Beattyville, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
As of the census
of 2000, there were 1,193 people, 509 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density
was 599.6 people per square mile (231.5/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 282.0 per square mile (108.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.99% White, 0.42% African American, 0.42% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 509 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.8% were married couples
living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 69.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $12,336, and the median income for a family was $21,181. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,850. About 39.1% of families and 41.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.7% of those under age 18 and 33.0% of those age 65 or over.
There is also a Board Of Education and Central Office Complex building. The website for the school district is http://www.lee.k12.ky.us/. The schools have consistently ranked in the top half of all the schools in the state.
Two private schools serve the area as well. Beattyville Christian Academy and Grace Baptist Academy, although their student population is much lower than the public school system.
, a number of the state and national leaders of education exist within a 60-mile drive.
include:
Emergency medical services for Beattyville are provided by the Lee County Ambulance Service in Beattyville, they provide 24/7 Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support emergency services to all citizens and visitors of Lee County transporting primarily to Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital and KY River Medical Center as well as providing non-emergency transportation services and a wheelchair transport van.
There are three medical clinics, two dentists offices, an ophthalmologist. Kentucky River Community Care provides mental health services and drug and alcohol rehabilitation. There are three local pharmacies as well.
Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center is the community nursing and rehabilitation center. They provided Alzhiemers, Personal, Intermittent and Skilled nursing care as well as inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational, and restorative care therapies with a 120 bed inpatient capacity.
Lee County Home Health provides for in home personal care from nurses and home health aides so that your loved ones can remain at home as long as possible.
Hospice Care Plus is available to families in the community to provide their loved one with the maximum amount of comfort and supportive end of life care.
Geri-Young provides adult day care with a full schedule of activities as well as lunch provided in house.
Jordan Drug and Jordan Medical provides facility pharmacy services for nursing homes, hospitals and similar facilities. Jordan Medical provides a full line of home health care and oxygen equipment.
Daniel Boone Transit also provides non-emergency wheelchair transportation.
is served by Jackson Energy, based in McKee, Kentucky
that serves south-central Kentucky. Licking Valley RECC serves Northern Lee County. Natural Gas is served by Columbia Gas of Kentucky and Delta Natural Gas Company. Two Water Services exist, Beattyville Water Works, serving the city and most of the county and Southside Water Association serving the southern and east parts of Lee County.
Since 1987, during the third weekend of October, the Main Street of Beattyville is closed to traffic, as the annual Woolly Worm Festival begins setting up. For Three-Days, Friday-"Opening Day", Saturday-"Parade Day", and Sunday "Closing Day" (Which also has a large carshow).
There are a large amount of musicians that perform almost constantly on one of two stages, dozens of booths offering a wide variety of merchandise, some interesting and delicious food, and helicopter tours of Beattyville/Lee County and "Woolly Worm Races", which is won by coaxing one of these "Hairy Caterpillars" up a string, the first one to reach the top wins, with the only rule being "No Touching", there is usually a cash prize for the winner.
Over 20 years later, The Woolly Worm Festival still remains a popular event, attracting a large number of tourists, and locals. Beattyville is just a few minutes from Natural Bridge State Park (Kentucky)
, there is a "small-town atmosphere" in Beattyville, and the annual carshow are a few reasons thought to be why it is such a popular event.
Because of the festival, the Woolly Worm is usually associated with Beattyville, the "official" Woolly Worm Festival mascot is named "Woolly the Woolly Worm", he appears on some merchandise and flyers, and there is usually a round hay bale caricature of him beside a sign that says "Welcome To Beattyville."
The name "Woolly Worm" actually refers to the Woolly bear caterpillar
.
/DT, a television and radio station is headquartered in Beattyville. The channel is a Christian programming channel and is an affiliate of TBN, the Trinity Broadcasting Network
. The station is carried through numerous local cable stations, DISH Network
and DirecTV
. Coverage is carried as far north as Georgetown
and Cynthiana
, Bardstown
to the west, Whitley City
to the south, and Pikeville
to the east. The station is owned by Hour of Harvest, Inc.
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,193 people, 509 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 599.6 people per square mile (231.5/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 282.0 per square mile (108.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.99% White, 0.42% African American, 0.42% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 509 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 69.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $12,336, and the median income for a family was $21,181. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $13,850. About 39.1% of families and 41.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.7% of those under age 18 and 33.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Beattyville is served by the Lee County School District. Schools located within Beattyville proper include:- Beattyville Elementary School
- Southside Elementary School
- Lee County Middle School
- Lee County High School
- Lee County Area Technology Center
- Lee County Alternative Education School
There is also a Board Of Education and Central Office Complex building. The website for the school district is http://www.lee.k12.ky.us/. The schools have consistently ranked in the top half of all the schools in the state.
