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Kanawha County

Population in July 2007: 1,293.
Males: 630  (48.7%)
Females: 663  (51.3%)

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

Zip codes: 25306.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,824 (it was $26,250 in 2000)
Coal Fork:  $31,824
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,707
Coal Fork:  $16,707
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,219 (it was $57,800 in 2000)
Coal Fork:  $76,219
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $77,953; Detached houses: $81,259; Townhouses or other attached units: $112,775; Mobile homes: $32,143

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Coal Fork: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 252 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:  0.6% ($332)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (6.2 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (139.8 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (361.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Marmet, WV (2.3 miles ), Belle, WV (2.4 miles ), Charleston, WV (2.5 miles ), Chesapeake, WV (2.6 miles ), Pinch, WV (2.6 miles ), East Bank, WV (2.9 miles ), Cedar Grove, WV (2.9 miles ), Elkview, WV (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.32 N, Longitude: 81.53 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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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 slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 50.3 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 45.2 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Coal Fork-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 92% 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 80.2 miles away from Coal Fork center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 83.9 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 81.5 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 8.2 miles away from Coal Fork center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 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 84.4 miles away from Coal Fork center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Coal Fork topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Coal Fork:
  • WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 4 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)
  • HIGHLAND HOSP (about 4 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)
  • CHARLESTON AREA MED CNTR (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)

Amtrak stations near Coal Fork:
  • 7 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.
  • 15 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 50 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 66 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 77 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 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 2007:
This place:  18.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Coal Fork, WV



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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Coal Fork

Adherents


NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurch of the NazarenePresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents19.5%17.2%12.3%9.1%8.7%
Congregations12.0%18.2%3.7%10.8%6.5%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal ChurchChurches of Christ Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentOther religions
Adherents4.5%2.9%2.8%2.5%20.5%
Congregations3.7%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.


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.)
  • WBES (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMON (1340 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)

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)
  • W208AK (89.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJYP-FM (100.9 FM; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)

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)
  • WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W31CA (Channel 31; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WOWB-LP (Channel 53; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: COMMONWEALTH BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Jason D Griffith, 2.57 Km S Of Wv Rt 73 & 5.3 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.4 m
    Registrant: American Electric Power Service Corporation, Tulsa, OK 74102-0201, Phone: (918) 599-2104, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Coal Fork TS, 2.57 Km S Of Wv Rt 73 & 5.3 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.4 m, Call Sign: KQI43, Licensee ID: L00268142
    Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 6735.00 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6785.62 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/29/2000, Expiration Date: 04/11/2010
    Registrant: Appalachian Power Company

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2
  • On Mountain Top, Type: Tower, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: KEA981, Licensee ID: L00101437
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.975 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/08/2002, Expiration Date: 01/09/2012
    Registrant: Appalachian Power Company, One Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215, Phone: (614) 716-5874, Fax: (614) 716-3535, Email:
  • Coal Fork Rd To Coal Fork Towers On Coal Fork Mountain, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WHV969, Licensee ID: L00005894
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/02/2004, Expiration Date: 01/18/2015
    Registrant: Amherst Industries Inc, 2 Port Amherst Drive, Charleston, WV 25306, Phone: (304) 926-1131, Fax: (304) 926-1111, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$56,7434$57,1251$17,3701$47,9801$47,300
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$57,8100$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$94,8306$65,8472$16,1100$01$49,580
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$36,7900$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0114.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$58,495
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0114.01

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