Blennerhassett, West Virginia

Back to Blennerhassett, WV housing info, Wood County, West Virginia, WV smaller cities, WV small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Blennerhassett, WV Wood County Population in July 2007: 3,159. Males: 1,578   (50.0%) Females: 1,581   (50.0%) Median resident age:   40.6 years West Virginia median age:   38.9 years Zip codes: 26181. Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,702 (it was $51,250 in 2000) Blennerhassett:   $61,702 West Virginia:   $37,060 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,013 Blennerhassett:   $28,013 West Virginia:   $20,419 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,317 (it was $89,900 in 2000) Blennerhassett:   $122,317 West Virginia:   $96,000 Blennerhassett, WV residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Blennerhassett: White Non-Hispanic (98.1%) Black (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Blennerhassett: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Blennerhassett, West Virginia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Blennerhassett is mentioned 22 times on our forum: Eagle's Nest Cam-Live Video from the Eastern Panhandle  (130 replies) WV What little place  (47 replies) Visiting West Virginia this fall - what are the "must see" places??  (45 replies) Suggestions on some camping spots?  (33 replies) WV cultural web site features listing of most festivals  (4 replies) Coming to Sisterville, WV  (1 reply) Latest news from Blennerhassett, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (19.4%), German (15.2%), English (13.3%), Irish (7.1%), Dutch (3.5%), French (3.3%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 775 feet Land area: 5.01 square miles. Population density: 631 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Blennerhassett, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Blennerhassett-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 43.1 miles away from the Blennerhassett place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/10/2003, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.4 miles away from the place center caused $2 million in damages.

Blennerhassett-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Blennerhassett center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Churches in Blennerhassett include: Bethel Baptist Church (A), River Hill Church (B), Dupont Road Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tracewell Cemetery (1), Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery (2), Maddox Cemetery (3), River Hill Cemetery (4), Richards Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Highland Lake (A), Lake Ron (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	81.2%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
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: 0.3% of all households

This place:	2.2%
Whole state:	17.9%

This place:	1.8%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blennerhassett, WV

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4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.31%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($250 average AGI)

Wood County:	0.03%
West Virginia average:	0.06%

from Washington County, OH	0.86% ($27,871 average AGI)
from Ritchie County, WV	0.22% ($22,479)
from Wirt County, WV	0.17% ($23,204)

4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,847 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.88%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

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

to Washington County, OH	0.79% ($29,657 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.15% ($29,063)
to Ritchie County, WV	0.15% ($24,149)