Marion County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 22.7. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.81. This is significantly worse than average. There were 11 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.7. This is significantly better than average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 4.44. This is significantly better than average. There were 13 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00492. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Farmington and their reported violations in the past:
FARMINGTON WATER (Population served: 590, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-02-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-02-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and SEP-02-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-02-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2000)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
LINCOLN HEIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOC (Population served: 192, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-11-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-1998), St Public Notif issued (AUG-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-10-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
LITTLE LAUREL RUN IMPROVEMENT ASSOC (Population served: 80, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and NOV-12-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-12-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - In JAN-01-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAY-30-1994 to JAN-01-1995), St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-1995), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-11-1995)
SUNNY VIEW ACRES WATER PROJECT (Population served: 68, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-10-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2003)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.6%
(8.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 68.1% | | Whole state: | 68.1% |
| This town: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Farmington, WV
Farmington compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in 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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Banks with branches in Farmington (2011 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Farmington Branch at Route 250 North, branch established on 1983/02/01. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Farmington (based on Marion County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.93%
| Here | | 42.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 25.0% | 21.5% | 15.2% | 8.8% | 8.5% |
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| Congregations | 39.9% | 8.0% | 12.3% | 2.2% | 11.6% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 10.9% |
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| Congregations | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 18.1% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Marion County: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | This county: | 1.06 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33 | Marion County: | 5.82 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | This county: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Marion County: | 10.0% | | West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Marion County: | 31.1% | | State: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $332 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $2,314 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,541 | $18,492 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,889 | $22,668 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,119 | $25,428 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $5,549 | $22,196 | 8 | $2,646 |
Farmington government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $88,000 ($234.04)
All Other: $13,000 ($34.57)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $107,000 ($284.57)
Sewerage: $71,000 ($188.83)
Financial Administration: $25,000 ($66.49)
Police Protection: $23,000 ($61.17)
Regular Highways: $19,000 ($50.53)
General - Other: $7,000 ($18.62)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($10.64)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($5.32)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000 ($34.57)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,000 ($13.30)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,000 ($7.98)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $109,000 ($289.89)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000 ($26.60)
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $40,000 ($106.38)
Property: $19,000 ($50.53)
Public Utilities: $11,000 ($29.26)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.66)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $83,000 ($220.74)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Farmington:
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WXKX (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Farmington:
- WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
- WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
- WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
- WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
- WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Farmington:
- 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)
Farmington fatal accident list:
May 29, 2009 02:51 PM, Cr-91, Lat: 39.51114167, Lon: -80.21575278, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 315
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Farmington)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - On The Watershores Of Buffalo Creek Near (Lat: 39.501389 Lon: -80.248333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: KQC518
Assigned Frequencies: 31.7000 MHz, 31.9800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/30/2005, Expiration Date: 08/01/2015
Registrant: State Of Division Of Natural Resources West Virginia, 324 Fourth Avenue, South Charleston, WV 25303-1228, Phone: (304) 558-3315, Fax: (304) 558-1564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: K8NWV, Licensee ID: L00150480
Grant Date: 10/22/2008, Expiration Date: 12/30/2018
Registrant: Donald R Brown, 4219 Anderson St, Farmington, WV 26517 - Call Sign: KA8DIP, Licensee ID: L00362314
Grant Date: 05/30/2001, Expiration Date: 08/27/2011
Registrant: James C Yost, Rt 1 Box 235, Farmington, WV 26571 - Call Sign: KC8JKX, Licensee ID: L00145027
Grant Date: 06/29/1998, Expiration Date: 03/04/2008, Cancellation Date: 08/27/1999
Registrant: Pamela S Bombardiere, Rr1 Box 612, Farmington, WV 26571-9756 - Call Sign: KD6HUL, Licensee ID: L00606715
Grant Date: 12/13/2002, Expiration Date: 12/13/2012, Certifier: Jeffrey D Greenly
Registrant: Jeffrey D Greenly, 3236 Willey Street, Farmington, WV 26571 - Call Sign: KD8KI, Licensee ID: L01335918
Grant Date: 10/25/2007, Expiration Date: 01/23/2018, Certifier: Andrew Harki
Registrant: Andrew Harki, Box 535, Farmington, WV 26571 - Call Sign: N8CTS, Licensee ID: L01097403
Grant Date: 12/21/2005, Expiration Date: 03/20/2016, Certifier: James F Roach
Registrant: James F Roach, Farmington, WV 26571
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 414 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 198 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 414DC , Serial Number: 414-0042, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 04/17/1970
Registrant (Corporation): Daddys Three LLC, Po Box 29, Farmington, WV 26571
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Farmington
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Farmington, WV
| Most common first names in Farmington, WV among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 30 | 74.7 years |
| Mary | 30 | 79.6 years |
| Charles | 23 | 77.4 years |
| William | 22 | 74.0 years |
| James | 21 | 70.9 years |
| Frank | 15 | 72.2 years |
| George | 14 | 74.0 years |
| Helen | 13 | 82.0 years |
| Joseph | 12 | 70.9 years |
| Robert | 12 | 67.4 years |
| Most common last names in Farmington, WV among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Toothman | 19 | 78.5 years |
| Jones | 19 | 72.2 years |
| Martin | 17 | 78.5 years |
| Parrish | 14 | 77.9 years |
| Cunningham | 10 | 76.4 years |
| King | 8 | 76.6 years |
| Haught | 8 | 71.8 years |
| Hamilton | 8 | 78.5 years |
| Pyles | 7 | 77.4 years |
| Morris | 7 | 73.6 years |
Businesses in Farmington, WV
- La-Z-Boy: 1
- Subway: 1
- True Value: 1
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