Two private schools serve the area as well. Beattyville Christian Academy and Grace Baptist Academy, although their student population is much lower than the public school system.
Higher education
Although there are no higher education opportunities in Beattyville or Lee CountyLee County, Kentucky
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 7,916. Its county seat is Beattyville. It is a prohibition or dry county.-History:...
, a number of the state and national leaders of education exist within a 60-mile drive.
- Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard Community and Technical College , located in Hazard, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . Established as Hazard Community College in 1968, the name of the college was changed to Hazard Community and Technical...
, Lees College Campus, 18 Miles - Berea CollegeBerea CollegeBerea College is a liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky , founded in 1855. Current full-time enrollment is 1,514 students...
, 32 Miles - Eastern Kentucky UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityEastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
, 45 Miles - National CollegeNational College of Business & TechnologyNational College, formerly National College of Business & Technology and also formerly National Business College, is a for-profit career college operating in the southeastern and east-central United States...
, Richmond Branch, 45 Miles - Morehead State UniversityMorehead State UniversityMorehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2012 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S...
, 44 Miles - Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeBluegrass Community and Technical CollegeBluegrass Community and Technical College , located in Lexington, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was formed from the consolidation of two separate institutions: Lexington Community College and Central Kentucky...
, 52 Miles - Transylvania UniversityTransylvania UniversityTransylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...
, 52 Miles - University of KentuckyUniversity of KentuckyThe University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
, 52 Miles - Centre CollegeCentre CollegeCentre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
, 59 Miles
Business and Industry
Major employers in Beattyville and Lee CountyLee County, Kentucky
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 7,916. Its county seat is Beattyville. It is a prohibition or dry county.-History:...
include:
- Lee Adjustment Center (a private medium security prison with 800 inmates from KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
and VermontVermontVermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. Owned by Corrections Corporations of America.) - Three Forks Regional Jail (Multi-County Jail serving the central-east area of KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
including Powell CountyPowell County, KentuckyPowell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 13,237. Its county seat is Stanton. The county was formed January 7, 1852, by Kentucky Governor Lazarus W. Powell...
, Wolfe County, Owsley County, and Breathitt County. - Lion Apparel, Inc (Factory that makes fire-fighting turnout coats and pants).
- ACS, Affiliated Computer Systems (Data and transaction processing).
- Lee County Public Schools, the largest employer in Beattyville.
- Lee County Wood Products, (Sawmill)
- Kentucky River Community Care (mental health facility serving the east KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
region.) - People's Exchange Bank, (Two bank locations in Beattyville).
- Experience Works, Inc (non-profit organization and largest National grantee of Senior Community Service Employment ProgramSenior Community Service Employment ProgramThe Senior Community Service Employment Program is a program of the United States Department of Labor, its Employment and Training Administration, to help more senior citizens get back into or remain active in the labor workforce. It is a community service and work-based training program...
(SCSEP) funds from the U.S. Department of Labor) - Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center (Nursing Facility with a 120 bed capacity)
Public Services
The Beattyville Fire Department is headed by Chief Greg Brandenburg and the Beattyville City Police Department by Chief Tim Chandler. EMS are present at a combined city-county dispatch center on River Drive. Beattyville Waterworks and Beattyville Sewer are also located in the city hall building on Main Street.Healthcare
Beattyville has no hospital. Nearby facilities are in Irvine (Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital), Jackson (Kentucky River Medical Center), Winchester (Clark Regional Hospital), Richmond (Pattie A Clay Hospital), Hazard (Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center), Manchester (Manchester Memorial Hospital), and Lexington, where healthcare services are abound.Emergency medical services for Beattyville are provided by the Lee County Ambulance Service in Beattyville, they provide 24/7 Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support emergency services to all citizens and visitors of Lee County transporting primarily to Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital and KY River Medical Center as well as providing non-emergency transportation services and a wheelchair transport van.
There are three medical clinics, two dentists offices, an ophthalmologist. Kentucky River Community Care provides mental health services and drug and alcohol rehabilitation. There are three local pharmacies as well.
Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center is the community nursing and rehabilitation center. They provided Alzhiemers, Personal, Intermittent and Skilled nursing care as well as inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational, and restorative care therapies with a 120 bed inpatient capacity.
Lee County Home Health provides for in home personal care from nurses and home health aides so that your loved ones can remain at home as long as possible.
Hospice Care Plus is available to families in the community to provide their loved one with the maximum amount of comfort and supportive end of life care.
Geri-Young provides adult day care with a full schedule of activities as well as lunch provided in house.
Jordan Drug and Jordan Medical provides facility pharmacy services for nursing homes, hospitals and similar facilities. Jordan Medical provides a full line of home health care and oxygen equipment.
Daniel Boone Transit also provides non-emergency wheelchair transportation.
Utilities
Beattyville is served by Kentucky Utilities, while much of Lee CountyLee County, Kentucky
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 7,916. Its county seat is Beattyville. It is a prohibition or dry county.-History:...
is served by Jackson Energy, based in McKee, Kentucky
McKee, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 878 people, 359 households, and 232 families residing in the town. The population density was 385.3 people per square mile . There were 402 housing units at an average density of 176.4 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.54% White, 0.11% Black...
that serves south-central Kentucky. Licking Valley RECC serves Northern Lee County. Natural Gas is served by Columbia Gas of Kentucky and Delta Natural Gas Company. Two Water Services exist, Beattyville Water Works, serving the city and most of the county and Southside Water Association serving the southern and east parts of Lee County.
Woolly Worm Festival
There are a large amount of musicians that perform almost constantly on one of two stages, dozens of booths offering a wide variety of merchandise, some interesting and delicious food, and helicopter tours of Beattyville/Lee County and "Woolly Worm Races", which is won by coaxing one of these "Hairy Caterpillars" up a string, the first one to reach the top wins, with the only rule being "No Touching", there is usually a cash prize for the winner.
Over 20 years later, The Woolly Worm Festival still remains a popular event, attracting a large number of tourists, and locals. Beattyville is just a few minutes from Natural Bridge State Park (Kentucky)
Natural Bridge State Park (Kentucky)
Natural Bridge State Resort Park is a Kentucky state park located in Powell and Wolfe Counties along the Middle Fork of the Red River, adjacent to the Red River Gorge Geologic Area and surrounded by the Daniel Boone National Forest. Its namesake natural bridge is the centerpiece of the park. The...
, there is a "small-town atmosphere" in Beattyville, and the annual carshow are a few reasons thought to be why it is such a popular event.
Because of the festival, the Woolly Worm is usually associated with Beattyville, the "official" Woolly Worm Festival mascot is named "Woolly the Woolly Worm", he appears on some merchandise and flyers, and there is usually a round hay bale caricature of him beside a sign that says "Welcome To Beattyville."
The name "Woolly Worm" actually refers to the Woolly bear caterpillar
Woolly bear caterpillar
The common moth Pyrrharctia isabella is known by different common names at its two main life stages. The adult is the Isabella Tiger Moth and the larva is called the Banded Woolly Bear. The larvae of many species of Arctiid moths are called "woolly bears" because of their long, thick, furlike setae...
.
WLJC-TV/DT
WLJC-TVWLJC-TV
WLJC-TV is a religious television station in Beattyville, Kentucky, broadcasting digital-only on channel 7 as an affiliate of TBN. Founded June 28, 1982, the station is owned by Hour of Harvest, Inc...
/DT, a television and radio station is headquartered in Beattyville. The channel is a Christian programming channel and is an affiliate of TBN, the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
. The station is carried through numerous local cable stations, DISH Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
and DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
. Coverage is carried as far north as Georgetown
Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...
and Cynthiana
Cynthiana, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,258 people, 2,692 households, and 1,639 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,873.6 people per square mile . There were 2,909 housing units at an average density of 870.9 per square mile...
, Bardstown
Bardstown, Kentucky
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...
to the west, Whitley City
Whitley City, Kentucky
Whitley City is a census-designated place in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census. Despite its name, it is not an incorporated city; however, it is the county seat of McCreary County. Whitley City is one of two non-city county seats in Kentucky the...
to the south, and Pikeville
Pikeville, Kentucky
Pikeville is a city in Pike County, Kentucky. The population was 6,903 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.-History:On March 25, 1822, the county's government officials decided to build a new county seat named Liberty, one and one-half mile below the mouth of the Russell Fork...
to the east. The station is owned by Hour of Harvest, Inc.