National Bank of Danville: Stanford Branch at 131 Cane Run Road, branch established on 2003-01-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $398.5 mil, Deposits: $307.5 mil, headquarters in Danville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Boyle Bancorp, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Stanford mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Police - Other	1	$1,559	$18,708	0	$0
Firefighters	1	$1,958	$23,496	22	$2,471
Other Government Administration	1	$2,436	$29,232	10	$1,873
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$766
Streets and Highways	3	$5,341	$21,364	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	8	$16,702	$25,053	0	$0
Totals for Government	14	$27,996	$23,997	33	$5,111

Stanford government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $669,000
Charges - Sewerage: $420,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000

All Other: $4,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $78,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $530,000
Police Protection: $429,000

Sewerage: $253,000

Regular Highways: $247,000

Central Staff Services: $185,000

Fire Protection: $146,000

Solid Waste Management: $103,000

Financial Administration: $17,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $187,000
General - Interest on Debt: $296,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,679,000
Industrial Revenue: $890,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,891,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,185,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,650,000
Other, NEC: $1,589,000

Industrial Revenue: $885,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $117,000
Water Utilities: $29,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $134,000
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000

Rents: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $58,000
Water Utilities: $31,000

Police Protection: $21,000

Sewerage: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,635,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $976,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $885,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $134,000
Highways: $52,000

Housing & Community Development: $24,000
Tax - NEC: $464,000
Individual Income: $300,000

Property: $153,000

Public Utilities: $56,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $759,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $188,000

6.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,382 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.96%
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 Boyle County, KY	1.75% ($26,324 average AGI)
from Garrard County, KY	0.79% ($28,063)
from Pulaski County, KY	0.58% ($26,128)

7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,929 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.06%
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 Boyle County, KY	1.96% ($24,818 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, KY	0.55% ($25,311)
to Garrard County, KY	0.53% ($24,488)

Strongest AM radio stations in Stanford:

WRSL (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKYY (1280 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: LANCASTER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WHIR (1230 AM; 1 kW; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN B/CSTNG OF DANVILLE, INC.)
WDFB (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JUNCTION CITY, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS VISION & OUTREACH CORP)
WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHBN (1420 AM; 1 kW; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF KE)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stanford:

WRNZ (105.1 FM; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WDFB-FM (88.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: ALUM SPRINGS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION)
WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
WHIR-FM (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Stanford:

WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBLU-LP (Channel 62; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: SANDRA B. POWLEY)

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