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Notable locations in West Liberty: West Liberty Fire Department (A), Morgan County Office Building (B), Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (C), Morgan County Emergency Ambulance Service (D), Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in West Liberty include: Abundant Life Full Gospel Church (A), West Liberty Christian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Salyer Cemetery (1), Davis Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lewis Branch (A), Long Branch (B), Spaws Creek (C), Mill Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Stamper Motel (323 Main Street), Days Inn of West Liberty-Fax (1613 West Main Street), Morgan Inn (323 Main Street), Days Inn of West Liberty (1613 West Main Street).
Courts: Circuit Court Clerk-Donna Pelfrey (518 Main), Morgan County - Cooperative Extension Office Court Clerk-Randy Will- County Office Buil (450 Prestonsburg Street).
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Morgan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in West Liberty and their reported violations in the past:
MORGAN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 6089, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JAN-09-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-09-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 minor monitoring violations
WEST LIBERTY WATER COMPANY (Population served: 2950, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-14-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2005)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 35.5%
(35.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Kentucky: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 61.6% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
| This city: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Liberty, KY
People in group quarters in West Liberty:
- 1,664 people in state prisons
- 78 people in nursing homes
- 29 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 29 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
West Liberty compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above 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 West Liberty (2011 data):
- The First National Bank of Grayson: West Liberty Branch at 400 Prestonsburg Street, branch established on 2002/04/22. Info updated 2009/08/19: Bank assets: $216.5 mil, Deposits: $193.0 mil, headquarters in Grayson, KY, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: First Grayson Bancorp, Inc.
- Commercial Bank: at 550 Main Street, branch established on 1910/01/01. Info updated 2008/01/14: Bank assets: $127.4 mil, Deposits: $102.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Bancshares, Inc., Savings & Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- The Citizens Bank: West Liberty Branch at 335 Prestonburg Road, branch established on 2002/05/10. Info updated 2006/12/20: Bank assets: $117.3 mil, Deposits: $96.7 mil, headquarters in Morehead, KY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorp Of Morehead Incorporated, The
- Bank of the Mountains, Inc.: Bank Of The Mountains, Inc. at Main And Court Streets, branch established on 1973/09/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $63.4 mil, Deposits: $54.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Mountain Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (56%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for West Liberty (based on Morgan County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 21.44%
| Here | | 21.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Enterprise Baptists Association | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) |
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| Adherents | 30.2% | 23.9% | 10.0% | 6.9% | 6.8% |
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| Congregations | 30.0% | 10.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 13.3% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 6.6% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.3% |
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| Congregations | 13.3% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 3.3% | 13.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Morgan County: | 4.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Morgan County: | 2.81 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9 | Morgan County: | 6.33 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Here: | 2.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.1% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Morgan County: | 32.2% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 17.7% | | State: | 15.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,761 | $28,566 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,923 | $35,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $16,538 | $33,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $14,323 | $28,646 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
8 | $16,959 | $25,439 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $16,680 | $25,020 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,639 | $19,668 | 1 | $717 |
| Totals for Government |
32 | $73,823 | $27,684 | 1 | $717 |
West Liberty government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $561,000 ($163.32)
Solid Waste Management: $161,000 ($46.87)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $49,000 ($14.26)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $528,000 ($153.71)
Water Utilities: $514,000 ($149.64)
Sewerage: $431,000 ($125.47)
Central Staff Services: $250,000 ($72.78)
Solid Waste Management: $161,000 ($46.87)
Regular Highways: $87,000 ($25.33)
Parks & Recreation: $47,000 ($13.68)
General - Other: $42,000 ($12.23)
Fire Protection: $14,000 ($4.08)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $878,000 ($255.60)
- General - Interest on Debt: $333,000 ($96.94)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $106,000 ($30.86)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,205,000 ($350.80)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,622,000 ($1927.80)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,572,000 ($457.64)
Water Utilities: $1,160,000 ($337.70)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,050,000 ($1470.16)
Water Utilities: $45,000 ($13.10)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $32,000 ($9.32)
Rents: $18,000 ($5.24)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($0.58)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $56,000 ($16.30)
General - Other: $25,000 ($7.28)
Central Staff: $17,000 ($4.95)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,023,000 ($588.94)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $612,000 ($178.17)
- Tax - NEC: $469,000 ($136.54)
Property: $131,000 ($38.14)
Other Selective Sales: $116,000 ($33.77)
Motor Vehicle License: $16,000 ($4.66)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $332,000 ($96.65)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $72,000 ($20.96)
4.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,335 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.61% | | 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:
5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,241 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.36% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in West Liberty:
- WLKS (1450 AM; 1 kW; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRLV (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
- WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Liberty:
- WMKY (90.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WLKS-FM (102.9 FM; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
- WBMK (88.5 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRLV-FM (106.5 FM; SALYERSVILLE, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCBJ (103.7 FM; CAMPTON, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES INC)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
- WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQXX (106.1 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- WIVY (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: GATEWAY RADIO WORKS, INC.)
- WMTC-FM (99.9 FM; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOC.)
TV broadcast stations around West Liberty:
- WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKMR (Channel 38; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
- W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
West Liberty, Kentucky:
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 7
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Kentucky average:
- Fatal accident count: 68
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 107
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 75
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 184
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
West Liberty fatal accident list:
Feb 2, 2004 07:46 AM, Sr-2498, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 22, 1999 02:10 PM, Us-460, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 30, 1990 06:13 PM, 460, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2
Sep 19, 1977 06:25 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in West Liberty, KY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 53 | 69.4 years |
| John | 49 | 73.3 years |
| William | 41 | 74.9 years |
| Mary | 36 | 76.3 years |
| Charles | 23 | 67.5 years |
| Walter | 22 | 75.8 years |
| Robert | 18 | 70.7 years |
| Anna | 17 | 80.1 years |
| Henry | 16 | 74.2 years |
| Nannie | 15 | 83.7 years |
| Most common last names in West Liberty, KY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Lewis | 59 | 77.7 years |
| Smith | 57 | 73.3 years |
| Perry | 48 | 72.9 years |
| Williams | 47 | 76.9 years |
| Ferguson | 47 | 76.1 years |
| Cantrell | 45 | 73.1 years |
| Adkins | 40 | 73.0 years |
| Cox | 37 | 75.6 years |
| Wright | 35 | 75.4 years |
| Johnson | 32 | 75.7 years |
| Businesses in West Liberty, KY |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 1 | | Long John Silver's | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
West Liberty on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2005 to 2006"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in state prisons"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill"
- #48 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Personal and laundry services"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Broadcasting and telecommunications"
- #14 (41472) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2004 taxes (pop 5,000+)"
- #49 (41472) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States or American first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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