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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Adair County Industrial Reports for Kentucky Counties 1996 Industrial Resources: Adair County, Kentucky Kentucky Library Research Collections Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/adair_cty Part of the Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Growth and Development Commons, and the Infrastructure Commons Recommended Citation Kentucky Library Research Collections, "Industrial Resources: Adair County, Kentucky" (1996). Adair County. Paper 12. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/adair_cty/12 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Adair County by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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Ohio County • Owensboro • Owentcr • Ov/tngsvilie • Faducan • Paintsvd'e • Fans • Fike County • Po-Aeli Prestonsfcurg • Princeton • Raaciin • Rjchn-.ond > F. ..rseh Count/ • Scot*:, /• :! e • Sne'Oyvihe • Scnarset SpringMeid • Stamping Ground • Stan'^cd-Linco:" Cc . • Tome!- Cama' -n- • Ta'.''C'S'.'' -'e Todd County • Union County - '.'ancecurg • VertrO!' ;-:: • • v. -rc-.t;; 'Tc'-n:-. • '.V-s' i. -ne:*-. • vv.'l ia'TisKu'j Winchesten Kentuckv Kentucky Resources For Economic Development Columbia J Prepared by The Kentuclty Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research in cooperation with The Columbia-Adair Count}' Chamber of Commerce and The Columbia-Adair County Industrial Authority 1996 Division Director - Rene' True: program manager - Keith Roberts; research - Debbie Kimbrough: clerical - Wanda Sharp: graphics - Robert Owens. Cost of printing paid from state funds. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter page COLUMBIA. KENTUCKY-A RESOURCE PROFILE I THE LABOR MARKET STATISTICS 2 Labor Market Area Map 2 Population 3 Population Projections 3 Estimated Labor Supply 3 Labor Force Characteristics of Residents, 1995 4 Selected Components of Nonagricultural Employment, by Place of Work. 1995 5 Per Capita Personal Income 6 Average Placement Wages 7 Average Weekly Wages of Workers Covered by Unemployment Insurance 1994 - Bar Chart 8 Average Weekly Wages by Industry, by Place of Work, 1994 9 EXISTING INDUSTRY 10 Columbia Manufacturing Firms, Their Products and Emplojment 10 Recent Industrial Developments 11 Labor Organizations in Manufacturing Firms 11 Selected Industnal Services 11 TRANSPORTATION 12 Highways 12 Truck Service 12 Selected Market Location Map 13 Rail 14 Air 14 UTILITIES 15 Electricity 15 Natural Gas 15 Public Water Supply 10 Sewerage 10 CLIMATE 17 Chapter Pa2e LOCAL GOVERNMENT 18 Stnicture 18 Planning and Zoning 18 Local Fees and Licenses 18 State and Local Property Taxes 19 EDUCATION 20 Public Schools 20 Nonpublic Schools 20 Area Colleges and Universities 20 Vocational Training 21 OTHER LOCAL FACILITIES 23 Local Medical Personnel 23 Hospitals 23 Other Medical Facilities and Services 23 Banks and Savings & Loan Associations 23 Newspapers 23 Telephone Service 23 RECREATION 24 GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP ADAIR COUNTY KENTUCKY «. T.t KENTUCKY TRANSPOftTATION CABINET DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DIVISION OF PLANNING y.S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL mSMWAT ADMINISTRATION columsia M COLUMBIA,KENTUCKY - A RESOURCE PROFILE Columbia,thecountyseatofAdairCounty,isthehomeofLmdsey Wilson College. Thecityhada 1994 estimated population of4,655 pCTSons. Columbia is located 101 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky; 96 miles southwest of Lexington, Kentucky; 124 miles northeast of Nashville, Tennessee; and 169 miles northwest of Knoxville, Tennessee. Adair Coimty, which covers a land area of 406 square miles, is located in the Mississippian Plateaus Region of south-central Kentucky. Large, flat ridgetops characterize portions of central and southeastern Adair Count>'. The county had a 1994 estimated population of 16,033 persons. The Economic Framework - The total number of Adair Count\^ residents employed in 1995 averaged 7,487. Manufacturing firms in the county rqwrted 1,049 employees; wholesale and retail trade provided 824 jobs; 1,137 people were employed in service occupations; state and local government accounted for 691 employees; and contract construction firms provided 185 jobs. Labor Supply - Thoe is a current estimated labor supply of 6,120 persons available for industrial jobs in the labor market area