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Population (year 2000): 1,350
Males: 658  (48.7%)
Females: 692  (51.3%)

Kanawha County

Median resident age:  42.6 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25306.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,200 (it was $26,250 in 2000)
Coal Fork  $30,200
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,900 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
Coal Fork  $67,900
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Coal Fork:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.9%), English (14.8%), Irish (9.5%), German (6.7%), Dutch (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 624 feet

Land area: 5.14 square miles.

Population density: 263 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Coal Fork

  • High school or higher: 67.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coal Fork CDP

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Coal Fork:  0.5% ($332)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Coal Fork satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (7.6 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (153.3 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (453.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Marmet, WV (5.7 miles ), Belle, WV (5.9 miles ), Chesapeake, WV (6.6 miles ), Pinch, WV (6.8 miles ), Charleston, WV (7.6 miles ), Elkview, WV (8.9 miles ), East Bank, WV (9.0 miles ), Cedar Grove, WV (9.5 miles ).

Latitude: 38.32 N, Longitude: 81.53 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (29%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Average climate in Coal Fork, West Virginia

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Coal Fork-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 57.9 miles away from the Coal Fork place 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 48.1 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Coal Fork:
  • WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 4 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)
  • HIGHLAND HOSP (about 5 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)
  • CHARLESTON AREA MED CNTR (about 8 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coal Fork:
  • YEAGER (about 6 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 71 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Coal Fork:
  • BOGGS FIELD (about 37 miles; SPENCER, WV; ID: 14P)
  • LEON (about 40 miles; LEON, WV; ID: W07)
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 42 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)

Amtrak stations near Coal Fork:
  • 9 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.
  • 17 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 Coal Fork:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 4 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 66 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 70 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)

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Church in Coal Fork: Coal Fork United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Younger Branch Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coal Fork (A), Younger Branch (B), Spring Fork (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.6%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.1%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  18.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  7.6%

Coal Fork compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.


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Coal Fork travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Kanawha County West Virginia:




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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 Coal Fork:
  • 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)
  • WSWW (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBES (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Coal Fork:
  • WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • 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)
  • W208AK (89.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJYP-FM (100.9 FM; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W237AZ (95.3 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)

TV broadcast stations around Coal Fork:
  • 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)
  • W16CE (Channel 16; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • W31CA (Channel 31; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WOWB-LP (Channel 53; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: COMMONWEALTH BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

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