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Population in July 2007: 1,707. Population change since 2000: -1.5%
 

Males: 843  (48.7%)
Females: 888  (51.3%)

Lewis County

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 41179.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $15,800 (it was $15,938 in 2000)
Vanceburg  $15,800
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $35,300 (it was $37,000 in 2000)
Vanceburg  $35,300
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Vanceburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Vanceburg: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (33.1%), English (9.2%), German (6.2%), Irish (5.8%), Dutch (1.1%), French (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/24/1827

Elevation: 525 feet

Land area: 1.15 square miles.

Population density: 1470 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Vanceburg

  • High school or higher: 51.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 19.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vanceburg city

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Vanceburg, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vanceburg to the number of sex offenders is 121 to 1.

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

Vanceburg:  0.5% ($199)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (62.2 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Cincinnati, OH (89.5 miles , pop. 331,285).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (374.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rome, OH (6.3 miles) , Garrison, KY (10.0 miles ), Laurel-Petersville, KY (12.1 miles ), Concord, KY (13.3 miles) , Tollesboro, KY (15.0 miles ), Carter, KY (17.3 miles ), Tygarts, KY (20.3 miles ), West Union, OH (20.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $15,500
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.60 N, Longitude: 83.32 W


People in group quarters in Vanceburg
  • 102 people in nursing homes
  • 58 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 16 people in other group homes
  • 13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-0.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


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Crime in Vanceburg by Year

Type 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 100
    per 100,000 59.10.00.0
Robberies 011
    per 100,000 0.058.858.4
Assaults 064
    per 100,000 0.0352.9233.8
Burglaries 11144
    per 100,000 650.5823.5233.8
Thefts 352315
    per 100,000 2069.81352.9876.7
Auto thefts 212
    per 100,000 118.358.8116.9
Arson N/A00
    per 100,000 N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 104.2) 185.1204.7125.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.95
US city average:  3.00

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Vanceburg-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.4 miles away from the Vanceburg city center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the city center injured 17 people and caused $6 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Vanceburg:
  • ADAMS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WEST UNION, OH)
  • ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; MOREHEAD, KY)
  • SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Vanceburg, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vanceburg:
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 56 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 65 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; ID: ILN)
  • CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 84 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: LUK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vanceburg:
  • ALEXANDER SALAMON (about 24 miles; WEST UNION, OH; ID: AMT)
  • OLIVE HILL-SELLERS' FIELD (about 28 miles; OLIVE HILL, KY; ID: 2I2)
  • FLEMING-MASON (about 29 miles; FLEMINGSBURG, KY; ID: FGX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vanceburg:
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; CEDARVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,782)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)
Public high school in Vanceburg:
Public elementary/middle schools in Vanceburg:
Library in Vanceburg:
  • LEWIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $99,571; Location: 422 SECOND STREET; 29,954 books; 279 audio materials; 212 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Salt Lick Creek (A), Appletree Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Stone Haven Motel (Lion Lane).

Court: Lewis County - Circuit & District Court Clerk (Justice Centre).

 

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

VANCEBURG ELECTRIC PLANT BOARD (Population served: 8250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-1997), St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-1997), St Compliance achieved (AUG-10-1997), St Public Notif received (AUG-22-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 31 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Vanceburg that have no violations reported:
  • GREATER FLEMING CO WT COMM (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.3%
Whole state:  69.4%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  37.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.5%
Whole state:  6.6%

Vanceburg compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • 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.
  • House age 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 Vanceburg (2007 data):
  • Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust: at Main Street, branch established on 1930-10-21; Aa Branch at Aa Hwy & Shelton Drive, branch established on 1998-02-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $121.5 mil, Deposits: $101.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.
  • First Community Bank: at 604 Second Street, branch established on 1976-10-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $28.0 mil, Deposits: $25.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Lewis 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
Water Supply 3$7,467$29,8681$1,585
Sewerage 1$2,387$28,6440$0
Gas Supply 2$4,987$29,9220$0
Transit 1$2,215$26,5800$0
Electric Power 5$18,615$44,6760$0



Vanceburg government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $109,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,500,000
    Gas Utilities: $583,000
    Police Protection: $248,000
    Water Utilities: $220,000
    Central Staff Services: $206,000
    Solid Waste Management: $113,000
    Regular Highways: $42,000
    Financial Administration: $26,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Housing & Community Development: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $277,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,374,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $161,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,071,000
    Industrial Revenue: $485,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $88,860,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $86,235,000
    Water Utilities: $3,047,000
    Industrial Revenue: $365,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $120,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,625,000
    Water Utilities: $24,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $110,000
    Rents: $25,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $68,000
    Central Staff: $26,000
    Housing & Community Development: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $664,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $9,940,000
    Water Utilities: $875,000
    Gas Utilities: $835,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $365,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $59,000
    Highways: $27,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $133,000
    Property: $49,000
    NEC: $10,000
    Public Utilities: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,310,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $184,000

4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
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 Mason County, KY  0.90% ($24,243 average AGI)
from Scioto County, OH  0.53% ($20,545)
from Fleming County, KY  0.44% ($22,833)


4.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,557 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.68%
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 Mason County, KY  1.22% ($28,460 average AGI)
to Scioto County, OH  0.46% ($29,105)
to Rowan County, KY  0.39% ($24,250)


Strongest AM radio stations in Vanceburg:
  • WKKS (1570 AM; 1 kW; VANCEBURG, KY; Owner: BROWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNXT (1260 AM; 5 kW; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
  • WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLGC (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vanceburg:
  • WKKS-FM (104.9 FM; VANCEBURG, KY; Owner: BROWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
  • WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOKE (98.3 FM; GARRISON, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WMKY (90.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOHP (88.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFLE-FM (95.1 FM; FLEMINGSBURG, KY; Owner: FLEMING COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WNXT-FM (99.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
  • W215AV (90.9 FM; SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WZZZ (107.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF PORTSMOUTH 2, INC.)
  • WBMK (88.5 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WRAC (103.1 FM; WEST UNION, OH; Owner: DREAMCATCHER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVXW (89.5 FM; WEST UNION, OH; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WAGX (101.3 FM; MANCHESTER, OH; Owner: JEWELL SCHAEFFER BROADCASTING CO.)

TV broadcast stations around Vanceburg:
  • WPBO (Channel 42; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHCP (Channel 30; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TELEVISION PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • WKMR (Channel 38; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W66CZ (Channel 66; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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