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Notable locations in Bluefield: Bluefield Country Club (A), Kendell Plaza Shoping Center (B), Craft Memorial Library (C), Bluefield City Hall (D), Union Mission Home (E), Wendell G Hardway Library (F), Fire Station Number 2 (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Bluefield Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Bluefield include: South Bluefield Christian Church (A), Grace United Methodist Church (B), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (C), Scott Street Baptist Church (D), Bland Street Methodist Church (E), Salvation Army Chapel (F), Saint Mathews Holy Church (G), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (H), Refuge Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Maple Park Cemetery (1), Walnut Grove Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bluefield include: Wade Athletic field (1), Mitchell Stadium (2), Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District (3), Montvale Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Bluefield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: K & K Music CO of Bluefield Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2507 Bluefield Avenue) (1), Mercer County Convention & Visitor's Bureau (500 Bland Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Knights Inn (3144 East Cumberland Road) (1), Dian-Lee House Bed & Breakfast (2109 Jefferson Street) (2), Econo Lodge Bluefield (3400 Cumberland Road) (3), Economy Inn (3206 East Cumberland Road) (4), Bluefield Knights Inn (3144 E Cumberland Rd) (5), Ramada Inn East River Mountain (3175 E Cumberland Rd) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Mercer County - County Tax Office (Bluefield Municipal) (1), Mercer County Courthouse - Magistrate Court- Roy Compton (100 Rogers Street) (2), United States Government - District Court- Judge (Federal Building) (3), United States Government - District Court- Federal Magistrate (Federal Building) (4), United States Government - District Court- Clerk (Federal Building) (5), United States Government - District Attorney's Ofc- Justice Dept- District Court- District Atto (Federal Building) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluefield and their reported violations in the past:
BLUEWELL PSD (Population served: 6135, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-15-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-15-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-15-2005 and JUL-28-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-01-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-23-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-16-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-23-2002)
- 27 regular monitoring violations
GREEN VALLEY-GLENWOOD PSD(GLENWOOD) (Population served: 5775, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-02-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-16-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 13 regular monitoring violations
GREEN VALLEY-GLENWOOD PSD(BULLTAIL) (Population served: 1708, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from DEC-05-2005 to FEB-14-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 13 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  19.3% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bluefield, WV
People in group quarters in Bluefield
- 162 people in nursing homes
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Bluefield compared to West Virginia state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Bluefield (2009 data):
- First Century Bank, National Association: College Avenue Branch, Century Square Drive-Thru Branch, at 500 Federal Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $425.3 mil, Deposits: $358.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Century Bankshares, Inc.
- First Community Bank, National Association: Mercer Mall Branch, Bluefield Branch, Messenger Service Branch. Info updated 2008-12-04: Bank assets: $2,103.4 mil, Deposits: $1,505.1 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- MCNB Bank and Trust Co.: E. Cumberland Branch at 3141 E. Cumberland Road, branch established on 2001-11-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $269.0 mil, Deposits: $220.2 mil, headquarters in Welch, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Mcnb Banks, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Bluefield, West Virginia
- Econo Lodge, 3400 Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701, Phone: (304) 327-8171, Fax: (304) 324-4259
- Knights Inn, 3144 E Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701, Phone: (304) 325-2200, Fax: (304) 325-5200
- Ramada Inn - 2, 3175 E Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701, Phone: (304) 325-5421, Fax: (304) 325-6045
- Briar Motel, 3206 Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701, Phone: (304) 325-9111
- Holiday Inn, 3350 Big Laurel Hwy, Bluefield, WV 24701, Phone: (304) 325-6170, Fax: (304) 323-2451
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Bluefield, West Virginia
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Bluefield
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 27.6% | 20.1% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.1% |
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| Congregations | 15.6% | 23.1% | 0.7% | 6.8% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.9% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 17.3% |
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| Congregations | 8.8% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 31.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $14,223 | $28,446 | 1 | $1,337 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $11,922 | $47,688 | 6 | $3,872 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,935 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
21 | $58,706 | $33,546 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
9 | $13,415 | $17,887 | 2 | $1,297 |
| Firefighters |
20 | $51,493 | $30,896 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $20,174 | $20,174 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
5 | $11,265 | $27,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
14 | $21,932 | $18,799 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
23 | $56,103 | $29,271 | 6 | $7,687 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $11,812 | $23,624 | 1 | $773 |
| Transit |
12 | $20,776 | $20,776 | 8 | $7,931 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $6,908 | $20,724 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
135 | $298,729 | $26,554 | 25 | $24,832 |
Bluefield government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $5,032,000
All Other: $543,000
Solid Waste Management: $462,000
Parking Facilities: $161,000
Parks and Recreation: $141,000
- Construction - General - Other: $338,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $4,188,000
Police Protection: $1,839,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,226,000
Regular Highways: $1,117,000
Parks and Recreation: $822,000
Transit Utilities: $742,000
Solid Waste Management: $650,000
General Public Buildings: $441,000
Central Staff Services: $357,000
Financial Administration: $343,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $139,000
General - Other: $95,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
Libraries: $27,000
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $20,195,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $5,750,000
Benefit Payments: $888,000
Total Cash and Deposits: $716,000
Earnings on Investments (calculated): $442,000
From Parent Local Government: $406,000
From Other Governments: $316,000
Total Federal Securities: $273,000
Local Employee Contribution: $89,000
Withdrawals: $82,000
- Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $665,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $827,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $243,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $12,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,397,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $202,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $699,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $808,000
General Revenue, NEC: $772,000
Fines and Forfeits: $286,000
Donations From Private Sources: $61,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,096,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,397,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $322,000
Sewerage: $169,000
Transit Utilities: $89,000
General Public Building: $87,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $230,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,195,000
- State Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $453,000
General Local Government Support: $49,000
- Tax - Occupation and Business License, NEC: $2,368,000
Property: $786,000
Public Utilities Sales: $507,000
Other License: $325,000
Other Selective Sales: $90,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,738,000
5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,602 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)| Mercer County: | 0.07% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,824 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | 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 Bluefield:
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKEZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bluefield:
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Bluefield:
- WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
- WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Bluefield fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 110 meters (361ft)
Total costs: $675,000
Total average daily traffic: 40,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,442
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bluefield)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Bluefield, WV)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 164 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bluefield)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Bluefield)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 87
- Hazardous Condition: 130
- Service Call: 8
- Good Intent Call: 21
Incident types - Bluefield
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Bluefield, WV
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