Anawalt, West Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 231. Population change since 2000: -15.1%

Males: 105	(45.6%)
Females: 126	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	42.0 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 24808.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $17,265 (it was $13,333 in 2000)

Anawalt:	$17,265
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $11,666

Anawalt:	$11,666
West Virginia:	$20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $22,442 (it was $14,500 in 2000)

Anawalt:	$22,442
West Virginia:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $28,388; Detached houses: $27,842; Mobile homes: $15,800

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Races in Anawalt:

White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
Black (9.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Anawalt: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.6%), German (10.3%), Irish (8.5%), English (5.1%), Dutch (1.8%), Greek (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1949

Elevation: 1687 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 355 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Anawalt

High school or higher: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 11.5%
Mean travel time to work: 38.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Anawalt town

Never married: 15.7%
Now married: 59.9%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 13.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Anawalt, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Anawalt to the number of sex offenders is 231 to 1.

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

Anawalt:	1.4% ($199)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

Anawalt satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (70.9 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (124.9 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (386.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Keystone, WV (2.3 miles ), Northfork, WV (2.4 miles ), Gary, WV (2.4 miles ), Pocahontas, VA (2.4 miles ), Bramwell, WV (2.6 miles ), Kimball, WV (2.7 miles ), Montcalm, WV (3.2 miles ), Welch, WV (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 37.34 N, Longitude: 81.44 W

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -55 (-16.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Truck transportation (24%)
Construction (18%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Repair and maintenance (12%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Department and other general merchandise stores (19%)
Finance and insurance (16%)
Health care (11%)
Social assistance (11%)
U. S. Postal service (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (47%)
Waiters and waitresses (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (19%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (16%)
Health technologists and technicians (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)

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Crime in Anawalt by Year
Type	2001	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Thefts	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Auto thefts	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.33
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Anawalt, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Anawalt, West Virginia average temperatures

Anawalt, West Virginia average precipitation

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Anawalt-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.9 miles away from the Anawalt town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 36.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Anawalt-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.2 miles away from Anawalt center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 32.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 30.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from Anawalt center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Anawalt center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Anawalt:

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WELCH, WV)
BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV)
ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Anawalt:

BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 61 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)

Public elementary/middle school in Anawalt:

Anawalt Elementary School (Students: 93; Location: SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)

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Creek: Little Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

ANAWALT MUNICIPAL WATER (Population served: 350, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-30-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-22-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-22-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-23-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2002)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2001), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-04-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and DEC-17-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-19-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-17-2001)

4 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

22 regular monitoring violations

OTOOLE WATER (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-17-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-03-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-04-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-04-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-13-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-22-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-20-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

13 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

565 regular monitoring violations

25 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.4%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	37.0%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	12.8%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Anawalt, WV

Anawalt compared to West Virginia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Anawalt mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McDowell County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (30%) Coal or coke (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Wood (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)

Religion statistics for Anawalt

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church
Adherents	21.7%	18.1%	13.0%	11.1%	8.7%
Congregations	27.6%	16.3%	13.3%	5.1%	4.1%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Assemblies of God	Southern Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	6.7%	5.5%	3.3%	3.0%	8.9%
Congregations	4.1%	6.1%	3.1%	5.1%	15.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$314	$3,768	1	$30
Other Government Administration	1	$263	$3,156	1	$85
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$43
Police Protection - Officers	1	$1,296	$15,552	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$296	$3,552	1	$29
Firefighters	1	$1,137	$13,644	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$445	$5,340	0	$0
Welfare	1	$249	$2,988	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$484	$5,808	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,238	$14,856	1	$170
Parks and Recreation	1	$261	$3,132	1	$17
Transit	1	$459	$5,508	1	$175
Other and Unallocable	1	$152	$1,824	0	$0
Totals for Government	12	$6,594	$6,594	7	$549

4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Mercer County, WV	0.86% ($16,213 average AGI)
from Tazewell County, VA	0.28% ($19,400)
from Iredell County, NC	0.26% ($23,857)

6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.28%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Mercer County, WV	2.32% ($24,922 average AGI)
to Tazewell County, VA	0.45% ($44,640)
to Wyoming County, WV	0.25% ($29,929)

Strongest AM radio stations in Anawalt:

WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
WKEZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Anawalt:

WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Anawalt:

WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)

Anawalt fatal accident list:
Mar 26, 1987 03:00 AM, 8, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 20, 1983 05:20 AM, 84, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $400,000
Total average daily traffic: 800
Total average daily truck traffic: 150
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 1,061

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: KB8EDO, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/08/1988, Expiration Date: 03/08/1998, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2000
Registrant: Dennis L Rodrigues, Gen Del, Anawalt, WV 24808
Call Sign: KB8ZLS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00969472
Grant Date: 05/10/2005, Expiration Date: 05/12/2015
Registrant: Jamie L Cartwright, Anawalt, WV 24808
Call Sign: KC8HGZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01296931
Grant Date: 06/22/2007, Expiration Date: 06/22/2017
Registrant: Stephen G Gaminde, #2 Clubhouse Willie Rd., Anawalt, WV 24808
Call Sign: N8PRS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00204606
Grant Date: 08/07/2001, Expiration Date: 08/06/2011
Registrant: Lucretia C Lavender, 208 Walnut St Box 208, Anawalt, WV 24808
Call Sign: WB8SXZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00515500
Grant Date: 08/17/1994, Expiration Date: 08/17/2004, Cancelation Date: 06/01/2002
Registrant: Kenneth R Stepp, Box 374, Anawalt, WV 24808
Call Sign: K8KRS, Previous Call Sign: WB8SXZ, Licensee ID: L00515500
Grant Date: 06/01/2002, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012, Certifier: Kenneth R Stepp
Registrant: Kenneth R Stepp, Box 374, Anawalt, WV 24808

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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