Chesapeake, West Virginia

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Kanawha County

Population in July 2008: 1,542. Population change since 2000: -6.1%

Males: 700	(45.4%)
Females: 842	(54.6%)

Median resident age:	43.3 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 25315.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,796 (it was $29,526 in 2000)

Chesapeake:	$35,796
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,457

Chesapeake:	$19,457
West Virginia:	$20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,131 (it was $54,700 in 2000)

Chesapeake:	$72,131
West Virginia:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,710; Detached houses: $87,177; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,528; Mobile homes: $14,830

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Races in Chesapeake:

White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
Black (10.0%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Chesapeake: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.4%), Irish (9.7%), English (9.3%), German (8.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Italian (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1949

Land area: 0.47 square miles.

Population density: 3273 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Chesapeake

High school or higher: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 9.0%
Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chesapeake town

Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 50.1%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 13.5%
Divorced: 14.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.2%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Chesapeake, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chesapeake to the number of sex offenders is 1542 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Chesapeake:	0.7% ($365)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (10.2 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (145.1 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (364.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Belle, WV (0.9 miles ), Marmet, WV (1.5 miles ), East Bank, WV (2.2 miles ), Cedar Grove, WV (2.4 miles ), Glasgow, WV (2.5 miles ), Coal Fork, WV (2.6 miles ), Pratt, WV (2.9 miles ), Handley, WV (3.1 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: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.22 N, Longitude: 81.54 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -269 (-14.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Health care (13%)
Construction (11%)
Chemicals (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Crime in Chesapeake by Year
Type	2001	2002	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	8	7	1	0
per 100,000	488.7	427.6	63.0	0.0
Burglaries	3	0	11	1
per 100,000	183.3	0.0	692.7	63.2
Thefts	29	18	14	4
per 100,000	1771.5	1099.6	881.6	252.8
Auto thefts	2	4	1	2
per 100,000	122.2	244.3	63.0	126.4
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	191.2	149.1	101.4	24.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.30
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Chesapeake, West Virginia

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Chesapeake-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 54.8 miles away from the Chesapeake town center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 40.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Chesapeake-area historical earthquake activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Chesapeake center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 8.1 miles away from Chesapeake center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 78.1 miles away from Chesapeake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Chesapeake:

WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 5 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)
HIGHLAND HOSP (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)
CHARLESTON AREA MED CNTR (about 11 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)

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Airports located in Chesapeake:

Island Airport (Runways: 1)

Amtrak stations near Chesapeake:

11 miles: CHARLESTON (350 MCCORKLE AVE. SE). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
12 miles: MONTGOMERY (WASHINGTON ST. & 3RD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chesapeake:

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 73 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)

Private elementary/middle school in Chesapeake:

UPPER KANAWHA VALLEY CHRISTIAN (Students: 9; Location: 12721 MCCORKLE AVE; Grades: 2 - 11)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.1%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	19.1%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	9.7%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chesapeake, WV

Chesapeake compared to West Virginia state average:

Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Kanawha County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Chesapeake

Adherents

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Church of the Nazarene	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	19.5%	17.2%	12.3%	9.1%	8.7%
Congregations	12.0%	18.2%	3.7%	10.8%	6.5%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church	Churches of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	4.5%	2.9%	2.8%	2.5%	20.5%
Congregations	3.7%	2.5%	7.1%	0.6%	35.1%

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$608
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$1,300
Police Protection - Officers	3	$5,048	$20,192	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	4	$4,410	$13,230	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$2,976	$17,856	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$394
Totals for Government	9	$12,434	$16,579	11	$2,302

4.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.48%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($195 average AGI)
Kanawha County: 0.04%
West Virginia average: 0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Putnam County, WV	0.71% ($31,545 average AGI)
from Boone County, WV	0.21% ($33,270)
from Cabell County, WV	0.20% ($31,207)

4.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Kanawha County: 0.02%
West Virginia average: 0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Putnam County, WV	0.87% ($39,473 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV	0.23% ($30,429)
to Jackson County, WV	0.16% ($47,840)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chesapeake:

WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WSWW (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMON (1340 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WBES (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chesapeake:

WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
W208AK (89.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
WJYP-FM (100.9 FM; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Chesapeake:

WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
W16CE (Channel 16; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
W31CA (Channel 31; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)

Chesapeake fatal accident list:
Feb 19, 2000 02:30 AM, Ohio Avenue, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 22, 2000 04:10 AM, 133rd Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Mar 18, 1995 03:52 AM, 61, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 2, 1987 03:12 AM, 61, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 2, 1985 07:44 AM, 61, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 29, 1981 11:43 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 32 meters (105ft)
Total average daily traffic: 65,350
Total average daily truck traffic: 8,895

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

12421 Venable Ave, Call Sign: WYC600
Assigned Frequencies : 155.145 MHz, 155.745 MHz
Grant Date: 08/28/2003, Expiration Date: 11/14/2013
Registrant: Lloyds Electronics, 2 Willis Lane, St. Albans, WV 25177, Phone: (304) 755-6916, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KC8ELD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01147287
Grant Date: 05/03/2006, Expiration Date: 07/24/2016, Certifier: Todd M Derreberry
Registrant: Todd M Derreberry, 13535 Ethel Ave, Chesapeake, WV 25315
Call Sign: WB8OMJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00204600
Grant Date: 04/29/1999, Expiration Date: 04/29/2009
Registrant: Dewitt Keyser, 137 22 Nancy Ave, Chesapeake, WV 25315

	C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$28,980
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2004 2003 2002 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0122.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 35
Hazardous Condition: 25

Incident types - Chesapeake

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