Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Greenup County Industrial Reports for Kentucky Counties 1986 Industrial Resources: Greenup County Kentucky Library Research Collections Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/greenup_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: Greenup County" (1986). Greenup County. Paper 6. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/greenup_cty/6 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Greenup County by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GREENUP COUNTY — Site 186 — 180 Acres For more information contact the Kentucky Department of Economic Development. Industrial Development & Marketing Division. Capital Plaza Tower. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502-564-7140). Ohio River Mile 3S4 I Intermediate Regional i Flood Elevation • 530 Feet \\® 5AC =KiT B 0 \550 0\d . -V. R43f^ Frost 'Tdwer-- P^isposalJSewage \% Mctel)^, ^bath Shorb^, . f High ► » ex . .>» .'•.^4/ sT LOCATION: In northern Greenup County adjacent to Ohio River Mile 351.5; ^proximately 1.6 miles east of South Shore city limits ZONING; Not zoned Existirtg Industries HIGHWAY ACCESS; U.S. 23 adjacent to southern boundary; Inter A Didier Taylor Refractories state 64 interchange approximately 38 miles south via U.S. 23 B Columbia Hydrocarbon RAILROAD: CSX passes through southern portion of site C Ky-Ohio Transportation Co. WATER: South Shore Water Works Company D C. E. Refractories Inc. Size Line; 8-inch line approximately 900 feet south across U.S. 23 GROUND WATER YIELD: Possible yields in this area range from 329 gpm to 557 gpm from wells drilled to depths of 30 to 50 feet SEWERAGE; Sewer service presently not available NATURAL GAS; Columbia Gas of Kentucky Size Line; 6-inch line approximately 200feet south across U.S. 23 12-inch line approximately 1,300 feet west Subshine ELECTRICITY; Kentucky Power Company OWNERSHIP; Private SCHOOL DISTRICT: Greenup County SCALE; 1 inch = 2000 feet UTILITIES CONTOUR INTERVAL; 20 feet — -• Water Line Hordes BASE; USGS 7.5 minute series • 1968 —— Gas Line Lake Photorevised • 1975 Creek BOYD COUNTY. KENTUCKY — Site 186 — 25.2 Acres For more information contact the Department of Economic Development, Office of Business Development, Industrial Development Division, Capital Plaza Tower, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502-564-7140). i\ ^ LOCATION: Southeast Boyd County approximately 15 miles south of Ashland near the Big Sandy River ZONING: None HIGHWAY ACCESS: US 23 approximately 5IX) feet west of site; Interstate 64 approximately 8.6 miles north via US 23 RAILROAD: CSX adjacent to western boundary Y: A- WATER: Big Sandy Water District Tennessee Gas Pipeline CisNn-^ Size Line: 6-inch line adjacent to western boundary Compressor Stationfil^^!f SEWERAGE: Sewer service can be provided by Huntington Alloys l'" i'l "' facility NATURAL GAS: Columbia Gas of Kentucky Size Line: 10-inch line approximately 800 feet west , jRef! I ELECTRICITY: Kentucky Power Company OWNERSHIP: Private SCHOOL DISTRICT: Boyd County ;v ■Huntington- - Alloys, Inc.;! SCALE: l inch = 2000 feet UTILITIES Water Line CONTOUR INTERVAL: 20 feet /Y. BASE: USGS 7.5 minute series -1968 —— Natural Gas ^'i.SubSTAtion' ;■ Ij'f Photorevised • 1978 Some Revisions • 1982 ■':T' 1:-.;- . Tract I • 13.7 Ac. t.jvv .Cem h' n-. - ///' /i iv Tract M - 11.5 Ac. 'V :A' /'■ I T'r 1 586 660 -800' OLD w! ■••••c 'A Co N Vj # -6ao-r^£s^ZZX wf'' ^JvER ,y._ . , CSX 569 ^ Intermediate Regiorwl .. Flood Elevation 560 feet. • Shannon « \ \ 'ml- I'Qs >■ Christian Cem ■ :Buchanar ^ w Cem \ 1 ^i /sro i : , >; ■ ■ ^ ' >?- # / . '*.•* * *• .X • •'St Cry \) !• / /IS Gem' -700- <1 \ i> IQ! Dem* .