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Bowling Green is located at 175km southwest of
Louisville. It's about midway between Louisville and Nashville,
Tennessee will be of special interest to sports-car buffs: This
is Corvetteville. Visitors can see the cars being made at the GM
Corvette Assembly Plant.
visit the National Corvette Museum. It's filled with sensational
models that range from 1953 to a futuristic concept car. take a
walking tour of the Upper East Main Street Historic District and
visit St. Joseph's Catholic Church, inspired by the Cologne
Cathedral in Germany.
Population (year 2000): 49,296. Estimated
population in July 2005: 52,272 (+6.0% change)
Males: 23,841 (48.4%), Females: 25,455 (51.6%)
Warren County
Zip codes:
42101,
42103,
42104.
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $29,047 (year 2000)
Median house value: $104,200 (year 2000)
Races in Bowling Green:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)
- Black (12.7%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
- Vietnamese (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (12.3%), German
(10.6%), English (10.0%), Irish (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%),
Scottish (2.1%).
Land area: 35.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bowling Green
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bowling Green city
- Never married: 37.4%
- Now married: 42.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 11.1%
7.0% Foreign born (2.8% Europe, 2.3% Latin
America, 1.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +6,952 (+16.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Bowling Green:
- GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSP (1801 ASHLEY CIRCLE)
- MEDICAL CENTER,THE (250 PARK ST BOX 90010)
- MEDIPLEX REHAB BOWLING GREEN (1300 CAMPBELL
LANE)
- RIVENDELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (1035
PORTER PIKE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bowling Green:
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 3 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 62 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
- SMYRNA (about 68 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bowling Green:
- PORTLAND MUNI (about 28 miles; PORTLAND, TN; ID:
1M5)
- RUSSELLVILLE-LOGAN COUNTY (about 29 miles;
RUSSELLVILLE, KY; ID: 4M7)
- GRAYSON COUNTY (about 31 miles; LEITCHFIELD, KY; ID:
M20)
Colleges/Universities in Bowling Green:
- WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 12,806; Location: 1 BIG RED WAY; Public;
Website: www.wku.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- BOWLING GREEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 591; Location: 1845 LOOP DR; Public;
Website: www.bgtc.net)
- DRAUGHONS JUNIOR COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 236;
Location: 2424 AIRWAY DR AT LOVERS LN; Private,
for-profit)
- PJ'S COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY (FT enrollment:
185; Location: 1901 RUSSELLVILLE ROAD; Private,
for-profit)
- BOWLING GREEN HEALTH CARE TRAINING SCHOOL
(Location: 1725 ASHLEY CIR; Private, for-profit)
- UNIVERSAL SCHOOL OF HAIR TECHNOLOGY
(Location: 332 COLLEGE ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Bowling Green:
- VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
GALLATIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,215)
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NASHVILLE,
TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
- BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; NASHVILLE, TN;
FT enrollment: 2,654)
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
- NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 64 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
Public high schools in Bowling Green:
- GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,305;
Location: 5065 SCOTTSVILLE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,103;
Location: 559 MORGANTOWN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BOWLING GREEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 975;
Location: 1801 ROCKINGHAM LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 829;
Location: 6867 LOUISVILLE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
(Students: 48; Location: 877 JACKSON ST; Grades: 09 -
12)
- RIVENDELL PSYCHIATRIC ALT HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 42; Location: 1035 PORTER PIKE ROAD; Grades:
09 - 12)
- WARREN REGIONAL JUV DETENTION CTR ALT
(Students: 40; Location: 1020 KENTUCKY ST; Grades: 07 -
12)
- DAY TREATMENT CTR ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCH
(Students: 17; Location: 1901 RUSSELLVILLE RD; Grades:
07 - 12)
- 11TH STREET ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 17;
Location: 877 E 11TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bowling Green:
- ANCHORED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 132;
Location: 1000 ROSELAWN WAY; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Bowling Green:
- BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 852;
Location: 900 CAMPBELL LN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DRAKES CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 707;
Location: 704 CYPRESS WOOD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LOST RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 644;
Location: 450 MODERN WAY; Grades: PK - 06)
- WARREN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
638; Location: 1846 LOOP DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- RICH POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 627;
Location: 530 RICH POND RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- HENRY F MOSS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 598;
Location: 2565 RUSSELLVILLE RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 548;
Location: 265 LOVERS LN; Grades: PK - 06)
- BRISTOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 544;
Location: 6151 LOUISVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- ROCKFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 501;
Location: 7597 RUSSELLVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- CUMBERLAND TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
495; Location: 830 CUMBERLAND TR; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Bowling Green:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 319;
Location: 416 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- BOWLING GREEN CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 217;
Location: 1730 DESTINY DR; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 148;
Location: 553 ASHMOOR DRIVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- FOUNDATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 60;
Location: PO BOX 20072; Grades: KG - 4)
- CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI (Students: 29;
Location: 780 CAMPBELL LANE; Grades: PK - KG)
- PLUM TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 16;
Location: 436 PLUM SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Bowling Green:
- BOWLING GREEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,758,383; Location: 1225 STATE STREET; 131,647
books; 6,521 audio materials; 8,488 video materials; 251
serial subscriptions)
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