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Trosper, KY mapPopulation (year 2000): 1,123
Males: 572  (50.9%)
Females: 551  (49.1%)

Knox County

Median resident age:  36.6 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 40995


Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,400 (it was $19,554 in 2000)
Trosper  $19,400
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $18,800 (it was $19,700 in 2000)
Trosper  $18,800
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Trosper:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 33.4 square miles.

Population density: 34 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Trosper

  • High school or higher: 50.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Trosper CCD

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.9%
Kentucky:  2.0%

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

Trosper:  1.1% ($212)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
Trosper satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (57.1 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (97.3 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (438.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Barbourville, KY (6.1 miles ), Bryants, KY (6.8 miles ), Kentucky Ridge, KY (7.8 miles ), Pineville, KY (8.9 miles ), Dewitt, KY (12.1 miles ), Girdler, KY (12.4 miles ), Siler, KY (12.7 miles ), Pruden-Fonde, KY (12.9 miles ).

Latitude: 36.79 N, Longitude: 83.83 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (27%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)


Trosper-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Trosper place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1967, a category 3 tornado 21.8 miles away from the place center .


Hospitals/medical centers near Trosper:
  • KNOX CO HOSP (about 7 miles; BARBOURVILLE, KY)
  • PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSP (about 7 miles; PINEVILLE, KY)
  • MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Trosper:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 69 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 101 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 102 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Trosper:
  • MIDDLESBORO-BELL COUNTY (about 15 miles; MIDDLESBORO, KY; ID: 1A6)
  • LONDON-CORBIN ARPT-MAGEE FLD (about 27 miles; LONDON, KY; ID: LOZ)
  • NEW TAZEWELL MUNICIPAL (about 33 miles; TAZEWELL, TN; ID: 3A2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Trosper:
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 53 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 56 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 98 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)

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Churches in Trosper include: Lower Coalport Church (A), Brush Creek Church (B), Poplar Grove Church (C), Davis Chapel (D), Myrick Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Amis Cemetery (1), Tinsley Cemetery (2), Mills Cemetery (3), Miller Cemetery (4), Sowders Cemetery (5), Davis Cemetery (6), Detherage Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blue Hole Branch (A), Brush Creek (B), Owens Branch (C), Carter Branch (D), Pigeon Roost Branch (E), Chestnut Branch (F), Coon Branch (G), Powers Branch (H), Gravy Branch (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:  56.7%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  34.1%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  20.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Trosper compared to Kentucky state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Kentucky:




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5.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,405 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.42%
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 Whitley County, KY  1.25% ($21,250 average AGI)
from Laurel County, KY  0.96% ($22,291)
from Bell County, KY  0.38% ($19,294)


5.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,510 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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 Whitley County, KY  1.27% ($18,566 average AGI)
to Laurel County, KY  1.12% ($24,910)
to Fayette County, KY  0.22% ($34,800)


Strongest AM radio stations in Trosper:
  • WYWY (950 AM; 1 kW; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE-COMMNITY BROADC/G CO IN)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WANO (1230 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
  • WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WRWB (740 AM; 1 kW; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: PINE HILLS OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
  • WEZJ (1440 AM; 3 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Trosper:
  • WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKKQ (96.1 FM; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE COMMUNITY B/NG CO.INC.)
  • WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
  • WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WWLT (103.1 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
  • WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLMU (91.3 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WVCT (91.5 FM; KEAVY, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Trosper:
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W33BK (Channel 33; CORBIN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WVTN-LP (Channel 48; CORBIN, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)
  • W07AH (Channel 7; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE AREA TELEVISION CORP.)
  • W04AF (Channel 4; BARBOURVILLE, KY; Owner: BARBOURVILLE AREA TELEVISION CORP.)

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