-700- % 0 RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOYD AND GREENUP COUNTIES, KENTUCKY Prepared by The Kentucky Department of Economic Development Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with The Chamber of Commerce of Boyd and Greenup Counties, Inc. 1986 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page INDUSTRIAL SITES i BO YD AND GREENUP COUNTIES, KENTUCKY - A RESOURCE PROFILE ... I LABOR MARKET STATISTICS 2 County Population 2 City Population 2 Labor Force Characteristics of Residents, 1984 3 Selected Components of Nonagricultural Employment, by Place of Work, 1984 3 Estimated Male Labor Supply 4 Estimated Female Labor Supply 4 Average Weekly Wages By Industry, by Place of Work, 1984 5 Per Capita Personal Income 7 EXISTING INDUSTRY Major Boyd and Greenup Counties Manufacturing Firms, Their Products and Employment 8 Labor Organizations in Manufacturing Firms 11 Selected Industrial Services 13 TRANSPORTATION 14 Rail 14 Highways 14 Truck Service 13 Air 16 Water 17 POWER AND FUEL 19 Electricity 19 Natural Gas 19 Other Fuels 20 WATER AND SEWERAGE 21 Public Water Supply 21 Raw Water 28 Sewerage 28 CLIMATE 33 IV Chapter Page LOCAL GOVERNMENT 3^^ Structure 3k Planning and Zoning 3k Local Fees and Licenses 35 Property Taxes 36 Safety 37 Police 37 Fire 38 Refuse Collection and Disposal 38 EDUCATION 39 Public Schools 39 Nonpublic Schools 40 Area Colleges and Universities 40 Vocational Schools 41 HEALTH 44 Local Medical Personnel 44 Hospitals 44 Other Medical Facilities 44 Ambulance Service 44 OTHER LOCAL FACILITIES 45 Communications 45 Library Services 45 Religious Institutions 45 Financial Institutions 46 Hotels and Motels 46 RECREATION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES 47 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS 49 1985 EDITION GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP N BOYD COUNTY KENTUCKY a* THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DIVISION OF PLANNING I* COOoro'iiOX >»ITH rnt U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 4 MILES U60: y ASHLAND OP 2T0^« ^yffesfc^ IronviHe* >i Whirfcy . Summit! lt¥jC—: ockdol .CATLETTSeURG ROP 3.00S Migh\ STRAIGHT lo; (McNmO 4 oV CANNQiM^BURy^ I imj I ;l16ERT^v. onnonsbufQ wPTinctfss \ .. 9CTHE T&RP/^ ChADWiCK CR CH Coalton 2j^g»Jts0i,prfAa GAS Kimrc Movity Rush 9^ - GRASSLAND Lockwood 0* uibeftson 0^' Gorner Burgess ^,.^752; CtRltS Olivet/ c^Bumoug yr^ . KovortojQ Boltftfork V \ Moyhew (G'endorol 1986 EDITION GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP GREENUP COUNTY KENTUCKY KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DIVISION OF PLANNING U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HlGHWAT ADMINISTRATION ) .v., BOYD AND GREENUP COUNTIES LABOR MARKET AREA With MAJOR HIGHWAYS & RAILROAD SYSTEM ^NewpO'i ^Owirtglon Shadeid fir(!u dynoies Labor Market Area. K£NT(J»^A,pgj' SCIOTO .I GAllAT r m fi} Poimouth B'oo«»«iie r Monv LAWREt^'fcE Crt«nuc MI M S Robertson Ashlan Owwitor CoiMi^nffe CASK H N R r H A R R,lls 0 flemKigAurg oOongM CmIM ' ^ / CynIt»onJ / G'Otso' flSLounvilR _—- -. 1 s C 0 AT' ^ ^ ^ |e N K L I nI G-yytewi M "lit f. V . rronklcxi -v. 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The two counties cover a total land area of 508 square miles. Boyd County had a 198^ estimated population of 5^,770, Two incorporated cities, Ashland and Catlettsburg, are located in Boyd County. Greenup County had a 198^* estimated population of 38,649. Eight incorporated cities are located in Greenup County. The cities are Bellefonte, Flatwoods, Greenup, Raceland, Russell, South Shore, Worthingthon, and Wurtland. Ashland is located 67 miles west of Charleston, West Virginia; 162 miles southeast of Cincinnati, Ohio; 190 miles east of Louisville, Kentucky; and 281 miles northeast of Knoxville, Tennessee. The Economic Framework - The total number of Boyd and Greenup County residents employed in 1984 averaged 31,270, with nonagricultural jobs accounting for 30,850 workers. Manufacturing firms in the county reported 10,100 employees; wholesale and retail trade provided 6,450 jobs; 4,420 people were employed in service occupations; state and local government accounted for 3,170 employees; and contract construction firms provided 1,278 jobs.