Sturgeon, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 1,028

Males: 527	(51.3%)
Females: 501	(48.7%)

Owsley County

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $16,400 (it was $16,513 in 2000)

Sturgeon	$16,400
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $34,200 (it was $35,800 in 2000)

Sturgeon	$34,200
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Sturgeon:

White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 78.6 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sturgeon

High school or higher: 45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sturgeon CCD

Never married: 20.4%
Now married: 60.9%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 10.4%

21 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America).

This place:	2.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

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

Sturgeon:	0.7% ($258)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (65.6 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (407.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Booneville, KY (7.3 miles) , South River, KY (7.4 miles ), Cowcreek, KY (11.4 miles ), Beattyville, KY (11.7 miles ), Oneida, KY (12.4 miles ), Burning Springs, KY (12.5 miles ), St. Helens, KY (14.9 miles ), Annville, KY (15.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.42 N, Longitude: 83.77 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
Mining (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (18%)
Computer and electronic products (13%)
Social assistance (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Extraction workers (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (20%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Child care workers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)

Sturgeon-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Sturgeon place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 tornado 28.9 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Sturgeon:

MEMORIAL HOSP INC (about 19 miles; MANCHESTER, KY)
MARCUM AND WALLACE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; IRVINE, KY)
MARYMOUNT MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; LONDON, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sturgeon:

BLUE GRASS (about 72 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 107 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
MC GHEE TYSON (about 113 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sturgeon:

STANTON (about 31 miles; STANTON, KY; ID: I50)
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT-MAGEE FLD (about 31 miles; LONDON, KY; ID: LOZ)
JULIAN CARROLL (about 34 miles; JACKSON, KY; ID: JKL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sturgeon:

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 67 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 92 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 99 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)

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Churches in Sturgeon include: Anglin Church (A), Walnut Grove Church (B), Warren Chapel (C), Rock Springs Church (D), Zion Church (E), Mount Caramel Church (F), Calvary Church (G), New Hope Church (H), Island City Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Morris Cemetery (1), King Cemetery (2), Griffith Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Betty Bowman Creek (A), Betty Thomas Branch (B), Niers Branch (C), Brewer Fork (D), Brushy Creek (E), Bungeon Branch (F), Burger Branch (G), Cool Branch (H), Crane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	60.6%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	40.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This place:	16.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Sturgeon compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income significantly 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 below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Owsley County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,020 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.12%
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 Lee County, KY

1.01% ($20,250 average AGI)

5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($19,778 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
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 Lee County, KY

1.16% ($24,714 average AGI)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sturgeon:

WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
WWXL (1450 AM; 1 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: THE PROMISE PARTNERSHIP)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sturgeon:

WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
WOCS (88.3 FM; LEROSE, KY; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS - MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCBJ (103.7 FM; CAMPTON, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES INC)

TV broadcast stations around Sturgeon:

WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)

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