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Bowling Green, KY
Kentucky · Warren County · Bowling Green Metro
Bowling Green is a mid-size city in Kentucky with a population of 73,638. Residents earn $48,419 per year, which is 36% below the national average.
2.9
/5.0
C+
Fair
73,638
Population
1,754/sq mi density
$48,419
Median Income
$28,819 per capita
$232,100
Home Value
$284,533 Zillow
$948
Median Rent
29.3% income on rent
59°F
Avg Temperature
299 sunny days/yr
292
Violent Crime/100K
4,668 property/100K
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Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.2 / 5.0
$48,419 median income, 3.4% unemployment
B+
Affordability
4.0 / 5.0
$232,100 home value, $948/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
292 violent crimes/100K (23% below avg)
B+
Education
3.6 / 5.0
32.0% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
30
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
12
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places Near Bowling Green, KY
12 reported haunted locations found near Bowling Green, KY.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Auditorium | The auditorium is reportedly haunted by a man that fell to his death there while working on one of the catwalks. Students, workers and performers have seen him. |
| Bowling Green | Russellville - Off of old Russellville rd. There is a old haunted wooden bridge, When u drive across it, It makes eerie sounds just put your car in neutral and let it roll across. Also people say if u go to it at midnight and park, you can see headlights come up out of the water from a woman who drove off of it. |
| Greenwood Mall | Back in '96 a man was found dead in his pickup truck in the rear parking lot. The cause of death was never determined, and the vehicle was stolen. No one ever figured out who he was, or what he died of. These days when people park in the spot where his truck was, and leave their vehicle overnight, you can walk up to it and see a man in the passenger seat who looks to be dead or sleeping. Its always the same guy. When any of the guards on duty call a police officer over to remove the guy, they... |
| Western Kentucky University | Academic Complex - The Academic Complex used to be an old hospital and now houses several classrooms, medical facilities and the campuses TV and Radio stations. There have been DJs working for the Radio station that have heard things in the night, seen people out of the corner of their eyes. One night two DJs were talking about haunted places in the area and their CD player started to move about, opening and closing and rattling. Its been rumored that in the old hospital days, people had died... |
| Western Kentucky University | Barnes-Campbell Hall - showers have been reported turning on and off by themselves, and chairs crashing against walls. A young man fell to his death down the dorms elevator shaft. |
| Western Kentucky University | Helm Library - is known to be haunted by a student who fell to his death from the ninth floor when trying to open a window. |
| Western Kentucky University | The Kentucky Museum - Located on campus is haunted by an unknown male. |
| Western Kentucky University | McClean Hall - McClean Hall on campus is supposed to haunted by Mattie McClean the woman its named for. Supposedly if you stare at a picture of her long enough in the lobby she will smile back at you. Pearce Ford Tower (Dorm Hall) is supposed to be haunted by a construction worker crushed by an elevator. |
| Western Kentucky University | Potter Hall - In 1977 a girl hung herself in the basement. Change has been heard dropped in soda machines but no one is there, scratching sounds of basement floor. - February 2004 Update: is now just used for the office of the register, housing has been moved down to South West Hall. Which did once have a creepy incident involving a ouija board where a wall began to crack open. Also for Potter it was in room 8 on the bottom floor that the girl hung herself -- though that is debated some beli... |
| Western Kentucky University | Schneider Hall - Objects disappear and then reappear. Knocks and strange noises during the day and night. Sudden temperature changes in certain rooms. Feelings of being watched. - February 2004 Update: It is no longer used as a dorm, it is being renovated to be a math building. Also a student claims that - White Stone Hall and White Hall are the same building as Florence Schneider hall. |
| Western Kentucky University | Rhodes Harlin Hall - is haunted by a girl who jumped to her death. People hear scratching on their windows and doors. |
| Western Kentucky University | Van Meter - Auditorium - The auditorium is reportedly haunted by a man that fell to his death there while working on one of the catwalks. Students, workers and performers have seen him. Also rumored, he fell onto the stage and his blood of course soaked into the wood. In the 1950’s and again in 1968 this stage was re-floored, and the stain again returned. |