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Population (year 2000): 1,839
Males: 884  (48.1%)
Females: 955  (51.9%)

Kanawha County

Median resident age:  39.6 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25003.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,800 (it was $40,714 in 2000)
Alum Creek  $46,800
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $105,900 (it was $94,200 in 2000)
Alum Creek  $105,900
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Alum Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.9%), Irish (11.1%), English (5.7%), German (5.5%), Dutch (3.5%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 624 feet

Land area: 17.2 square miles.

Population density: 107 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alum Creek

  • High school or higher: 83.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alum Creek CDP

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

5 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.3%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Alum Creek, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alum Creek to the number of sex offenders is 460 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alum Creek:  0.3% ($312)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (14.1 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (142.9 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (471.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Tornado, WV (4.6 miles ), St. Albans, WV (7.0 miles ), Jefferson, WV (7.3 miles ), Dunbar, WV (8.4 miles ), South Charleston, WV (9.3 miles ), Nitro, WV (9.4 miles ), Cross Lanes, WV (10.9 miles ), Poca, WV (12.6 miles ).

Latitude: 38.28 N, Longitude: 81.83 W


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Most common industries for males:
  • Chemicals (16%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
  • Other health and personal care stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Average climate in Alum Creek, West Virginia

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Alum Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 45.4 miles away from the Alum Creek place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 47.8 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alum Creek:
  • THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV)
  • CHARLESTON AREA MED CNTR (about 15 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)
  • EYE & EAR CLINIC OF CHARLESTON,THE (about 15 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alum Creek:
  • YEAGER (about 18 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 51 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 60 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alum Creek:
  • ONA AIRPARK (about 28 miles; MILTON, WV; ID: 12V)
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 30 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)
  • LEON (about 31 miles; LEON, WV; ID: W07)

Amtrak station near Alum Creek:
  • 14 miles: CHARLESTON (350 MCCORKLE AVE. SE). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alum Creek:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 71 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 76 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 81 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 81 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
Public elementary/middle school in Alum Creek:
  • MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: RR 1 BOX 130; Grades: PK - 06)

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Church in Alum Creek: Toms Fork Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Forks of Coal Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beech Branch (A), Boardtree Run (B), Bowman Fork (C), Coon Branch (D), Rocky Run (E), Island Creek (F), Fuquay Creek (G), Toms Fork (H), Molly Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alum Creek and their reported violations in the past:

LINCOLN PSD (Population served: 4617, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-06-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-06-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-08-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-20-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-16-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-16-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and NOV-17-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and DEC-20-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-09-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-20-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 36 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.2%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.5%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Alum Creek compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Alum Creek (2007 data):
  • Community Trust Bank, Inc.: Hamlin Alum Creek Branch at Route 1, Box 156-B, branch established on 1984-06-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,958.7 mil, Deposits: $2,350.1 mil, headquarters in Pikeville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Kanawha County West Virginia:


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4.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.48%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($195 average AGI)
Kanawha County:  0.04%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Putnam County, WV  0.71% ($31,545 average AGI)
from Boone County, WV  0.21% ($33,270)
from Cabell County, WV  0.20% ($31,207)


4.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.92%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Kanawha County:  0.02%
West Virginia average:  0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Putnam County, WV  0.87% ($39,473 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV  0.23% ($30,429)
to Jackson County, WV  0.16% ($47,840)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alum Creek:
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WJYP (1300 AM; 1 kW; ST. ALBANS, WV)
  • WBES (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WZZW (1600 AM; 5 kW; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WOKU (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HURRICANE, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alum Creek:
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WJYP-FM (100.9 FM; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W208AK (89.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Alum Creek:
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W31CA (Channel 31; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W36CR (Channel 36; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W16CE (Channel 16; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)

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