Profile for Berea, Kentucky, KY

Berea is in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

Local festivals include:

• Spoonbread Festival - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• International Festival - May 17-20, 2007
• L&N Day - June 2, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Berea College Appalachian Museum

Colleges and universities: Berea College

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Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (7)

Libraries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Berea demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Madison County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Lexington area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 40461 ZIP code.

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12% of Berea residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Berea ancestry & family history guide.

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• Madison County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - KY data
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• County history catalog
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Berea was $15,025, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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23% of Berea residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Berea festival dates:

• Spoonbread Festival - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• International Festival - May 17-20, 2007
• L&N Day - June 2, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Berea festival web sites:

• Spoonbread Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Madison County genealogy forum

Median rent in Berea, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $354.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $703.

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Libraries in Berea include Berea Branch Library ... View libraries

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Madison County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Berea political report.

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The average commute time for Berea workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Berea include Comfort Inn & Suites, Days Inn, Econo Lodge Berea, Fairfield Inn and Suites, Holiday Inn Express, Knights Inn, Super 8.

• Berea travel guide
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• Kentucky tourism bureau

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