In addition, from 1997 through 2001, 6,580 young persons in the area will become 18 years of age and potentially available for industrial jobs. Transportation - Major highways serving Columbia include the Cumberland Parkway and Kentuclq/ Route 80, both AAA-rated tmcking hi^w^s; and Kentucky Route 55, which is AAA-rated north of the city. Interstate 65, a major north-south route, is accessible 50 miles west via the Cumberland Parkway. Other hi^ways serving Columbia include Kentucky Route 61,206, and 551. Twelve trucking companies provide interstate and/or intrastate service to the city. The Columbia-Adair County Airport maintains a 2,600-foot paved runway. The nearest scheduled commercial airline service is available at Louisville International Airport, 97 miles northwest of Columbia. CSX Transportation provides the nearest rail service at Glasgow, Kentucky, 37 miles west of Columbia. Power and Fuel - Kentucky Utilities Compan\' provides electric power to Columbia and parts of Adair County. Taylor Countv' Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation serves most of Adair County. Columbia Utilities Commission provides natural gas service to the cit>-. Education - Primary and secondary education is provided to Columbia and Adair Countv- by the Adair County Public School System. Lindsay Wilson College, recently accredited as a four-year institution, is located in Columbia. Six other colleges and universities are located within 70 miles. The Somerset Regional Technology Center, 42 miles east, and the Russell County Area Technology Center in Russell Springs, 16 miles east of Columbia, offer vocational training to the area. COLUMBIA LABOR MARKET AREA With Covtnaroo MAJOR HIGHWAYS & RAILROAD SYSTEM Bjrhnglon Shaded area denotes Labor Market Area. BO ON E in ^ ...KENT PBEL 0 gallat mmou'h Brooktvtlk ' Movtvill TRlhttLU C ARROU G<«irig Q n t t HJ\J P Avhlond Caiiiliibu'9 H tIN R Y )fy H A R RvllS 0 •«' C»n««n9i / ( v\ '^AnicMl'aVv I- E G ^ B 0 Y D ''"" <;--|\ P<Kt| ' y SL ./VX ^/Mo«*h*d'V/ '" ^ 5^' Y (fXNKLINlG.«V.»JX.Fronliforl « JB/T>\U ffV 0 Owingj-nllajai^ o a u,. u ^ * - xf X ^'x9r \ ® 'Ve E yTo T T> R S\ 0 /* ToytorlvO* . -V _ r "^r -Y/1 a * r e n/?c t W«l L«*r<it A\fi K ^ BU lM' t' ■ TL ^/Vt. ^SWIon'v. I /" .Pa>nt»v>H» •'' -'NtUlSON w r SSAMINET ~^\l y M £ R CIE R I POWELL Soldi<cwn Compiort ft SH iINGTON Her^Mbgrg Horrodlbi/9 AO Op/TnV;; SprindliM V M ft 0 SON \BRtCKlWRlOCE/ Ehtobftihi /EST , L>/ >C5 V \ e 0 T L N/ "XT"fki.tr III.' • aBLoboKO" ' v^^RRAR Pik4yii1« , I M ft HA I 0 N I Skinfvd L«i1chnt L ft R \ \ri \ i <r^H-*-r>^ \S 0 N J ft C KsloN..JpO W S L E YV t ' A V/ X >t "'""iw Hiftdman S i •vPE-RlRYyl \ I . K N 0 T T f Mor^lOWA LMAA SormrMt L EIS L I £ >^S'-"'=HER^ r 6ew9 Gf ^ L- Hoflork hianlcpllQ WhiltOT City SooIUtBi M 0 N N 0 E ^ y L I NIT on/ L E Y 0 eFl L ft L ^L E N ^ TOmplilBWilN ftlbcry.).., ^ T* t C R E|ft R Y MiddlllbSvetftjCt. LABOR MARKET STATISTICS The Columbia Labor Market Area includes Adair County and the adjoining Kentucky counties of Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell, and Taylor. POPULATION 1994* 1990 1980 1970 79,024 Labor Market Area 95,079 91,551 92,753 3,234 Columbia 4,655 3,845 3,710 13,037 Adair County 16,033 15,360 15,233 *Population estimates. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. POPULATION PROJECTIONS 2000 2010 2020 105,587 109,767 Labor Market Area 100,177 19,515 Adair County 17,170 18,425 Note: Population projections are from High Growth Series forecast. Source: University of Louisville, Urban Studies Center, State Data Center. ESTIMATED LABOR SUPPLY Current Future Not in Becoming 18 years Labor of age Total 1 Jnemnloyed Force 1997 thru 2001 6,580 Labor Market Area* 6,120 3,110 3,010 1,110 Adair County 753 598 155 * Additional workers may oe orawn iroiu ouici ucoi 4A..iuitiwa. Note- Unemployed - persons unemployed and actively seeking work; Not in Labor Force - represents the number of persons who would enter the labor force if suitable employment were available (based on the assumption that persons in Kentucky would like to participate in the labor force m the same proportion that they do nationally). Underemployed persons (employed only 14 to 26 weeks during the year) are no longer included in labor surplus estimates. Sources: Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources, Kentucky Labor Surplus Estimates by County, 1994. Kentuck>- Cabinet for Economic Development, Future Labor Supply Becoming 18 Years of Age, 1997 thru 2001.