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Bayard, WV map Population (year 2000): 299. Estimated population in July 2006: 291 (-2.7% change)
 

Males: 153  (51.2%)
Females: 146  (48.8%)

Grant County

Median resident age:  46.2 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26707.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,700 (it was $25,156 in 2000)
Bayard  $26,700
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,000 (it was $43,100 in 2000)
Bayard  $48,000
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Bayard:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (25.8%), United States (14.0%), English (12.4%), Dutch (6.4%), Irish (5.0%), Welsh (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1893

Elevation: 2360 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 921 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bayard

  • High school or higher: 72.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 39.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bayard town

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 17.0%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Bayard, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bayard to the number of sex offenders is 145 to 1.

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

Bayard:  0.6% ($258)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (91.2 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (294.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Loch Lynn Heights, MD (8.3 miles ), Mountain Lake Park, MD (9.0 miles ), Oakland, MD (9.9 miles ), Deer Park, MD (10.8 miles ), Davis, WV (12.0 miles ), Thomas, WV (12.5 miles ), Kitzmiller, MD (14.9 miles ), Elk Garden, WV (16.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.27 N, Longitude: 79.37 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -116 (-28.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (18%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Mining (13%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Food (7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Data processing and other information services (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
  • Woodworkers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Extraction workers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)


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Crime in Bayard (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

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Bayard-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Bayard town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1967, a category 3 tornado 7.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bayard:
  • GARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; OAKLAND, MD)
  • GRANT MEM HOSP (about 26 miles; PETERSBURG, WV)
  • PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; KINGWOOD, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bayard:
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 45 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 59 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 69 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bayard:
  • GARRETT COUNTY (about 21 miles; OAKLAND, MD; ID: 2G4)
  • GRANT COUNTY (about 26 miles; PETERSBURG, WV; ID: W99)
  • TITUS FIELD (about 37 miles; ARTHURDALE, WV; ID: 70D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bayard:
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 66 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 14,447)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,064)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.0%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.3%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.7%
Whole state:  7.6%

Bayard compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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 (2007 data):
  • Miners & Merchants Bank: Front Street Branch at Front Street, branch established on 1987-08-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $42.8 mil, Deposits: $36.8 mil, headquarters in Thomas, WV, positive income, 3 total offices



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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:
from Hardy County, WV  1.41% ($22,557 average AGI)
from Mineral County, WV  0.70% ($29,633)
from Pendleton County, WV  0.35% ($27,000)


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:
to Hardy County, WV  1.26% ($30,519 average AGI)
to Mineral County, WV  0.61% ($41,308)
to Randolph County, WV  0.23% ($15,800)


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.)
  • WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WELD (690 AM; daytime; 2 kW; FISHER, WV; Owner: SOUTH BRANCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, 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.)
  • WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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.)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
  • WQZK-FM (94.1 FM; KEYSER, WV; Owner: STARCAST SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WCBC-FM (107.1 FM; KEYSER, WV; Owner: PROSPERITAS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, L P)
  • WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WELD-FM (101.7 FM; PETERSBURG, WV; Owner: SOUTH BRANCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAUA (89.5 FM; PETERSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

TV broadcast stations around Bayard:
  • WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)

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