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Harrison County

Population in July 2007: 1,035.
Males: 498  (48.1%)
Females: 537  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  35.9 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26301.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,479 (it was $19,740 in 2000)
Despard:  $24,479
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $11,584
Despard:  $11,584
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $42,256 (it was $28,900 in 2000)
Despard:  $42,256
West Virginia:  $96,000

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Races in Despard:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Despard: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.9%), German (17.4%), Irish (17.2%), English (14.8%), Italian (6.0%), Polish (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1060 feet

Land area: 1.47 square miles.

Population density: 704 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Despard

  • High school or higher: 66.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Despard CDP

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

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:

Despard:  0.8% ($218)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (82.1 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (279.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Clarksburg, WV (1.1 miles ), Nutter Fort, WV (1.2 miles ), Stonewood, WV (1.5 miles ), Anmoore, WV (1.5 miles ), Bridgeport, WV (1.9 miles ), Lumberport, WV (2.6 miles ), West Milford, WV (2.7 miles ), Shinnston, WV (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.28 N, Longitude: 80.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Despard household income distribution Despard home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (12%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Florists (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Legal support workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (26%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (17%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Art and design workers (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)



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Despard-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/1/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.0 miles away from the Despard place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 tornado 28.0 miles away from the place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Despard-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 100% 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 93.0 miles away from Despard center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Despard:
  • UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER (about 2 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV)
  • FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)
  • GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GRAFTON, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Despard:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 59 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 66 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)

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Churches in Despard include: Despard Catholic Church (A), Trinity Baptist Church (B), Summit Park Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.0%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  35.7%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Despard, WV



Despard compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage 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 above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Harrison County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (96%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Despard

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USASouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of Christ
Adherents29.3%27.3%23.0%2.8%2.5%
Congregations39.6%4.9%22.9%3.5%5.6%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents2.2%1.8%1.2%1.2%8.6%
Congregations2.8%2.1%0.7%0.7%17.4%
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.


4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,829 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.92%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($230 average AGI)
Harrison County:  0.05%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marion County, WV  0.62% ($36,032 average AGI)
from Monongalia County, WV  0.36% ($38,722)
from Lewis County, WV  0.28% ($27,600)


5.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.10%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($224 average AGI)
Harrison County:  0.04%
West Virginia average:  0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marion County, WV  0.64% ($28,500 average AGI)
to Monongalia County, WV  0.45% ($30,690)
to Taylor County, WV  0.26% ($26,554)


Strongest AM radio stations in Despard:
  • WXKX (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WHAW (980 AM; 1 kW; WESTON, WV; Owner: STEPHEN R. PETERS)
  • WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Despard:
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
  • W297AA (107.3 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WVPW (88.9 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WFBY (102.3 FM; WESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBTQ (93.5 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Despard:
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
  • WDTV (Channel 5; WESTON, WV; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)


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