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Population (year 2000): 1,788. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,825 (+2.1% change)
 

Males: 882  (49.3%)
Females: 906  (50.7%)

Barbour County

Median resident age:  38.0 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26250.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,500 (it was $22,154 in 2000)
Belington  $23,500
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,200 (it was $53,200 in 2000)
Belington  $59,200
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Belington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (13.3%), United States (12.1%), English (10.5%), Irish (10.3%), Dutch (3.6%), Italian (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1704 feet

Land area: 2.05 square miles.

Population density: 882 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Belington

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Belington town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Belington, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Belington to the number of sex offenders is 113 to 1.

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

Belington:  0.4% ($230)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (97.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (336.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Junior, WV (3.4 miles ), Montrose, WV (8.9 miles) , Womelsdorf (Coalton), WV (9.1 miles ), Elkins, WV (9.4 miles ), Philippi, WV (11.3 miles ), Beverly, WV (13.0 miles ), Parsons, WV (18.4 miles ), Buckhannon, WV (19.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,500
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,500
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $48,200
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $43,300
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $63,300
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.03 N, Longitude: 79.94 W


Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-3.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (24%)
  • Wood products (14%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Health care (3%)
  • Mining (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in Belington (2004):
  • 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)
  • 1 burglary (54.9 per 100,000)
  • 5 thefts (274.6 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 14.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Crime in Belington (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (111.6 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (55.8 per 100,000)
  • 4 thefts (223.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 35.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.10
US city average:  3.00

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Belington-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 35.0 miles away from the Belington town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/9/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Belington:
  • BROADDUS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PHILIPPI, WV)
  • DAVIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ELKINS, WV)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BUCKHANNON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Belington:
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 27 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 42 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 87 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belington:
  • SIMPSON (about 7 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; ID: 9W3)
  • PHILIPPI/BARBOUR COUNTY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; ID: 79D)
  • ELKINS-RANDOLPH CO-JENNINGS RANDOLPH FLD (about 12 miles; ELKINS, WV; ID: EKN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belington:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 72 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 14,447)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
Public elementary/middle schools in Belington:
  • BELINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: ROUTE 92; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BELINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: RR 2 BOX 343; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Belington:
  • BELINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $36,608; Location: 512 ELLIOTT AVE.; 14,768 books; 34 audio materials; 344 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Belington include: Belington Presbyterian Church (A), Resurrection Catholic Mission (B), Church of the Nazarene (C), Asbury United Methodist Church (D), First Baptist Church of Belington (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shooks Run (A), Mill Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Belington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Midtown Motel (Crim Avenue).

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Belington that have no violations reported:
  • BELINGTON TOWN OF (Address: PO BOX 926, Population served: 1993, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.7%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  20.9%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.5%
Whole state:  7.6%

Belington compared to West Virginia state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Belington (2007 data):
  • Freedom Bank, Inc.: at 315 Crim Avenue, branch established on 1939-05-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $128.3 mil, Deposits: $112.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Freedom Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$1,842$22,10410$2,050
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$400
Police Protection - Officers 2$3,678$22,0680$0
Streets and Highways 2$3,046$18,2760$0
Sewerage 1$1,282$15,3840$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$150
Water Supply 5$9,230$22,1520$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$144
Financial Administration 2$2,640$15,8400$0
Totals for Government 13$21,718$20,04713$2,744



5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.93%
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 Randolph County, WV  1.30% ($19,493 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV  0.56% ($26,483)
from Upshur County, WV  0.43% ($26,955)


5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,817 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.16%
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 Randolph County, WV  1.02% ($18,288 average AGI)
to Harrison County, WV  0.63% ($27,313)
to Upshur County, WV  0.35% ($34,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Belington:
  • WDNE (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Belington:
  • WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WDNE-FM (98.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)
  • WELK (94.7 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WBTQ (93.5 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBRB (101.3 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFBY (102.3 FM; WESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WQAB (91.3 FM; PHILIPPI, WV; Owner: ALDERSON-BROADDUS COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Belington:
  • WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)

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