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Mason County

Population in July 2008: 518. Population change since 2000: -0.2%
 

Males: 255  (49.3%)
Females: 263  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25247.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,351 (it was $24,219 in 2000)
Hartford City:  $29,351
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,963
Hartford City:  $13,963
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $45,068 (it was $32,300 in 2000)
Hartford City:  $45,068
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $55,182; Detached houses: $67,766; Townhouses or other attached units: $76,350; Mobile homes: $22,761

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Races in Hartford City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Hartford City: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.9%), German (10.8%), English (8.7%), Irish (2.5%), Dutch (1.3%), French (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1868

Elevation: 582 feet

Land area: 1.25 square miles.

Population density: 415 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hartford City

  • High school or higher: 65.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 11.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartford City town

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%


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

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

Hartford City:  0.9% ($302)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (47.3 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (86.6 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (357.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Syracuse, OH (1.0 miles ), New Haven, WV (1.4 miles ), Mason, WV (1.6 miles ), Pomeroy, OH (1.7 miles ), Middleport, OH (1.9 miles ), Racine, OH (2.2 miles ), Cheshire, OH (2.8 miles ), Rutland, OH (2.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 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: 39.00 N, Longitude: 81.99 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Hartford City household income distribution Hartford City home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+6.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (17%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Water transportation (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (10%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



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Crime in Hartford City by Year
Type 2001 2002 2005 2007
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 0100
    per 100,000 0.0193.40.00.0
Thefts 0100
    per 100,000 0.0193.40.00.0
Auto thefts 0100
    per 100,000 0.0193.40.00.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 0.036.80.00.0

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Average climate in Hartford City, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hartford City-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.0 miles away from the Hartford City town center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 50.7 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hartford City-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from Hartford City center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Hartford City:
  • PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV)
  • JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; RIPLEY, WV)
  • HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; GALLIPOLIS, OH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartford City:
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 31 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 78 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 42,666)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.9%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  16.9%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hartford City, WV



Hartford City compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value 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 below state average.
  • House age 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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School Enrollment by Level of School


Hartford City travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mason County West Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (58%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (2%)


Religion statistics for Hartford City

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USACatholic ChurchChurches of ChristChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents42.9%21.7%5.9%5.7%4.2%
Congregations49.2%11.5%3.3%6.6%1.6%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Southern Baptist ConventionOther religions
Adherents3.4%3.4%2.7%2.4%7.6%
Congregations6.6%1.6%3.3%3.3%13.1%
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.


4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
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  0.52% ($36,841 average AGI)
from Gallia County, OH  0.48% ($22,561)
from Putnam County, WV  0.45% ($30,868)


4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.46%
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 Gallia County, OH  0.80% ($34,000 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV  0.41% ($24,429)
to Putnam County, WV  0.38% ($29,250)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hartford City:
  • WMPO (1390 AM; 5 kW; MIDDLEPORT-POMEROY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WADC (1050 AM; 5 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMOV (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: HAROLD F. PARSHALL)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
  • WJEH (990 AM; 1 kW; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hartford City:
  • WYVK (92.1 FM; MIDDLEPORT, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
  • WLWF (93.1 FM; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
  • WRZZ (106.1 FM; ELIZABETH, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WBYG (99.5 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WRYV (101.5 FM; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPCN (88.1 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJKW (95.9 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
  • WOUB-FM (91.3 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
  • WVRP (90.7 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • WGGE (99.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WRVB (102.1 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W211BT (90.1 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHBR-FM (103.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WCEF (98.3 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WXTQ (105.5 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: WATH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hartford City:
  • WJOS-LP (Channel 58; POMEROY, OH; Owner: WILLIAM A. BARNHARDT)
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WOUB-TV (Channel 20; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)

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