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Marion County

Population in July 2008: 19,024. Population change since 2000: -0.4%
 

Males: 8,853  (46.5%)
Females: 10,171  (53.5%)

Median resident age:  39.3 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26554, 26555.

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Estimated median household income in 2008: $30,941 (it was $25,628 in 2000)
Fairmont:  $30,941
West Virginia:  $37,989

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $19,689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $84,479 (it was $61,600 in 2000)
Fairmont:  $84,479
West Virginia:  $95,900

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $103,368; Detached houses: $100,671; Townhouses or other attached units: $67,028; In 2-unit structures: $71,223; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $276,461; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,000; Mobile homes: $105,876

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Races in Fairmont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
  • Black (7.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Fairmont: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (16.4%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (13.4%), English (10.2%), United States (9.6%), Dutch (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 991 feet

Land area: 7.83 square miles.

Population density: 2429 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fairmont

  • High school or higher: 80.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairmont city

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 46.5%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

209 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
West Virginia:  1.1%


According to our research there were 50 registered sex offenders living in Fairmont, West Virginia in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Fairmont to the number of sex offenders is 380 to 1.

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

Fairmont:  0.7% ($406)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (67.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (268.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Middletown district, WV (0.8 miles ), Barrackville, WV (1.4 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WV (1.4 miles ), Rivesville, WV (1.9 miles ), Monongah, WV (2.0 miles ), Whitehall, WV (2.1 miles ), Grant Town, WV (2.4 miles ), Farmington, WV (2.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $61,400
  • 1997: 16 buildings, average cost: $68,000
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $67,900
  • 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $67,800
  • 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $67,800
  • 2002: 17 buildings, average cost: $67,800
  • 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $67,800
  • 2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $67,800
  • 2005: 24 buildings, average cost: $67,800
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $102,300
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $102,300
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $102,300

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 39.48 N, Longitude: 80.14 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,463 (+23.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 4,208 (53.6%)

Area code: 304

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Crime in Fairmont by Year

Type 1999 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
Murders 011010
    per 100,000 0.05.35.30.05.20.0
Rapes 1271260
    per 100,000 5.310.536.863.131.50.0
Robberies 6201119109
    per 100,000 31.5105.157.8100.052.447.2
Assaults 253040233443
    per 100,000 131.3157.7210.1121.0178.3225.4
Burglaries 125102103127111120
    per 100,000 656.4536.1541.1668.1582.2629.1
Thefts 314379271316255258
    per 100,000 1648.91991.81423.61662.51337.51352.6
Auto thefts 264466373425
    per 100,000 136.5231.2346.7194.7178.3131.1
Arson 74613812
    per 100,000 36.821.031.568.442.062.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 162.7217.7221.8233.5195.6167.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 40 (34 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.79
US city average:  3.00

Historical population

Historical housing units


Population change in the 1990s: -2,545 (-11.8%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)



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Fairmont-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Fairmont city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/1/1986, a category 3 tornado 36.3 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Main business address for: MONONGAHELA POWER CO /OH/ (ELECTRIC SERVICES).


Hospital/medical center in Fairmont:
  • FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1325 LOCUST AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairmont:
  • H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 8 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GRAFTON, WV)
  • MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Fairmont, WV

Airports located in Fairmont: See detailed data for Airports located in Fairmont, WV

Local government website: www.cityoffairmontwv.com

Colleges/Universities in Fairmont:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 5,317; Location: 1201 LOCUST AVE; Public; Website: www.fscwv.edu)
  • COMPUTER TECH (FT enrollment: 179; Location: 2000 GREEN RIVER DR; Private, for-profit)
  • WEBSTER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 72; Location: 102 BENONI AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER-N CTRL WV (FT enrollment: 36; Location: 120 JACKSON ST; Private, not-for-profit)
  • MARION COUNTY ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION (FT enrollment: 29; Location: 601 LOCUST AVE; Public)
  • BRENDA WHITE SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 603 MORGANTOWN AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Fairmont:
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 67 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
Public high schools in Fairmont:
Private high schools in Fairmont:
  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: RT 3 BOX 342 B2; Grades: KG - 12)
  • APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN TEMPLE SCH (Students: 23; Location: PO BOX 1757; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fairmont:
Private elementary/middle school in Fairmont:
  • FAIRMONT CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location: 416 A MADISON ST; Grades: KG - 8)
See full list of schools located in Fairmont

Library in Fairmont:
  • MARION COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $685,193; Location: 321 MONROE ST.; 103,120 books; 3,861 audio materials; 7,347 video materials; 204 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Fairmont State College, is no longer Fairmont State College but Fairmont State University.
  • Computer Tech is no longer using this name. Our official name is The International Academy of Design and Technology
  • Computer Tech is no longer using this name. Our official name is The International Academy of Design and Technology

