East Bank, West Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 888. Population change since 2000: -4.8%

Males: 415	(46.8%)
Females: 473	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	40.9 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 25067.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,845 (it was $35,341 in 2000)

East Bank:	$42,845
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,977

East Bank:	$21,977
West Virginia:	$20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,120 (it was $69,100 in 2000)

East Bank:	$91,120
West Virginia:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $91,671; Detached houses: $99,553; Townhouses or other attached units: $77,162; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,860; Mobile homes: $30,057

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Races in East Bank:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Black (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in East Bank: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.5%), German (10.8%), Irish (9.9%), English (7.0%), Dutch (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1889

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 0.48 square miles.

Population density: 1864 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in East Bank

High school or higher: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Bank town

Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 54.0%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 10.5%
Divorced: 11.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.2%
West Virginia:	1.1%

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

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

East Bank:	0.6% ($382)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (13.8 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (148.1 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (359.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cedar Grove, WV (0.9 miles ), Glasgow, WV (1.1 miles ), Pratt, WV (1.8 miles ), Handley, WV (2.2 miles ), Chesapeake, WV (2.2 miles ), Belle, WV (2.3 miles ), Montgomery, WV (2.6 miles ), Marmet, WV (2.6 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: 1 building, cost: $47,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $141,200
2007: 1 building, cost: $67,600
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $25,500

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.22 N, Longitude: 81.44 W

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+9.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Mining (8%)
Utilities (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (16%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Electricians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
Cashiers (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in East Bank by Year
Type	2002	2003	2005
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	1	0
per 100,000	538.2	110.4	0.0
Burglaries	1	1	1
per 100,000	107.6	110.4	110.5
Thefts	9	2	4
per 100,000	968.8	220.8	442.0
Auto thefts	1	1	0
per 100,000	107.6	110.4	0.0
Arson	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	162.5	47.5	25.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.38
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in East Bank, West Virginia

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East Bank-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 58.4 miles away from the East Bank 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 37.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

East Bank-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 75.0 miles away from East Bank center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 78.9 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 76.4 miles away from the city center
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 70.0 miles away from East Bank center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 12.8 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 79.6 miles away from East Bank center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near East Bank:

MONTGOMERY GENL HOSP (about 8 miles; MONTGOMERY, WV)
WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 8 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)
HIGHLAND HOSP (about 11 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in East Bank, WV

Amtrak stations near East Bank:

7 miles: MONTGOMERY (WASHINGTON ST. & 3RD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
15 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Bank:

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 8 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 67 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 85 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)

Public elementary/middle school in East Bank:

East Bank Middle School (Students: 451; Location: FIRST AND BRANNEN; Grades: 6 - 8)

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User submitted facts and corrections:

THE NEXT TOWN TO EAST BANK IS CROWN HILL ,THATS GOING UP TOWARDS MONTGOMERY WV , AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD WOULD BE CABIN CREEK , THESE TOWNS ARE NOT INCORPARATED BUT WE ARE THERE, added by BARB

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Church in East Bank: Hampton Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in East Bank: Calvert Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

EAST BANK WATER DEPT (Population served: 1093, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-26-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-22-2003), Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2004)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-16-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-16-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2003), Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-22-2003), Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and OCT-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2003)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-17-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2003), Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-22-2003), Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2004)

23 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

12 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.0%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	12.0%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Bank, WV

East Bank compared to West Virginia state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

East Bank mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Kanawha County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for East Bank

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.
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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
Other Government Administration	1	$2,708	$32,496	7	$2,186
Police Protection - Officers	2	$7,262	$43,572	1	$1,072
Sewerage	1	$4,251	$51,012	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$14,221	$42,663	8	$3,258

East Bank government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $121,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $89,000
Police Protection: $68,000

Sewerage: $60,000

Central Staff Services: $36,000

Water Utilities: $34,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

Health - Other: $3,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Water Utilities: $57,000
Sewerage: $32,000
Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $26,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $420,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $420,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $113,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,000
Tax - Public Utility License: $43,000
Property: $38,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $11,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $145,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000

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 East Bank:

WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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.)
WMON (1340 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
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.)
WSWW (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Bank:

WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, 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)
WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
W208AK (89.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around East Bank:

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.)
WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
W16CE (Channel 16; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)

East Bank fatal accident list:
Oct 2, 2006 10:56 AM, Sr-61, Lat: 38.213497, Lon: -81.452456, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 17, 2003 04:23 AM, Walnut Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 13, 1991 08:45 AM, Walnut, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 30, 1986 04:05 AM, 61, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jerri L Janjua, 100 State Route 61(Crown Hill), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

2507 First Ave, Call Sign: WYG256
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, Fax: (304) 755-6919

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N3IWJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00654457
Grant Date: 06/05/2003, Expiration Date: 06/05/2013
Registrant: Klaus M Gross, East Bank, WV 25067

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 2

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