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Population (year 2000): 1,582
Males: 786  (49.7%)
Females: 796  (50.3%)

Mingo County

Median resident age:  36.6 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25608.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $17,600 (it was $16,625 in 2000)
Gilbert Creek  $17,600
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,100 (it was $58,500 in 2000)
Gilbert Creek  $65,100
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Gilbert Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (46.7%), German (6.4%), Irish (2.3%), English (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1073 feet

Land area: 25.4 square miles.

Population density: 62 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Gilbert Creek

  • High school or higher: 47.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 12.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gilbert Creek CDP

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%

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

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

Gilbert Creek:  0.5% ($292)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (56.2 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (176.8 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (493.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Gilbert, WV (3.3 miles ), Iaeger, WV (10.2 miles ), Mallory, WV (11.2 miles ), Man, WV (11.3 miles ), Switzer, WV (15.8 miles ), Amherstdale-Robinette, WV (15.9 miles ), Red Jacket, WV (16.8 miles ), Bradshaw, WV (17.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.58 N, Longitude: 81.90 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (48%)
  • Repair and maintenance (11%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (12%)
  • Florists (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Extraction workers (18%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Financial managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Gilbert Creek:
  • GUYAN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LOGAN, WV)
  • LOGAN GENL HOSP (about 22 miles; LOGAN, WV)
  • BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GRUNDY, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gilbert Creek:
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 57 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • YEAGER (about 59 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 71 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gilbert Creek:
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 19 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)
  • KEE FIELD (about 25 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; ID: I16)
  • MINGO COUNTY (about 26 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; ID: 4I0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gilbert Creek:
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)

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Church in Gilbert Creek: Wharncliffe Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams Fork (A), Axe Branch (B), Baisden Fork (C), Big Fork (D), Buck Branch (E), Left Fork Spring Fork (F), Left Fork Gilbert Creek (G), Pound Mill Branch (H), Old House Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Isaban Post Office (A), Baisden Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.2%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  36.4%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  17.5%
Whole state:  7.6%

Gilbert Creek compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median household income 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 significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly below 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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4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($124,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.38%
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 Pike County, KY  0.73% ($596,127 average AGI)
from Logan County, WV  0.47% ($36,343)
from Kanawha County, WV  0.32% ($71,875)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,231 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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 Pike County, KY  1.07% ($28,877 average AGI)
to Logan County, WV  0.62% ($41,574)
to Wayne County, WV  0.30% ($28,174)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gilbert Creek:
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gilbert Creek:
  • WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMJD (97.7 FM; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)


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