Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Caldwell County Industrial Reports for Kentucky Counties 1987 Industrial Resources: Caldwell County - Princeton Kentucky Library Research Collections Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/caldwell_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: Caldwell County - Princeton" (1987). Caldwell County. Paper 6. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/caldwell_cty/6 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Caldwell County by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPME ♦ «-n« lSi^2<5w A _ V i.i£-i ft TSSSS , iiv v.^S f«Js -r. Princeton 43>J. "i'-»>fe/'.<. 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A Special Metals Corporation ^fPrxr ® Arvin Industries m LOCATION; Within western city limits ZONING: 1-2 HIGHWAY ACCESS: US 62 adjacent to northern boundary; Western Kentucky Parkway interchange approximately 2.2 miles northeast of site RAILROAD: Illinois Central Gulf Railroad adjacent to southern boundary of site WATER: Princeton Water and Wastewater Size Line: 8-inch line along northern boundary SEWERAGE: Princeton Water and Wastewater Size Line: 8-inch line along western boundary NATURAL GAS: Western Kentucky Gas Company , Size Line: 4-inch line approximately 2,000 feet east of site along north side of US 62 co A ELECTRICITY: Princeton Electric Plant Board ■ OWNERSHIP: Princeton Industrial Foundation SCHOOL DISTRICT: Caldwell County UTILITIES SCALE: 1 inch = 2000 feet Water Line CONTOUR INTERVAL: lOfeet — Sewer Line BASE: USGS 7.5 minute series • 1967 Gas Line A V-.^ Sewage Treatment Plant RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRINCETON, KENTUCKY Prepared by The Kentucky Department of Economic Development Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with The Princeton-Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce 1987 Program manager - Andrew Dennis; research - Keith Roberts; clerical - Bobbi Graves; graphics - Tony Cecconi, Robert Owens, Pat Coleman; cartography - Site Evaluation Branch, Division of Industrial Development and Marketing. Cost of printing paid from state funds. IV TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page INDUSTRIAL SITES i PRINCETON, KENTUCKY - A RESOURCE PROFILE 1 THE LABOR MARKET AREA 2 Population 2 Population Projections 2 Labor Force Characteristics of Residents, 1986 3 Selected Components of Nonagricultural Employment, by Place of Work, 1988 Per Capita Personal Income 4 Estimated Male Labor Supply 5 Estimated Female Labor Supply 5 Average Weekly Wages by Industry, by Place of Work, 198G , g EXISTING INDUSTRY 8 Princeton Manufacturing Firms, Their Products and Employment Labor Organizations in Manufacturing Firms 9 Selected Industrial Services TRANSPORTATION Rail Highways Truck Service Air ! 12 Air Express Service Water POWER AND FUEL Electricity Natural Gas Other Fuels 15 WATER AND SEWERAGE Public Water Supply Sewerage CLIMATE 2^8 Chapter Page LOCAL GOVERNMENT 20 Structure 20 Planning and Zoning 20 Local Fees and Licenses 20 State and Local Property Taxes 21 Combined State and Local Rates Per $100 Valuation, 1986 21 Safety 22 Police 22 Fire 22 Rescue Service 22 Refuse Collection and Disposal 22 EDUCATION 23 Public Schools 23 Area Colleges and Universities 24 Vocational Training 25 HEALTH 27 Local Medical Personnel 27 Hospitals 27 Other Medical Facilities 27 Ambulance Service 27 OTHER LOCAL FACXLITIES 28 Communications 28 Library Services 28 Religious Institutions 28 Financial Institutions 29 Hotels and Motels 29 RECREATION 30 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS 33 VI 1907 EDITION GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP CALDWELL COUNTY KENTUCKY KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DIVISION OF PLANNING IN COOPlNA'iO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 'a V J'- »- F' •' i ^ isij ■ - - -- "'PRINCETON ^ Sci3"sbij'^9 «- ' MeCo*0" Om«« Po^d PRINCETON LABOR MARKET AREA With MAJOR HIGHWAYS & RAILROAD SYSTEM Shaded area denotes Labor Market Area. Wcr«o« r^ALLATl Owiton H ElN R Y ")p aGiv<9^ fKMw Coitlt '• •- .OHAIi ? - iiMi |I ViFVonlitort R S\ 0 .. ^rtoid TaytortvM Lgmncaburgl SPENCER i V-v. —-n* N 0 E R S oiji ^HAHCOCk* vj/y . ^ ( M E R^E R BordllownJ (OwvnMro > 'I \ Horroaibivq' Morfcnfi A lV O A V^I,, , ^< \.A\bseci 'mwflf / \l/~ / L H^emghifd L A--J ^ lU/N 1/ 0 N .0 T L ry rA- CcRoto 1 A- / ° V ' ® \ L I y A m I n N I tMc U e A Nl Ltitehfiti Hortfortf Lg^R-^I^T VS 0 N u r^ 0 c N X W\ T A j/u'A 0 R r'A" Mofion / /".... ModitoninflMl -'-f ( \ N ^aKW"»viiN LibAft^N (LIVINGSTON r ^ ^ \ " "y" ' (, V,) .A)\.