Wheelwright, Kentucky

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Population in July 2008: 1,029. Population change since 2000: -1.2%

Males: 765	(74.4%)
Females: 264	(25.6%)

Median resident age:	29.2 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 41669.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,957 (it was $14,808 in 2000)

Wheelwright:	$18,957
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $6,925

Wheelwright:	$6,925
Kentucky:	$21,951

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $46,191 (it was $31,100 in 2000)

Wheelwright:	$46,191
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $53,942; Detached houses: $52,625; Townhouses or other attached units: $52,106; Mobile homes: $31,250

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Races in Wheelwright:

White Non-Hispanic (63.0%)
Black (34.7%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Other race (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Wheelwright: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.6%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.7%), Subsaharan African (3.7%), German (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/06/1917

Elevation: 1102 feet

Land area: 1.74 square miles.

Population density: 591 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wheelwright

High school or higher: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wheelwright city

Never married: 39.2%
Now married: 38.1%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 16.0%

27 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America).

This city:	2.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Wheelwright, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wheelwright to the number of sex offenders is 515 to 1.

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

Wheelwright:	0.9% ($266)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (71.5 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (108.5 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (408.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wheelwright-Weeksbury, KY (1.3 miles ), Long Fork, KY (2.1 miles ), Beaver, KY (2.1 miles ), McDowell, KY (2.8 miles ), Dorton, KY (2.9 miles ), Pippa Passes, KY (2.9 miles ), Colson, KY (3.0 miles ), McRoberts, KY (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 37.33 N, Longitude: 82.72 W

Area code: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: +322 (+44.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (21%)
Public administration (21%)
Gasoline stations (12%)
Health care (10%)
Construction (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Public administration (14%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
Health care (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (14%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Bus drivers (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.97
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Wheelwright, Kentucky

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Wheelwright-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Wheelwright city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 55.3 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Wheelwright-area historical earthquake activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from Wheelwright center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 42.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 44.9 miles away from Wheelwright center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 43.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from Wheelwright center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wheelwright:

MCDOWELL ARH HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MC DOWELL, KY)
JENKINS COMMUNITY HOSP (about 11 miles; JENKINS, KY)
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wheelwright:

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)

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Creeks: Right Fork Otter Creek (A), Left Fork Otter Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

WHEELWRIGHT UTILITY COMMISSION (Population served: 1155, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and OCT-20-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2004 and NOV-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-2004)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between FEB-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-15-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-15-2004)

One minor monitoring violation

22 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.4%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	40.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	23.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wheelwright, KY

528 people in other types of correctional institutions

Wheelwright compared to Kentucky state average:

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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.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Floyd County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (33%) Coal or coke (3%)

Religion statistics for Wheelwright

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	National Association of Free Will Baptists	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	29.4%	21.0%	20.1%	7.8%	3.5%
Congregations	17.9%	21.4%	15.5%	13.1%	2.4%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	2.9%	2.4%	2.3%	7.4%
Congregations	3.6%	3.6%	1.2%	6.0%	15.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	1	$2,164	$25,968	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$2,504	$30,048	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$1,772	$21,264	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$4,800	$28,800	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$2,816	$16,896	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$5,008	$30,048	0	$0
Gas Supply	1	$3,340	$40,080	0	$0
Totals for Government	10	$22,404	$26,885	0	$0

Wheelwright government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $105,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $10,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $189,000
Water Utilities: $161,000

Gas Utilities: $147,000

Sewerage: $132,000

Police Protection: $20,000

Regular Highways: $8,000

Fire Protection: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $293,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $289,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $114,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $29,000
Fire Protection: $17,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $313,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $178,000
Gas Utilities: $153,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
Highways: $19,000
Tax - Property: $45,000
NEC: $29,000

Public Utilities: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $264,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000

4.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,905 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.37%
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 Pike County, KY	1.00% ($47,635 average AGI)
from Johnson County, KY	0.43% ($32,940)
from Knott County, KY	0.25% ($28,483)

5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.01%
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 Johnson County, KY	0.81% ($40,617 average AGI)
to Pike County, KY	0.78% ($32,198)
to Fayette County, KY	0.53% ($38,581)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wheelwright:

WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
WKVG (1000 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JENKINS, KY; Owner: MARTINS & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wheelwright:

WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WWJD (91.7 FM; PIPPA PASSES, KY; Owner: ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE)
WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Wheelwright:

WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WKPI-TV (Channel 22; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Wheelwright fatal accident list:
Apr 23, 1988 04:52 AM, 306, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 11, 1982 06:15 AM, 306, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8262L , Serial Number: 17256462, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 07/22/1967
Registrant (Individual): Wayne P Gravitt, Po Box 495, Wheelwright, KY 41669

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