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Population (year 2000): 1,136
Males: 523  (46.0%)
Females: 613  (54.0%)

Mingo County

Median resident age:  39.2 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25667.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,500 (it was $31,563 in 2000)
Chattaroy  $33,500
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,300 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Chattaroy  $72,300
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Chattaroy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (27.7%), English (5.5%), Irish (3.7%), German (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), Scottish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 7.13 square miles.

Population density: 159 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chattaroy

  • High school or higher: 67.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chattaroy CDP

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Chattaroy, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chattaroy to the number of sex offenders is 1136 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Chattaroy:  0.6% ($359)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (50.2 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (153.6 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (468.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Williamson, WV (2.0 miles ), Sidney, KY (5.3 miles ), South Williamson, KY (6.4 miles ), Delbarton, WV (6.9 miles ), Three Forks, KY (8.4 miles ), Matewan, WV (9.7 miles ), Red Jacket, WV (10.7 miles ), McCarr, KY (11.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.70 N, Longitude: 82.28 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (24%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Rail transportation (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (38%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (4%)
  • Mining (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Extraction workers (14%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Legal support workers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Chattaroy-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 46.4 miles away from the Chattaroy place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 77.5 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Chattaroy:
  • WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV)
  • WILLIAMSON ARH HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; SOUTH WILLIAMSON, KY)
  • GUYAN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LOGAN, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chattaroy:
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 50 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • YEAGER (about 67 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 81 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chattaroy:
  • MINGO COUNTY (about 3 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; ID: 4I0)
  • PIKE COUNTY-HATCHER FIELD (about 22 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY; ID: PBX)
  • BIG SANDY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY; ID: K22)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chattaroy:
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)

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Church in Chattaroy: First Christian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alley Branch (A), Cain Fork (B), South Fork Buffalo Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.2%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  19.2%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.5%
Whole state:  7.6%

Chattaroy compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Mingo County West Virginia:




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4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($124,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.38%
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 Pike County, KY  0.73% ($596,127 average AGI)
from Logan County, WV  0.47% ($36,343)
from Kanawha County, WV  0.32% ($71,875)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,231 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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 Pike County, KY  1.07% ($28,877 average AGI)
to Logan County, WV  0.62% ($41,574)
to Wayne County, WV  0.30% ($28,174)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chattaroy:
  • WBTH (1400 AM; 1 kW; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHJC (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MATEWAN, WV)
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chattaroy:
  • WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMJD (97.7 FM; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Chattaroy:
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)

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