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Edmonson County

Population in July 2007: 1,093.
Males: 558  (51.1%)
Females: 535  (48.9%)

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,463 (it was $19,890 in 2000)
Sunfish:  $25,463
Kentucky:  $40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $11,826
Sunfish:  $11,826
Kentucky:  $21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,806 (it was $47,000 in 2000)
Sunfish:  $69,806
Kentucky:  $114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $90,698; Detached houses: $113,003; Mobile homes: $34,497

Sunfish, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Sunfish:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Sunfish: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 522 feet

Land area: 40.4 square miles.

Population density: 27 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Sunfish

  • High school or higher: 53.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 13.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sunfish CCD

  • Never married: 14.6%
  • Now married: 70.5%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  2.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Sunfish:  0.7% ($346)
Kentucky:  0.8% ($610)
Sunfish satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (51.3 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (74.8 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (322.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Jetson, KY (2.8 miles ), Brownsville, KY (3.2 miles ), Greencastle, KY (3.3 miles ), Caneyville, KY (3.4 miles ), Welchs Creek, KY (3.5 miles ), Lincoln, KY (3.5 miles ), Woodbury, KY (3.8 miles) , Leitchfield, KY (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 37.28 N, Longitude: 86.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 270

Sunfish household income distribution Sunfish home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Repair and maintenance (15%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Apparel (14%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Bus drivers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)



Sunfish-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.0 miles away from the Sunfish 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 13.3 miles away from the place center injured 2 people.


Sunfish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from Sunfish 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.1 miles away from the city 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 83.9 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 58.1 miles away from Sunfish center
On 1/3/2003 at 16:17:09, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 2.9 LG, Depth: 11.3 mi) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Sunfish:
  • TWINS LAKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; LEITCHFIELD, KY)
  • GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSP (about 19 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)
  • RIVENDELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 23 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sunfish:
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 75 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)

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Churches in Sunfish include: South Union Church (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B), Cub Creek Church (C), Cedar Grove Church (D), Hunts Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Cub Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Nappers Branch (A), Big Reedy Branch (B), Claylick Branch (C), Cub Creek (D), Salt Well Branch (E), Watery Branch (F), West Fork Big Reedy Creek (G), Whetstone Creek (H). 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:  68.8%
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: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  32.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.9%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sunfish, KY



Sunfish 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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School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in Edmonson County Kentucky:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (52%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Utility gas (5%)


Religion statistics for Sunfish

Adherents


NameOld Missionary Baptists AssociationsSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents72.8%9.3%6.9%4.8%6.2%
Congregations42.3%30.8%11.5%3.8%11.5%
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.


7.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,106 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.52%
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 Warren County, KY  2.34% ($30,383 average AGI)
from Barren County, KY  0.42% ($28,235)
from Jefferson County, KY  0.40% ($48,313)


7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.41%
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 Warren County, KY  3.24% ($25,654 average AGI)
to Barren County, KY  0.82% ($24,152)
to Jefferson County, KY  0.42% ($31,588)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sunfish:
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WLBQ (1570 AM; 1 kW; MORGANTOWN, KY; Owner: BUTLER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBGN (1340 AM; 1 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sunfish:
  • WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
  • WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUHU (107.1 FM; SMITHS GROVE, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCVK (90.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: BOWLING GREEN COMMTY. B/CSTG, INC.)
  • WBVR-FM (96.7 FM; AUBURN, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WWHR (91.7 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W203BI (88.5 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKHG (104.9 FM; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
  • WJCR-FM (90.1 FM; UPTON, KY; Owner: FM 90.1, INC.)
  • WPTQ (103.7 FM; CAVE CITY, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHHT (106.7 FM; HORSE CAVE, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBFI (91.5 FM; MCDANIELS, KY; Owner: BETHEL FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WCLU-FM (102.3 FM; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Sunfish:
  • W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WBKO (Channel 13; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WKYU-TV (Channel 24; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KD4GO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01086787
    Grant Date: 11/22/2005, Expiration Date: 02/02/2016, Certifier: Larry J Moon Sr
    Registrant: Larry J Moon Sr, 1371 Moon Rd, Sunfish, KY 42284

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