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Notable locations in Fairmont: Fox Hill Country Club (A), Bellview Fire Station (B), J Harper Meredith Building (C), Marion County Public Library (D), East Side Fire Station (E), North Hall (F), Morrow Hall (G), Watson Fire Station (H), Fire Station Number 1 (I), Fire Station Number 3 (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fairmont include: Grace Lutheran Church (A), Saint Peters Roman Catholic Church (B), Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church (C), Marion County Courthouse (D), Highland Avenue United Methodist Church (E), Hillview Baptist Chapel (F), Calvary Tabernacle (G), Central Christian Church (H), Central United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Maple Grove Cemetery (1), Fleming Cemetery (2), Woodlawn Cemetery (3), Evergreen Cemetery (4), Fairmont City Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Coal Run (B), Goose Run (C), Tygart Valley River (D), Hickman Run (E), West Fork River (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Fairmont include: Fairmont East-West Stadium (1), Windmill Park (2), Twelfth Street Municipal Swimming Pool (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: East Side Station Fairmont Post Office (A), Fairmont Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Budget Motel & Apartments (1101 Fairmont Avenue), Fairmont Super 8 Motel (2208 Pleasant Valley Rd), Friendship Inns Motel (816 Fairmont Avenue), Red Roof Inns (I 79 And Us # 250), Holiday Park Homes (1101 Fairmont Avenue), Colonial Inn of Fairmont (Fairmont Avenue), Comfort Inn & Suites (1185 Airport Road), Avenue Motel (816 Fairmont Avenue), Belmont Restaurant-Carryout (Bellview Boulevard).

Courts: West Virginia State Government Offices - Family Court (219 Adams Street), Marion County - Judge James- Circuit Court- Division I- Administrative (Courthouse), Marion County - Circuit Clerk's Office- Magistrate Court- Senior Aides Pro (200 Jackson Street).

 

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

FAIRMONT CITY OF (Population served: 29524, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-03-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2005. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-26-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-12-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-12-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-12-2005)
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
VALLEY FALLS PSD (Population served: 3530, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
MONUMENTAL PSD (Population served: 1850, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-01-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-15-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-11-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and FEB-04-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2000), Fed FAO issued (JUN-06-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-1994), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-11-1994), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-27-1995), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-1996)
LITTLE CREEK PSD (Population served: 1700, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-19-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2004)
  • 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-30-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-11-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-21-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2000)
ICES RUN PSD (Population served: 1090, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-02-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-02-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and FEB-04-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2000), Fed FAO issued (JUN-06-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and JUN-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1994), St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-1994), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-11-1994)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
RAYFORD ACRES (Population served: 238, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-24-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-24-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-15-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2002)
FAIR OAKS SUBDIVISION (Address: 203 FAIR OAKS DRIVE, Population served: 164, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and FEB-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-16-2000), Fed FAO issued (JUN-06-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and AUG-17-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-1998), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-02-1998), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-1999)
MONUMENTAL PSD - CHESAPEAKE (Population served: 115, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUN-24-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2004), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-01-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-15-2003)
  • 2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  55.3%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  20.1%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  9.6%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairmont, WV


People in group quarters in Fairmont
  • 392 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 195 people in nursing homes
  • 112 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 83 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 26 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 20 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 20 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 20 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse


Fairmont compared to West Virginia state average:

