Grant County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.8%
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 68.3% | | Whole state: | 68.1% |
| This town: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bayard, WV
Bayard compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bayard (2011 data):
- Miners & Merchants Bank: Front Street Branch at Front Street, branch established on 1987/08/31. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $53.6 mil, Deposits: $45.9 mil, headquarters in Thomas, WV, positive income, 3 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Coal or coke (9%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Bayard (based on Grant County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.23%
| Here | | 43.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Church of the Brethren | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 30.0% | 19.7% | 16.5% | 13.6% | 8.5% |
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| Congregations | 40.5% | 16.7% | 7.1% | 11.9% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.8% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
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| Congregations | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 4.8% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Grant County: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Grant County: | 8.40 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7 | This county: | 5.88 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Grant County: | 11.7% | | West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Grant County: | 31.4% | | State: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $259 | $3,108 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $575 | $6,900 | 1 | $15 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $56 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,116 | $25,392 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $299 | $3,588 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $1,606 | $19,272 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,122 | $13,464 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $238 | $2,856 | 0 | $0 |
| Hospitals |
40 | $121,723 | $36,517 | 10 | $12,381 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $614 | $7,368 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $251 | $3,012 | 1 | $113 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $262 | $3,144 | 1 | $252 |
| Totals for Government |
50 | $129,065 | $30,976 | 14 | $12,817 |
5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,202 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.96% | | 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:
5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,808 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.01% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bayard:
- WMSG (1050 AM; 1 kW; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WELD (690 AM; daytime; 2 kW; FISHER, WV; Owner: SOUTH BRANCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
- WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bayard:
- W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
- WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
- WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
- WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
- WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
- WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WQZK-FM (94.1 FM; KEYSER, WV; Owner: STARCAST SYSTEMS, INC.)
- WMXH-FM (105.7 FM; LURAY, VA; Owner: EASY RADIO, INC.)
- WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WCBC-FM (107.1 FM; KEYSER, WV; Owner: PROSPERITAS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, L P)
- WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
- WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bayard:
- WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
Bayard fatal accident list:
May 1, 1988 07:00 AM, 90, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 210
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,640
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - BAYARD, 15 Km Ese (Lat: 39.267167 Lon: -79.329194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WQCF317
Assigned Frequencies: 157.450 MHz
Grant Date: 02/17/2005, Expiration Date: 02/17/2015, Certifier: Robert F Sites
Registrant: Fox Ridge Communications, Inc., 122 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-7991, Fax: (717) 334-5656, Email:
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Bayard, WV among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 6 | 80.8 years |
| Mary | 5 | 75.6 years |
| Robert | 5 | 83.6 years |
| George | 4 | 72.8 years |
| Edward | 3 | 78.6 years |
| Carl | 3 | 75.0 years |
| Edwin | 3 | 75.7 years |
| Charles | 3 | 82.3 years |
| Roy | 3 | 61.7 years |
| Walter | 3 | 71.0 years |
| Most common last names in Bayard, WV among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Cosner | 12 | 75.8 years |
| Layton | 7 | 87.6 years |
| Gaither | 6 | 77.0 years |
| Gay | 6 | 71.8 years |
| Guthrie | 6 | 73.8 years |
| Fulk | 5 | 69.4 years |
| Cramer | 3 | 84.3 years |
| Anthony | 3 | 64.0 years |
| Evans | 3 | 67.3 years |
| Renn | 3 | 76.7 years |
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