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Blacksville, WV map Population (year 2000): 175. Estimated population in July 2006: 171 (-2.3% change)
 

Males: 79  (45.1%)
Females: 96  (54.9%)

Monongalia County

Median resident age:  33.8 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip code: 26521


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,200 (it was $31,250 in 2000)
Blacksville  $34,200
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,900 (it was $51,000 in 2000)
Blacksville  $59,900
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Blacksville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

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Ancestries: Irish (20.6%), Dutch (13.7%), German (9.1%), United States (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (8.0%), English (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 566 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blacksville

  • High school or higher: 87.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blacksville town

  • Never married: 28.9%
  • Now married: 42.2%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Blacksville, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blacksville to the number of sex offenders is 86 to 1.

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

Blacksville:  0.6% ($330)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)

Blacksville satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (52.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (348.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fairview, WV (9.1 miles ), Grant Town, WV (11.5 miles ), Cassville, WV (11.8 miles ), Waynesburg borough, PA (12.4 miles ), Morrisville, PA (12.7 miles ), Farmington, WV (14.6 miles ), Rivesville, WV (14.6 miles ), Barrackville, WV (15.3 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: 39.72 N, Longitude: 80.21 W


Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+7.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Mining (13%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (35%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (16%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Customer service representatives (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)


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Blacksville-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.2 miles away from the Blacksville town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/25/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.6 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blacksville:
  • GREENE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WAYNESBURG, PA)
  • H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 13 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blacksville:
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 23 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 31 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 48 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blacksville:
  • GREENE COUNTY (about 15 miles; WAYNESBURG, PA; ID: WAY)
  • FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FIELD (about 20 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; ID: 4G7)
  • WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 23 miles; SHINNSTON, WV; ID: 6W0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blacksville:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 51 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
Public high school in Blacksville:
  • CLAY BATTELLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: RT. 7 WEST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Blacksville:
  • MASON DIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location: 7041 MASON DIXON HIGHWAY; Grades: KG - 06)

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Churches in Blacksville include: Blacksville Baptist Church (A), Blacksville United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sheppards Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.5%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  7.6%

Blacksville compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Blacksville (2007 data):
  • The Huntington National Bank: Blacksville Branch at Washington Street, branch established on 1983-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,914.0 mil, Deposits: $25,554.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 593 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated



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8.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.98%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.68% of residents moved from foreign countries ($382 average AGI)
Monongalia County:  0.68%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marion County, WV  0.70% ($33,856 average AGI)
from Preston County, WV  0.58% ($28,006)
from Harrison County, WV  0.41% ($30,690)


8.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,308 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.61%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Monongalia County:  0.08%
West Virginia average:  0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marion County, WV  0.66% ($33,142 average AGI)
to Preston County, WV  0.59% ($36,659)
to Harrison County, WV  0.33% ($38,722)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blacksville:
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WANB (1580 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blacksville:
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WYFU (88.5 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETORK, INC.)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • WCLG-FM (100.1 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Blacksville:
  • 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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