^c t.f% ^ ^ - / ^ H fix* IfK iXNfls1 s I. \. y bIu T L E R \ J it-^^Uwra^iENiURGy \ J &»tn«ofg^ DWELL GrMKviiK \ I Smttilond A x' / V /C \ A 0 A I R A E«jS"#L.Jp"^S^^iwjsion ^ A ColuTiBio / / V Bowimfl y 1 , \ /' "71,°"' ^I ^A:X ; 1 >- v.. -vi v c H R ( SIT t A N W / ^ ^GIoiQow y— ^ I jom«»o»B .. L Y ON :: I j ^\w Ay^sV/RM/ e n / MET C AL F E/T R USB E L L^^ I HopKinivnir T n\_»^^7NJ\ J'-ai 0 Aj r ° ° ° ' V / 1\ //• "T)/Vi A Ptn^n MA R V N " L(L "V J' \ V 'IJ [MgyNMir T It I 8 6 f y y /" "^iflurtwyiN ' rSceti*t*t'ScetltvM vx-moM 0 nN rR 0o ev.E . clinIton TompkintviiW / ® / \ , /& I Murray 'Hidunon T O N PRINCETON, KENTUCKY - A RESOURCE PROFILE Princeton, the county seat of Caldwell County, is located in the Pennyrile section of western Kentucky just east of Lake Barkley, the Land Between the Lakes and the vast Western Waterland area. Princeton, with a 1984 estimated population of 6,814, is located 101 miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee; 173 miles southwest of Louisville, Kentucky; and 217 miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Caldwell County, with a 1986 estimated population of 13,300, has a land area of 347 square miles. Til* Eeonomlc FraiMworfc - The total number of Caldwell County residents employed in 1986 averaged 4,850. Manufacturing firms in the county reported 790 employees; wholesale and retail trade provided 860 jobs; 630 people were employed in service occupations; state and local government accounted for 670 employees; contract construction firms provided 60 jobs; and 80 people were employed by mining and quarrying operations. «upply - There is a current estimated labor supply of 8,280 men and 15,540 women available for industrial jobs in the labor market area. In addition, from 1987 through 1991, 6,580 young men and 6,260 young women in the area will become 18 years of age and potentially available for industrial jobs. - The Paducah and Louisville Railway provides main line rail service to Princeton. Major highways serving Princeton are the Western Kentucky Parkway, U.S. Highway 62, and Kentucky Route 293. An interchange of Interstate 24 is located 13 miles west of the city. Thirteen trucking companies provide interstate and/or intrastate service to Princeton. The nearest commercial airline ^rvice is available at the Barkley Regional Airport near Paducah, 58 miles west. Commercial airline service is also available at the Evansville Dress Regional Airport near Evansville, Indiana, 89 miles northeast; and at the Nashville Metropolitan Airport near Nashville, Tennessee, 107 miles southeast of Princeton. The Princeton-Caldwell County Airport has a 3,000-foot paved runway. Electric Plant Board. - CaldwellElectric powerCounty is is provided served electric to Princeton power byby thethe PrincetonKentucky Utilities Company, the Henderson-Union Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, and the Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation. Princeton is provided natural gas service by the Western Kentucky Gas Company. One distributor of propane and four distributors of distillate fuel oil serve Princeton. EdweittOTi - Primary and secondary education is provided to Princeton and Caldwell County by the Caldwell County School System, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. There are ten colleges and universities located within 100 miles of Princeton. The Madisonville State Vocational-Technical School in Madisonville, 30 miles northeast, offers training in 18 courses. The Caldwell County Area Vocational Education Center, located in Princeton, offers training in seven courses LABOR MARKET STATISTICS The Princeton Labor Market Area includes Caldwell County and the adjoining Kentucky counties of Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon, Trigg and Webster. POPULATION Percent Nonwhite Area 1986* 1980 1970 1980 Princeton 6,814 7,073 6,292 10.4 Labor Market Area 162,700 166,438 143,527 - Caldwell County 13,300 13,473 13,179 6.4 Christian County 63,300 66,878 56,224 28.9 Crittenden County 8,800 9,207 8,493 1.0 Hopkins County 46,600 46,174 38,167 7.2 Lyon County 6,400 6,490 5,562 5.4 Trigg County 9,700 9,384 8,620 12.7 Webster County 14,600 14,832 13,282 6.1 * Population estimates.