Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.5% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 18.0% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 8.0% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Flatwoods, WV
Flatwoods compared to West Virginia state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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
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2004 Presidential Election results in Braxton County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (68%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Wood (5%)
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Religion statistics for Flatwoods
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Adherents | 48.6% | 33.9% | 4.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 16.1% | 66.1% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% |
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| Congregations | 1.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,114 | $13,368 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,114 | $13,368 | 0 | $0 |
Flatwoods government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $12,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
General - Other: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $7,000
Public Utilities: $5,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000
5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,814 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.14% | | 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:
5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,223 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | 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 Flatwoods:
- WSGB (1490 AM; 1 kW; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WHAW (980 AM; 1 kW; WESTON, WV; Owner: STEPHEN R. PETERS)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Flatwoods:
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WVPW (88.9 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WAFD (100.3 FM; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV; Owner: J & K BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
- WFBY (102.3 FM; WESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WBTQ (93.5 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
- WBRB (101.3 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Flatwoods:
- WDTV (Channel 5; WESTON, WV; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Flatwoods fatal accident list:
Jul 31, 2004 07:11 AM, 19/20, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 22, 2004 06:59 AM, I-79, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 24, 1997 05:04 AM, Church St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 24, 1997 04:03 AM, 19 / 21, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 30, 1986 04:25 AM, 19, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Flatwoods)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Lat: 38.667889 Lon: -80.875917, Call Sign: WPYJ912
Assigned Frequencies : 453.650 MHz, 453.350 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/2003, Expiration Date: 08/25/2013, Certifier: Dirk O Burnside
Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants Inc, Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- SUTTON CELL, Sw Of Flatwoods Braxtion County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92.1 m, Call Sign: WML790
Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz, 6165.10 MHz, 6110.75 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:
- FLATWOODS, Mountain Top, 1.5 Mi Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.3 m, Call Sign: WPNN817
Assigned Frequencies : 10755.0 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6785.00 MHz
Grant Date: 07/08/2008, Expiration Date: 08/11/2018, 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:
- FLATWOODS, 1.8 Mi North Of I-79 Exit 67, Type: Tower, Structure height: 58 m, Overall height: 58.7 m, Call Sign: WQJT929
Assigned Frequencies : 6835.00 MHz, 10835.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/02/2009, Expiration Date: 01/02/2019, Certifier: William Ramsey Md
Registrant: State Of West Virginia, Dhhr/Bph State Trauma Emergency Care System, 190 Hart Field Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, Phone: (304) 581-2900, Email:
- CENTER FLATWOODS, Approx 1283 Ft North West Of Braxton County Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 25.6 m, Call Sign: WQJT930
Assigned Frequencies : 11325.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/02/2009, Expiration Date: 01/02/2019, Certifier: William Ramsey Md
Registrant: State Of West Virginia, Dhhr/Bph State Trauma Emergency Care System, 190 Hart Field Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, Phone: (304) 581-2900, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: KC8GAT, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/12/1997, Expiration Date: 02/12/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/13/2009
Registrant: Christopher J Locke, Flatwoods, WV 26621 - Call Sign: W5GFR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00217881
Grant Date: 05/09/2006, Expiration Date: 06/12/2016
Registrant: Gordon B Thornton, 1315 Vernon Rd, Flatwoods, WV 26621 - Call Sign: KC8SVT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00445306
Grant Date: 01/07/2002, Expiration Date: 01/07/2012, Certifier: William G Ralphsnyder
Registrant: William G Ralphsnyder, Flatwoods, WV 26621
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: KATINY ANTOINE EXEC 162F (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 1424R , Serial Number: 6586
Registrant (Individual): Antoine Katiny, Po Box 358, Flatwoods, WV 26621
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/22/1999 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TIO-360 SER (282 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 679T , Serial Number: 34-7570008, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 01/05/2001
Registrant (Individual): Antoine Katiny, Po Box 358, Flatwoods, WV 26621
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 3
- Hazardous Condition: 1
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