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Population (year 2000): 2,030. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,974 (-2.8% change)
 

Males: 910  (44.8%)
Females: 1,120  (55.2%)

Union County

Median resident age:  39.3 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42459.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,500 (it was $28,664 in 2000)
Sturgis  $28,500
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $39,700 (it was $41,600 in 2000)
Sturgis  $39,700
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Sturgis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
  • Black (9.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

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Ancestries: United States (33.4%), Irish (7.8%), English (6.8%), German (6.8%), Scottish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/03/1890

Land area: 1.51 square miles.

Population density: 1325 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sturgis

  • High school or higher: 74.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sturgis city

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

11 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Sturgis, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sturgis to the number of sex offenders is 1001 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Sturgis:  0.8% ($338)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (42.1 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (127.6 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (297.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wheatcroft, KY (9.3 miles) , Morganfield, KY (10.7 miles ), Breckinridge Center, KY (12.2 miles ), Clay, KY (12.2 miles ), Cave-In-Rock, IL (13.6 miles ), Old Shawneetown, IL (14.7 miles ), Uniontown, KY (15.9 miles ), Waverly, KY (16.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.55 N, Longitude: 87.98 W


30 people in nursing homes

Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: -159 (-7.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Sturgis by Year

Type 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 030
    per 100,000 0.0147.10.0
Assaults 312
    per 100,000 147.049.098.8
Burglaries 858
    per 100,000 392.0245.1395.3
Thefts 163615
    per 100,000 783.91764.7741.1
Auto thefts 411
    per 100,000 196.049.049.4
Arson N/A00
    per 100,000 N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2) 103.9145.681.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.00
US city average:  3.00

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Sturgis-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the Sturgis city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 3 tornado 13.7 miles away from the city center injured 26 people and caused $17 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sturgis:
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 11 miles; MORGANFIELD, KY)
  • CRITTENDEN CO HOSP (about 17 miles; MARION, KY)
  • HARDIN COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; ROSICLARE, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Sturgis, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sturgis:
  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: EVV)
  • OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 58 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 65 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sturgis:
  • STURGIS MUNI (about 3 miles; STURGIS, KY; ID: I05)
  • MARION-CRITTENDEN COUNTY (about 17 miles; MARION, KY; ID: 5M9)
  • PROVIDENCE-WEBSTER CO (about 20 miles; PROVIDENCE, KY; ID: 8M9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sturgis:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 38 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 43 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
Public elementary/middle school in Sturgis:
  • STURGIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 399; Location: 1101 GRANT ST; Grades: KG - 05)

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

STURGIS WATER WORKS (Population served: 4086, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-14-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-20-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-20-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2006)
  • 4 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-09-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2005)
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-20-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-20-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-20-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-20-2006)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 33 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.7%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.0%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  6.6%

Sturgis compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Sturgis (2007 data):
  • Integra Bank National Association: Sturgis Branch at 14th And Main Streets, branch established on 1968-05-06; Sturgis Branch at Adams Street, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,676.6 mil, Deposits: $1,962.0 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 78 total offices, Holding Company: Integra Bank Corporation
  • United Community Bank of West Kentucky, Inc.: Sturgis Branch at 519 Adams Street, branch established on 2002-01-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $99.2 mil, Deposits: $82.8 mil, headquarters in Morganfield, KY, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Bancshares, Inc.



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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 Protection - Officers 5$10,986$26,3661$1,251
Firefighters 3$5,455$21,8204$1,769
Water Supply 5$10,795$25,9081$1,395
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$682
Financial Administration 3$6,569$26,2760$0
Gas Supply 3$4,838$19,3520$0
Sewerage 0$0 1$1,277
Totals for Government 19$38,643$24,40614$6,374


Sturgis government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $155,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $716,000
    Water Utilities: $346,000
    Police Protection: $198,000
    Central Staff Services: $183,000
    Sewerage: $175,000
    Fire Protection: $164,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Regular Highways: $66,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,510,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,461,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $49,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
    Property Sale Other: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $23,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Central Staff: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $877,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $716,000
    Water Utilities: $356,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $340,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000
    Highways: $31,000
  • Tax - NEC: $218,000
    Property: $178,000
    Public Utilities: $35,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $292,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $51,000

4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.86%
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 Henderson County, KY  1.29% ($29,206 average AGI)
from Webster County, KY  0.32% ($27,882)
from Crittenden County, KY  0.27% ($30,571)


6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.53%
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 Henderson County, KY  1.70% ($33,736 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN  0.45% ($18,083)
to Webster County, KY  0.41% ($29,773)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sturgis:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
  • WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sturgis:
  • WMSK-FM (95.3 FM; MORGANFIELD, KY; Owner: UNION COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WMJL-FM (102.7 FM; MARION, KY; Owner: JOEMYERS PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WHRZ (97.7 FM; PROVIDENCE, KY; Owner: HOPKINS-WEBSTER CBC, INC.)
  • W266AB (101.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, KY; Owner: PENNYRILE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, INC.)
  • WGBF-FM (103.1 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sturgis:
  • WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WKMA-TV (Channel 35; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WAZE-TV (Channel 19; MADISONVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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