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Beaver Dam: looking north in downtown beaver dam, the old part of beaver dam Beaver Dam: J R Cowell Building, Formerly the Hotel Tilford, renovated in 1992. Locate on Main St. at the South end of downtown.
 

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Population in July 2007: 3,113. Population change since 2000: +2.0%
 

Males: 1,427  (47.0%)
Females: 1,606  (53.0%)

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Median resident age:  39.5 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42320.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $28,066 in 2000)
Beaver Dam  $27,900
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,400 (it was $71,600 in 2000)
Beaver Dam  $68,400
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Beaver Dam:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Beaver Dam: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.5%), Irish (8.1%), English (6.8%), German (5.2%), Dutch (1.5%), Scottish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/05/1873

Elevation: 414 feet

Land area: 2.53 square miles.

Population density: 1225 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Beaver Dam

  • High school or higher: 69.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaver Dam city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

91 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

This city:  3.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Beaver Dam, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Beaver Dam to the number of sex offenders is 193 to 1.

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

Beaver Dam:  0.7% ($469)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (29.3 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (86.8 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (311.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hartford, KY (3.4 miles ), McHenry, KY (3.7 miles ), Centertown, KY (8.1 miles ), Rockport, KY (9.3 miles ), Heflin-Beda, KY (11.3 miles ), Rochester, KY (13.6 miles) , Horse Branch, KY (13.8 miles ), Drakesboro, KY (17.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $65,100
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $73,000
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $95,600
  • 2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 2002: 29 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $79,600
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $100,600

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Latitude: 37.41 N, Longitude: 86.88 W


8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 270

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Beaver Dam, Kentucky business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+0.9%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Food (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Food (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.26
US city average:  3.00

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Beaver Dam-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.7 miles away from the Beaver Dam city 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 21.2 miles away from the city center injured 2 people.


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Birthplace of: Ray Chapman - (1891-1920).


Hospitals/medical centers near Beaver Dam:
  • OHIO CO HOSP (about 5 miles; HARTFORD, KY)
  • MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
  • OWENSBORO MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 29 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Beaver Dam, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beaver Dam:
  • OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 31 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 45 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: EVV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver Dam:
  • OHIO COUNTY (about 5 miles; HARTFORD, KY; ID: 7K4)
  • MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; ID: M21)
  • ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK (about 30 miles; FALLS-OF-ROUGH, KY; ID: 2I3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver Dam:
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 61 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 66 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
Private high school in Beaver Dam:
  • OHIO COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 46; Location: 59 MILLER RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Beaver Dam:

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

Tourist attractions: Ohio County Tourism Commission (1200 North Main Street), West KY Tourist Information (675 Western Kentucky Pkw).

Hotels: Beaver Dam Days Inn (1750 U.S. Highway 231), Budget Inn (1080 North Main Street), Days Inn (1750 USHighway 231 South), Veller Drive Motel (Veller Drive).

 

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

BEAVER DAM MUNICIPAL WATER & SEWER (Population served: 3033, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 31 regular monitoring violations
PERDUE FARMS INC (Population served: 400, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-30-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-1999)
  • 54 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.6%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  22.0%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.1%
Whole state:  6.6%

Beaver Dam compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age 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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Banks with branches in Beaver Dam (2007 data):
  • Kentucky Trust Bank: Wal-Mart Supercenter Branch, Northside Branch, at 200 North Main Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $120.5 mil, Deposits: $103.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Ohio County Bancshares, Inc.
  • Bank of Ohio County, Inc.: Beaver Dam Branch at Highway 231 North Route 3, branch established on 1991-04-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $76.5 mil, Deposits: $65.8 mil, headquarters in Dundee, KY, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Town & Country Financial, Inc.
  • First Kentucky Bank, Inc.: Beaver Dam Branch at 500 North Main Street, branch established on 1934-06-01. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $349.1 mil, Deposits: $303.5 mil, headquarters in Mayfield, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Exchange Bancshares, Inc.
  • Citizens Bank: Beaver Dam Branch at 1051 North Main Street, branch established on 1996-06-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $18.9 mil, Deposits: $15.1 mil, headquarters in Hartford, KY, positive income, 3 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,046$24,5520$0
Other Government Administration 3$7,157$28,6285$1,500
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$350
Police Protection - Officers 7$17,260$29,5890$0
Solid Waste Management 3$4,482$17,9280$0
Sewerage 2$4,398$26,3880$0
Water Supply 4$8,402$25,2060$0
Totals for Government 20$43,745$26,2476$1,850



Beaver Dam government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $344,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $376,000
    Sewerage: $247,000
    Police Protection: $217,000
    Regular Highways: $117,000
    Central Staff Services: $97,000
    Solid Waste Management: $71,000
    General - Other: $21,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $65,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $48,000
    Property Sale Other: $23,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $48,000
    Sewerage: $43,000
    Central Staff: $13,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,365,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $419,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $65,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $67,000
    Highways: $43,000
  • Tax - Property: $281,000
    Public Utilities: $81,000
    Individual Income: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $437,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

5.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,503 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.62%
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 Daviess County, KY  1.71% ($30,795 average AGI)
from Butler County, KY  0.43% ($28,970)
from Muhlenberg County, KY  0.23% ($21,889)


5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.76%
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 Daviess County, KY  1.95% ($29,470 average AGI)
to Warren County, KY  0.39% ($31,467)
to Grayson County, KY  0.21% ($17,938)


Strongest AM radio stations in Beaver Dam:
  • WAIA (1600 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER DAM, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLBQ (1570 AM; 1 kW; MORGANTOWN, KY; Owner: BUTLER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WNES (1050 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRUS (610 AM; 2 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: LOGAN RADIO INCORPORATED)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beaver Dam:
  • WXMZ (106.3 FM; HARTFORD, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
  • WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNTC (103.9 FM; DRAKESBORO, KY; Owner: NASHVILLE'S SPORTSRADIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WBIO (94.7 FM; PHILPOT, KY; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC OF KENTUCKY)
  • W278AD (103.5 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Beaver Dam:
  • W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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