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Fort Gay, WV map Population (year 2000): 819. Estimated population in July 2006: 810 (-1.1% change)
 

Males: 369  (45.1%)
Females: 450  (54.9%)

Wayne County

Median resident age:  34.9 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25514.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $15,400 (it was $14,565 in 2000)
Fort Gay  $15,400
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,000 (it was $51,200 in 2000)
Fort Gay  $57,000
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Fort Gay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (30.2%), Irish (5.7%), German (3.1%), English (2.3%), Dutch (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 580 feet

Land area: 0.79 square miles.

Population density: 1029 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fort Gay

  • High school or higher: 52.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 14.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Gay town

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Fort Gay, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fort Gay to the number of sex offenders is 272 to 1.

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

Fort Gay:  0.4% ($227)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Fort Gay satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (23.2 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (130.7 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (434.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Louisa, KY (0.9 miles ), Clifford, KY (8.5 miles ), Adams, KY (10.5 miles ), Wayne, WV (13.1 miles ), Webbville, KY (14.4 miles ), Inez, KY (17.8 miles ), Cannonsburg, KY (17.8 miles ), Blaine, KY (19.0 miles ).

Latitude: 38.12 N, Longitude: 82.59 W


Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-2.8%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (20%)
  • Rail transportation (15%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Food and beverage stores (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Gasoline stations (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


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Crime in Fort Gay (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Fort Gay (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 8 assaults (976.8 per 100,000)
  • 2 burglaries (244.2 per 100,000)
  • 1 larceny count (122.1 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 217.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.45
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Fort Gay, West Virginia

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Fort Gay-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.7 miles away from the Fort Gay town center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Gay:
  • THREE RIVERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; LOUISA, KY)
  • MILDRED MITCHELL-BATEMAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)
  • CABELL-HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Gay:
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 18 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • YEAGER (about 73 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 105 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Gay:
  • LAWRENCE COUNTY AIRPARK (about 22 miles; CHESAPEAKE/HUNTINGTON WVA, OH; ID: HTW)
  • BIG SANDY REGIONAL (about 26 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY; ID: K22)
  • PAINTSVILLE-PRESTONSBURG-COMBS FIELD (about 29 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY; ID: 3I6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Gay:
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 90 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 94 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
Public high school in Fort Gay:
  • TOLSIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 446; Location: 1 REBEL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fort Gay:
  • FORT GAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: CORNER OF COURT AND VANCOUVER; Grades: PK - 05)
  • FORT GAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 268; Location: CORNER OF COURT & VANCOUVER; Grades: 06 - 08)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Mayor- Regina Hill added by jcr

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Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Branch (A), Tug Fork (B), Mill Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

FORT GAY WATER WORKS (Population served: 1388, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-07-1997), St Public Notif requested (APR-07-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-05-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-05-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-04-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2004), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2001)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and NOV-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-1994), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-11-1994), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-05-1995), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-11-1995), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-1996)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 37 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.6%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  37.3%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  18.1%
Whole state:  7.6%

Fort Gay compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Fort Gay (2007 data):
  • Community Trust Bank, Inc.: Hamlin Fort Gay Branch at Court And Broadway Streets, branch established on 1982-12-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,958.7 mil, Deposits: $2,350.1 mil, headquarters in Pikeville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Wayne County West Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,418 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
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 Cabell County, WV  2.09% ($25,418 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH  0.47% ($27,852)
from Mingo County, WV  0.18% ($28,174)


5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.65%
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 Cabell County, WV  2.21% ($23,121 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, OH  0.47% ($37,919)
to Boyd County, KY  0.27% ($35,472)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Gay:
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOKT (1040 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CANNONSBURG, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.-KY)
  • WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Gay:
  • WFGH (90.7 FM; FORT GAY, WV; Owner: WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WZAQ (92.3 FM; LOUISA, KY; Owner: LOUISA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WKEE-FM (100.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
  • WRVC-FM (92.7 FM; CATLETTSBURG, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCR-FM (103.3 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WBVB (97.1 FM; COAL GROVE, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOUL-FM (89.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
  • WRYV-FM1 (101.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Gay:
  • W10AR (Channel 10; LOUISA, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W14CU (Channel 14; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTSF (Channel 61; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: TRI STATE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKAS (Channel 25; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W49BN (Channel 49; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNCATIONS LPTV, INC.)

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