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Notable locations in Grafton: Parkersburg Junction (A), Taylor County Public Library (B), Taylor County Jail (C), Taylor County Courthouse (D), Grafton City Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Harmon Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Grafton include: Grafton Seventh Day Adventist Church (A), Blueville Church of Christ (B), Blueville United Methodist Church (C), Saint Pauls Methodist Church (D), Saint Matthias Episcopal Church (E), Saint Johns United Methodist Church (F), Saint Augustine Catholic Church (G), Church of the Covenant (H), Trinity United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Grafton Cemetery (1), National Cemetery (2), Bluemont Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Berkeley Run (A), Three Fork Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Grafton: Grafton Downtown Commerical Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Grafton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Anna Jarvis Birth Place Museum (Route 119/250 S), Thunder On the Tygart Foundation Inc (Museums; Webster), Mother's Day Shrine (11 East Main Street), Taylor County Development Authority (222 West Main St).
Hotels: Grafton Motel (USRoute 50), Crislip Motor Lodge (Us Route 50).
Courts: Taylor County Clerk Of County Court (214 West Main Street), Taylor County - Magistrates Court (214 West Main Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Grafton that have no violations reported:
- GRAFTON CITY OF (Population served: 6429, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW WATER ASSOC (Address: ROUTE 4 BOX 148, Population served: 1680, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- HAYMOND PSD (Population served: 953, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- TAYLOR COUNTY PSD (Address: P O BOX 202, Population served: 944, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  27.1% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 12.0% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Grafton compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Grafton (2007 data):
- First Community Bank, National Association: Grafton Branch at West Main Street, branch established on 1873-10-01; Grafton Branch at 215 Lincoln Street, branch established on 1988-12-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,023.1 mil, Deposits: $1,394.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 53 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Grafton Branch at 7 Harman Center, branch established on 1966-07-06. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
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2004 Presidential Election results in Taylor County West Virginia:
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Grafton government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $663,000
All Other: $396,000
Solid Waste Management: $217,000
Parks & Recreation: $23,000
Parking Facilities: $5,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $396,000
Regular Highways: $116,000
General Public Buildings: $86,000
Parking Facilities: $12,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $670,000
Sewerage: $617,000
Regular Highways: $373,000
General - Other: $295,000
Fire Protection: $248,000
Police Protection: $239,000
Solid Waste Management: $216,000
General Public Buildings: $126,000
Central Staff Services: $84,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
Parks & Recreation: $38,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $16,000
Health Services - Other: $6,000
Parking Facilities: $1,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $444,000
Benefit Payments: $72,000
From Other Government: $45,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $40,000
From Local Government: $37,000
Local Employee Contribution: $11,000
Interest Revenue: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,445,000
Industrial Revenue: $615,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $337,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $311,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,238,000
Industrial Revenue: $505,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $110,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $207,000
Other, NEC: $26,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $124,000
Interest Earnings: $119,000
Rents: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $71,000
General - Other: $46,000
Regular Highways: $22,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
General Public Building: $7,000
Central Staff: $2,000
Parking Facilities: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,455,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $910,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $505,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $301,000
General Support: $43,000
- Tax - NEC: $743,000
Property: $361,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $863,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $147,000
5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,148 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.92% | | 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:
5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,932 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.31% | | 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 Grafton:
- WTBZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: APPALACHIAN RADIO LLC)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Grafton:
- WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- 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)
- WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
- WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
- WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
- WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WDNE-FM (98.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)
TV broadcast stations around Grafton:
- 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)
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