Granville, West Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 812. Population change since 2000: +4.4%

Males: 366	(45.1%)
Females: 446	(54.9%)

Median resident age:	36.1 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 26534.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,185 (it was $22,583 in 2000)

Granville:	$33,185
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,752

Granville:	$16,752
West Virginia:	$20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,173 (it was $37,800 in 2000)

Granville:	$66,173
West Virginia:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $82,115; Detached houses: $118,122; In 2-unit structures: $5,926; Mobile homes: $17,614

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Races in Granville:

White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
Black (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic (0.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Granville: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.7%), German (18.4%), Irish (14.3%), Italian (11.2%), Hungarian (6.2%), English (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 833 feet

Land area: 1.31 square miles.

Population density: 618 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Granville

High school or higher: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Granville town

Never married: 30.2%
Now married: 44.9%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 11.0%
Divorced: 12.5%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Granville, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Granville to the number of sex offenders is 812 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:

Granville:	0.9% ($359)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (55.2 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (258.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Westover, WV (1.0 miles ), Star City, WV (1.0 miles ), Morgantown, WV (1.4 miles ), Cassville, WV (1.9 miles ), Brookhaven, WV (2.3 miles ), Cheat Lake, WV (2.7 miles ), Point Marion borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Rivesville, WV (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $35,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $35,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $35,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.64 N, Longitude: 79.99 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-1.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (4%)
Painters and paperhangers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

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Crime in Granville by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	2	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	258.1	254.5	0.0
Burglaries	2	1	0	0
per 100,000	258.1	129.0	0.0	0.0
Thefts	3	1	6	0
per 100,000	387.1	129.0	763.4	0.0
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	33.5	65.8	81.4	0.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	7.39
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Granville, West Virginia

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Granville-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.1 miles away from the Granville town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 49.5 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Granville:

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (about 2 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 8 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Granville, WV

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Granville:

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 55 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 55 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)

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Notable location: Granville City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Granville include: Granville Apostolic Church (A), Granville United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Arkwright Slurry Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dents Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Granville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	55.8%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.0%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	27.7%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	12.5%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Granville, WV

Granville compared to West Virginia state average:

Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Granville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Monongalia County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Granville

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	30.7%	26.6%	6.9%	4.5%	4.1%
Congregations	4.5%	42.0%	6.3%	2.7%	2.7%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	2.9%	2.6%	2.5%	15.9%
Congregations	4.5%	1.8%	0.9%	4.5%	30.4%

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 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	7	$8,635	$14,803	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,771	$21,252	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	8	$21,768	$32,652	3	$1,844
Solid Waste Management	3	$5,143	$20,572	0	$0
Totals for Government	19	$37,317	$23,569	3	$1,844

8.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.98%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.68% of residents moved from foreign countries ($382 average AGI)
Monongalia County: 0.68%
West Virginia average: 0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Marion County, WV	0.70% ($33,856 average AGI)
from Preston County, WV	0.58% ($28,006)
from Harrison County, WV	0.41% ($30,690)

8.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,308 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Monongalia County: 0.08%
West Virginia average: 0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Marion County, WV	0.66% ($33,142 average AGI)
to Preston County, WV	0.59% ($36,659)
to Harrison County, WV	0.33% ($38,722)

Strongest AM radio stations in Granville:

WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
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.)
WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Granville:

WCLG-FM (100.1 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
W279AE (103.7 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WWVU-FM (91.7 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS)
WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
WYFU (88.5 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETORK, INC.)
WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Granville:

WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WWAT-CA (Channel 45; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)

Granville fatal accident list:
Jul 15, 1995 07:45 AM, 49, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 29, 1993 06:55 AM, 19 / 25, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 22, 1978 12:35 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 8,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 594

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

5001 University Center Dr, Call Sign: WQCD265
Assigned Frequencies : 467.462 MHz, 467.187 MHz, 467.512 MHz, 467.487 MHz
Grant Date: 02/03/2005, Expiration Date: 02/03/2015, Certifier: Joan Anderberg
Registrant: Advanced Wireless Communications, 20809 Kensington Blvd., Lakeville, MN 55021, Phone: (952) 469-5400, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB8QIR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00157888
Grant Date: 11/09/1993, Expiration Date: 11/09/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/06/2000
Registrant: Jacob W Tennant, Granville, WV 26534
Call Sign: KC8GGY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01226648
Grant Date: 12/22/2006, Expiration Date: 03/04/2017, Certifier: Brian A Freme
Registrant: Brian A Freme, Granville, WV 26534
Call Sign: N8VSP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00538807
Grant Date: 06/27/2002, Expiration Date: 09/22/2012, Certifier: Terry R Wolfe Sr
Registrant: Terry R Wolfe Sr, Granville, WV 26534
Call Sign: K8JWT, Previous Call Sign: KB8QIR, Licensee ID: L00157888
Grant Date: 06/06/2000, Expiration Date: 06/06/2010, Certifier: Jacob W Tennant
Registrant: Jacob W Tennant, Granville, WV 26534
Call Sign: KD8EMY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01207961
Grant Date: 10/31/2006, Expiration Date: 10/31/2016, Certifier: George P Chesney Jr
Registrant: George P Chesney Jr, Granville, WV 26534

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$191,310	10	$86,489	10	$81,606	9	$43,330	1	$140,470	5	$115,720	3	$59,087
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	3	$88,517	1	$104,350	1	$53,510	0	$0	0	$0	1	$72,910
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	13	$61,025	15	$81,739	9	$74,024	0	$0	6	$54,403	11	$56,917
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	6	$139,688	6	$65,107	1	$103,680	0	$0	2	$116,725	1	$99,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$40,130	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0112.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$102,563	1	$37,460
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$64,210
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0112.00

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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 25
Hazardous Condition: 8

Incident types - Granville

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