Cowen, West Virginia

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Webster County

Population in July 2008: 486. Population change since 2000: -5.3%

Males: 231	(47.6%)
Females: 255	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	40.2 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 26206.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,517 (it was $21,250 in 2000)

Cowen:	$27,517
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,194

Cowen:	$14,194
West Virginia:	$20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,087 (it was $42,700 in 2000)

Cowen:	$66,087
West Virginia:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $86,842; Detached houses: $101,937; Mobile homes: $28,632

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Races in Cowen:

White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Cowen: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (38.0%), German (6.8%), Irish (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), English (3.5%), Dutch (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2322 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 777 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cowen

High school or higher: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 15.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cowen town

Never married: 22.7%
Now married: 56.8%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 13.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Cowen, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cowen to the number of sex offenders is 162 to 1.

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

Cowen:	0.5% ($221)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (58.6 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (143.8 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (310.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Camden-on-Gauley, WV (1.9 miles) , Craigsville, WV (2.7 miles ), Addison (Webster Springs), WV (3.0 miles ), Richwood, WV (3.6 miles ), Summersville, WV (4.2 miles ), Sutton, WV (4.4 miles ), Gassaway, WV (4.6 miles ), Flatwoods, WV (4.7 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: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.41 N, Longitude: 80.56 W

Area code: 304

Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-6.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (26%)
Mining (18%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
Health care (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Construction (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (15%)
Personal and laundry services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Florists (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Extraction workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in Cowen, West Virginia

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Cowen, West Virginia average temperatures

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

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.3 miles away from the Cowen town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 57.4 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Cowen-area historical earthquake activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.6 miles away from Cowen center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cowen:

WEBSTER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV)
RICHWOOD AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; RICHWOOD, WV)
SUMMERSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Cowen, WV

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cowen:

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 80 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)

Public elementary/middle schools in Cowen:

Glade Elementary School (Students: 331; Location: 25 MILL ST.; Grades: PK - 4)
Glade Middle School (Students: 245; Location: 25 MILL STREET; Grades: 5 - 8)

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Library in Cowen:

COWEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $59,308; Location: MILL STREET; 18,390 books; 7 audio materials; 60 video materials)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Cowen and their reported violations in the past:

COWEN PSD (Population served: 2306, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.5%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	27.0%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This town:	11.6%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cowen, WV

Cowen compared to West Virginia state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Cowen (2009 data):

United Bank: Cowen Branch at 90 Railroad Avenue, East, branch established on 1983-08-24. Info updated 2007-09-20: Bank assets: $4,186.1 mil, Deposits: $2,818.1 mil, headquarters in Parkersburg, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 55 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Cowen mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Wood (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Coal or coke (4%)

Religion statistics for Cowen

Adherents

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Pentecostal Church of God	Other religions
Adherents	38.1%	25.7%	14.4%	7.0%	14.8%
Congregations	15.4%	50.0%	11.5%	3.8%	19.2%

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	$500
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$650
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$100
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		3	$1,660
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$390
Totals for Government	0	$0		12	$3,300

Cowen government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Financial Administration: $27,000
Regular Highways: $18,000

Police Protection: $15,000

General - Other: $8,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
Tax - NEC: $32,000
Public Utilities: $16,000

Property: $15,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000

4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,624 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.73%
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 Nicholas County, WV

0.92% ($29,269 average AGI)

4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.56%
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 Nicholas County, WV	1.25% ($26,057 average AGI)
to Braxton County, WV	0.39% ($21,636)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cowen:

WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
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.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cowen:

WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WAFD (100.3 FM; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV; Owner: J & K BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCHG (107.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

Cowen fatal accident list:
Jun 1, 1997 06:23 AM, 20, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 16, 1991 11:20 AM, 20, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $131,000
Total average daily traffic: 70
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 85

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2

1 Mile Ene Of Cowen, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN739
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Michael P Goggin
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3073, Email:
Webster Springs Cell Site Route 20 North Of Cowen, Left On Co. Route 40, Structure height: 64.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN640
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Peter M Connolly, Rt 20 N Of Cowen Left On Cr40, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 65.5 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1

Unit Train Loadout 1.4 Mi N, Type: Building, Structure height: 2 m, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPKL306
Assigned Frequencies : 913.000 MHz, 918.150 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/2002, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012, Certifier: Douglas B Poush
Registrant: Kanawha Scales & Systems, Poca, WV 25159, Fax: (304) 755-3327

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5

Evergreen Mine Office 2 Mi Nnw, Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQAD214
Assigned Frequencies : 456.725 MHz
Grant Date: 05/07/2004, Expiration Date: 11/07/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/08/2005, Certifier: Eugene L Brown
Registrant: Pros, Ltd, 5219 Adairville Rd, Franklin, KY 42135-0195, Phone: (270) 586-7864, Fax: (270) 586-5390, Email:
Evergreen Mine Office 2 Mi Nnw, Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQAD785
Assigned Frequencies : 456.725 MHz
Grant Date: 05/13/2004, Expiration Date: 11/13/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/15/2005, Certifier: Eugene L Brown
Registrant: Pros, Ltd, 5219 Adairville Rd, Franklin, KY 42135-0195, Phone: (270) 586-7864, Fax: (270) 586-5390, Email:
Evergreen Mine Office 2 Mi Nnw, Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQBJ795
Assigned Frequencies : 456.775 MHz
Grant Date: 10/21/2004, Expiration Date: 10/21/2014, Certifier: Eugene L Brown
Registrant: Pros, Ltd, 5219 Adairville Rd, Franklin, KY 42135-0195, Phone: (270) 586-7864, Fax: (270) 586-5390, Email:
Evergreen Mine Office 2 Mi Nnw, Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQBK401
Assigned Frequencies : 456.725 MHz
Grant Date: 10/25/2004, Expiration Date: 10/25/2014, Certifier: Eugene L Brown
Registrant: Pros, Ltd, 5219 Adairville Rd, Franklin, KY 42135-0195, Phone: (270) 586-7864, Fax: (270) 586-5390, Email:
Camden Tank, Camden Tank; .52km Se Of Wv Rte. 20, 1.77km N Of Wv Rte.20/Cr44, Type: Tank, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQCQ979
Assigned Frequencies : 154.478 MHz
Grant Date: 05/05/2005, Expiration Date: 05/05/2015, Certifier: Richard A Wayne Mr.
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems, 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

WEBSTER SPRINGS, Rt 20 N Of Cowen Left On Cr40, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 65.5 m, Call Sign: WMG755
Assigned Frequencies : 6825.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cowen)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 19
Hazardous Condition: 11

Incident types - Cowen

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