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Banks with branches in Fairmont (2009 data):
  • Wesbanco Bank, Inc.: Fairmont Branch, South Fairmont Branch, Marion Square Shopping Plaza Branch, East Fairmont Facility. Info updated 2009-04-02: Bank assets: $5,196.7 mil, Deposits: $3,504.2 mil, headquarters in Wheeling, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 117 total offices, Holding Company: Wesbanco, Inc.
  • The Huntington National Bank: Fairmont Adams Street Branch, Fourth Street Drive-In Plaza Branch, Middletown Branch. Info updated 2007-09-28: Bank assets: $53,586.6 mil, Deposits: $39,203.1 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 840 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
  • MVB Bank, Inc: Middletown Mall Branch at 2500 Fairmont Avenue, Room 510, branch established on 2000-05-08; Mvb Bank, Inc at 301 Virginia Avenue, branch established on 1999-01-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $258.5 mil, Deposits: $173.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Mvb Financial Corp.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Fairmont Main Branch at 120 Fairmont Avenue, branch established on 1939-12-26; Fairmont Avenue Drive Thru at 108 Gaston Avenue, branch established on 2000-11-13. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • BCBank, Inc.: Fairmont Branch at 926 East Park Avenue, branch established on 2007-08-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $129.7 mil, Deposits: $109.4 mil, headquarters in Philippi, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Appalachian Financial Corporation
  • First Exchange Bank: Fairmont Branch at 216 Fairmont Avenue, branch established on 1996-05-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $188.8 mil, Deposits: $159.2 mil, headquarters in Mannington, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Heritage Bancshares, Inc.
  • Woodforest National Bank: Fairmont West Virginia Branch at 32 Tygart Mall Road, branch established on 2007-02-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.3 mil, Deposits: $2,568.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 499 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Fairmont, West Virginia
  • Comfort Inn, 1185 Airport Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554, Phone: (304) 367-1370, Fax: (304) 367-1806
  • Holiday Inn Fairmont, 930 E Grafton Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554, Phone: (304) 366-5500, Fax: (304) 363-3975
  • Red Roof Inn Fairmont, 50 Middletown Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554, Phone: (304) 366-6800, Fax: (304) 366-6812
  • Days Inn, 228 Middletown Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554, Phone: (304) 366-5995, Fax: (304) 366-6092
  • Super 8 Motel, 2208 Pleasant Vly Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554, Phone: (304) 363-1488, Fax: (304) 363-1488
  • Fairfield Inn & Suites, 27 Southland Dr, Fairmont, WV 26554, Phone: (304) 367-9150, Fax: (304) 367-9151
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Fairmont, West Virginia


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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Fairmont

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.93%
Here42.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ
Adherents25.0%21.5%15.2%8.8%8.5%
Congregations39.9%8.0%12.3%2.2%11.6%
NameChurch of the NazareneChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)LDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents3.3%2.5%2.2%2.1%10.9%
Congregations2.2%2.2%2.2%1.4%18.1%
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.


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 13$31,649$29,2140$0
Other Government Administration 10$32,273$38,7280$0
Judicial and Legal 3$8,967$35,8680$0
Police Protection - Officers 33$124,812$45,3860$0
Police - Other 6$13,052$26,1049$3,217
Firefighters 39$115,500$35,5380$0
Fire - Other 2$5,896$35,3760$0
Streets and Highways 20$39,887$23,9320$0
Sewerage 12$24,184$24,1840$0
Water Supply 38$96,998$30,6310$0
Totals for Government 176$493,218$33,6299$3,217


Fairmont government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,462,000
    All Other: $1,079,000
    Solid Waste Management: $993,000
  • Current Operations - Local Fire Protection: $2,619,000
    Water Utilities: $2,361,000
    Sewerage: $2,355,000
    Police Protection: $2,301,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,283,000
    Solid Waste Management: $940,000
    Regular Highways: $881,000
    Financial Administration: $341,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $183,000
    Parks and Recreation: $143,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $104,000
    General - Other: $61,000
    Housing and Community Development: $52,000
    Health - Other: $52,000
    Libraries: $21,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $2,243,000
    Benefit Payments: $2,125,000
    Total Cash and Deposits: $1,543,000
    From Parent Local Government: $840,000
    From Other Governments: $794,000
    Earnings on Investments (calculated): $382,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $232,000
    Total Federal Securities: $6,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $1,140,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $1,347,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $187,000
    Interest Earnings: $37,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,660,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,660,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,486,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $58,000
    General Local Government Support: $18,000
  • Tax - Occupation and Business License, NEC: $5,175,000
    Property: $1,427,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,164,000
    NEC: $956,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $112,000
    Pari-mutuels Sales: $85,000
    Other Selective Sales: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,879,000

4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,509 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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 Monongalia County, WV  0.91% ($33,142 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV  0.79% ($28,500)
from Taylor County, WV  0.18% ($29,722)


5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.12%
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 Monongalia County, WV  0.96% ($33,856 average AGI)
to Harrison County, WV  0.77% ($36,032)
to Taylor County, WV  0.24% ($44,438)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fairmont:
  • WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTBZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: APPALACHIAN RADIO LLC)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WXKX (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairmont:
  • WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Fairmont:
  • WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Fairmont fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 20
Total length: 373 meters (1,224ft)
Total costs: $9,744,000
Total average daily traffic: 180,010
Total average daily truck traffic: 17,552

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1910-1919: 1
  • 1920-1929: 3
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 2
  • 1950-1959: 2
  • 1960-1969: 4
  • 1970-1979: 3
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 3
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Fairmont, WV

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Fairmont)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Fairmont, WV)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 140 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fairmont)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 38 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Fairmont)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 58
  • Hazardous Condition: 21
  • Service Call: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 5

Incident types - Fairmont


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Fairmont, WV

Fairmont on our top lists:
    • #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
    • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

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