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Marion County

Population in July 2008: 637. Population change since 2000: -3.0%
 

Males: 292  (46.0%)
Females: 345  (54.0%)

Median resident age:  40.4 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26574.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,521 (it was $24,722 in 2000)
Grant Town:  $29,521
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,940
Grant Town:  $14,940
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,322 (it was $40,600 in 2000)
Grant Town:  $55,322
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $82,693; Detached houses: $85,571; Townhouses or other attached units: $37,117; In 2-unit structures: $16,799; Mobile homes: $30,833

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Races in Grant Town:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
  • Black (7.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Grant Town: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.8%), Irish (12.5%), United States (9.3%), Italian (8.7%), Polish (6.5%), Dutch (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1010 feet

Land area: 0.55 square miles.

Population density: 1163 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grant Town

  • High school or higher: 77.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 15.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grant Town town

  • Never married: 26.5%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 14.0%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
West Virginia:  1.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Grant Town, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grant Town to the number of sex offenders is 637 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Grant Town:  0.7% ($292)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (62.1 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (269.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rivesville, WV (1.9 miles ), Barrackville, WV (2.0 miles ), Fairview, WV (2.1 miles ), Farmington, WV (2.2 miles ), Middletown district, WV (2.3 miles ), Fairmont, WV (2.4 miles ), Monongah, WV (2.7 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WV (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $104,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $104,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 39.56 N, Longitude: 80.18 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+7.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Utilities (16%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)



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Grant Town-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.0 miles away from the Grant Town town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/1/1986, a category 3 tornado 36.7 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Grant Town:
  • H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 5 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)
  • MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grant Town:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 62 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)

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Church in Grant Town: Ballah Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Grant Town and their reported violations in the past:

GRANT TOWN WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1434, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2002)
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.4%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  21.7%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.8%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grant Town, WV



Grant Town compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Grant Town travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Grant Town

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ
Adherents25.0%21.5%15.2%8.8%8.5%
Congregations39.9%8.0%12.3%2.2%11.6%
NameChurch of the NazareneChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents3.3%2.5%2.2%2.1%10.9%
Congregations2.2%2.2%2.2%1.4%18.1%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 1$1,718$20,6162$1,462
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$687
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$275
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$811
Financial Administration 0$0 1$40
Totals for Government 1$1,718$20,61612$3,273



Grant Town government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $19,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $44,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $139,000
    Financial Administration: $55,000
    Police Protection: $25,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $48,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $40,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $140,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,000
    NEC: $16,000
    Public Utilities: $16,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $92,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

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:
from Monongalia County, WV  0.91% ($33,142 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV  0.79% ($28,500)
from Taylor County, WV  0.18% ($29,722)


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:
to Monongalia County, WV  0.96% ($33,856 average AGI)
to Harrison County, WV  0.77% ($36,032)
to Taylor County, WV  0.24% ($44,438)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grant Town:
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grant Town:
  • 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)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • WCLG-FM (100.1 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W209AX (89.7 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)
  • WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
  • WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Grant Town:
  • 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)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 20
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 25

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KB8OHW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00678587
    Grant Date: 05/24/2003, Expiration Date: 05/24/2013
    Registrant: David W Marcozzi, 93 Short, Grant Town, WV 26574-0242


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Hazardous Condition: 4

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