Glens Fork, Kentucky
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Males: 683 | (49.7%) |
Females: 692 | (50.3%) |
Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 42741
Glens Fork: | $46,942 |
KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,376 (it was $14,319 in 2000)
Glens Fork CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $126,964 (it was $50,700 in 2000)
Glens Fork: | $126,964 |
KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $169,717; detached houses: $186,335; townhouses or other attached units: $186,093; mobile homes: $69,353; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $92,599
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Glens Fork, KY
- 1,28897.0%White alone
- 141.1%Hispanic
- 131.0%Black alone
- 90.7%Two or more races
- 40.3%American Indian alone
Races in Glens Fork detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Kentucky and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Glens Fork, Kentucky as of June 16, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Glens Fork is 458 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 810 feet
Land area: 52.7 square miles.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (very low).
Glens Fork CCD: | 0.4% ($199) |
Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayette, KY (83.1 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (360.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 36.99 N, Longitude: 85.24 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 270
Here: | 4.7% |
Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.9%)
- Educational services (11.6%)
- Construction (10.1%)
- Health care (7.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Wood products (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (19.9%)
- Construction (18.2%)
- Wood products (9.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (8.4%)
- Metal & metal products (6.7%)
- Transportation equipment (6.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.1%)
- Educational services (21.6%)
- Health care (16.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.3%)
- Finance & insurance (6.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.2%)
- Public administration (4.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
- Carpenters (5.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10.1%)
- Carpenters (9.4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.2%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.9%)
- Cashiers (5.5%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (5.1%)
Average climate in Glens Fork, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Glens Fork-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/27/1971, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Glens Fork place center killed 6 people and injured 58 people.
On 4/27/1971, a category F4 tornado 11.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Glens Fork-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 117% greater 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 110.4 miles away from Glens Fork center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 176.7 miles away from Glens Fork center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 176.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 155.6 miles away from Glens Fork center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 108.7 miles away from Glens Fork center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 192.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Adair County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 4, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Glens Fork:
- PERSONAL TOUCH HOME CARE OF KY (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; COLUMBIA, KY)
- FAMILY HOME HEALTH CARE INC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; COLUMBIA, KY)
- AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; COLUMBIA, KY)
- CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; BURKESVILLE, KY)
- CUMBERLAND VALLEY MANOR (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; BURKESVILLE, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glens Fork:
- Lindsey Wilson College (about 9 miles; Columbia, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,552)
- Campbellsville University (about 26 miles; Campbellsville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,948)
- Somerset Community College (about 35 miles; Somerset, KY; FT enrollment: 4,698)
- Tennessee Technological University (about 58 miles; Cookeville, TN; FT enrollment: 9,761)
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (about 61 miles; Elizabethtown, KY; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- University of the Cumberlands (about 63 miles; Williamsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 3,585)
- Western Kentucky University (about 68 miles; Bowling Green, KY; FT enrollment: 16,942)
Public elementary/middle school in Glens Fork:
- RIGHT FORK SCHOOL CENTER (Students: 254, Location: 5296 HWY. 221, Grades: PK-8)
Points of interest:
Churches in Glens Fork include: Hopewell Baptist Church (A), Zion Church (B), Pierce Chapel (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Union Church (E), Concord Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hadleys Cemetery (1), Earl Cemetery (2), Lewis Cemetery (3), Wesley Cemetery (4), Ragen Cemetery (5), McGinnis Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Fork (A), Battle Branch (B), Tres Creek (C), Cedar Creek (D), West Prong Glens Fork (E), Burns Creek (F), Powells Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.4 people |
Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 69.5% |
Whole state: | 66.9% |
This place: | 4.2% |
Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This place: | 24.0% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This place: | 9.2% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Glens Fork:
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 8.5%
For population 25 years and over in Glens Fork:
- High school or higher: 55.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.6 minutes
Here: | 16.9 |
Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Glens Fork, KY (based on Adair County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 4,478 | 35 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,011 | 16 |
Catholic | 140 | 1 |
Other | 2 | - |
None | 12,025 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Adair County: | 3.37 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Adair County: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Adair County: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 12.5% |
Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adair County: | 32.2% |
State: | 30.0% |
Adair County: | 15.3% |
Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Glens Fork:
- WAIN (1270 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBIA, KY)
- WJKY (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
- 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)
- WIDS (570 AM; 0 kW; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY; Owner: HAMMOND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Glens Fork:
- WHVE (92.7 FM; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY; Owner: SHORELINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WJRS (104.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)
- WAIN-FM (93.5 FM; COLUMBIA, KY; Owner: TRI-COUNTY RADIO BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
- WKYR-FM (107.9 FM; BURKESVILLE, KY; Owner: RAY MULLINIX)
- WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
- WKNK (99.1 FM; EDMONTON, KY; Owner: HART COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCKQ (104.1 FM; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: CBC OF MARION & TAYLOR COUNTIES INC)
- WVLC (99.9 FM; MANNSVILLE, KY; Owner: PATRICIA RODGERS)
- WGRK-FM (103.1 FM; GREENSBURG, KY; Owner: GREEN COUNTY CBC, INC.)
- WTKY-FM (92.1 FM; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: WHITTIMORE ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WKWY (102.7 FM; TOMPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: J.K. WHITTIMORE)
TV broadcast stations around Glens Fork:
- WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Glens Fork fatal accident list:
Aug 19, 1989 08:10 PM, 900, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1- 340 J. Brummett Road (Lat: 37.007722 Lon: -85.254056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN814
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHzGrant Date: 09/01/2020, Expiration Date: 10/01/2030, Certifier: Gregory M RomanoRegistrant: Verizon, 1300 I Street, Nw - Suite 500 East, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 515-2453, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
3- Ronald R Smith, 340 J. Brummett Road (Lat: 37.007722 Lon: -85.254056), Type: 77.7, Overall height: 73.2 m, Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, Pgist@fcclaw.Com, , Mclea-n, Phone: (703) 584-8665
- Ronald R Smith, 340 J. Brummett Road (Lat: 37.007722 Lon: -85.254056), Type: 77.7, Overall height: 73.2 m, Registrant: Cumberland Cellular Partnership, 5012 Eliza-bethtown, Phone: (270) 769-0339
- Christophe Le Scanve, 340 J. Brummett Road (Lat: 37.007722 Lon: -85.254056), Type: 77.7, Structure height: 21001 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, Registrant: Cumberland Cellular Partnership, 5012 Eliza-bethtown, Phone: (270) 769-0339
- 55.4%Electricity
- 18.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.8%Wood
- 7.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 1.3%Other fuel
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 36.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.9%Electricity
- 26.5%Wood
- 8.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Glens Fork compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below 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.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly 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.