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Population (year 2000): 1,105
Males: 510  (46.2%)
Females: 595  (53.8%)

Logan County

Median resident age:  39.5 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25625.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,900 (it was $23,510 in 2000)
Holden  $24,900
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,100 (it was $54,000 in 2000)
Holden  $60,100
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Holden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
  • Black (8.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (33.4%), English (7.5%), Italian (4.8%), Hungarian (4.5%), Irish (3.0%), French (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 737 feet

Land area: 9.77 square miles.

Population density: 113 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Holden

  • High school or higher: 68.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Holden CDP

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Holden, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Holden to the number of sex offenders is 221 to 1.

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

Holden:  0.4% ($209)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (47.0 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (163.2 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (475.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV (2.9 miles ), Switzer, WV (5.4 miles ), Logan, WV (5.5 miles ), West Logan, WV (6.2 miles ), Mitchell Heights, WV (8.1 miles ), Chapmanville, WV (11.0 miles ), Delbarton, WV (11.3 miles ), Red Jacket, WV (13.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.82 N, Longitude: 82.06 W


9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

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Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Mining (17%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (43%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Food processing workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)


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Holden-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 47.4 miles away from the Holden place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 69.9 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Holden:
  • GUYAN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LOGAN, WV)
  • LOGAN GENL HOSP (about 5 miles; LOGAN, WV)
  • WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Holden:
  • YEAGER (about 51 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 51 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 66 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Holden:
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 12 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)
  • MINGO COUNTY (about 17 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; ID: 4I0)
  • KEE FIELD (about 39 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; ID: I16)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Holden:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
Public elementary/middle school in Holden:
  • HOLDEN CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: PK - 04)

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Churches in Holden include: Saint Marys Catholic Church (A), Number 7 Church (B), Number 21 Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aldrich Branch (A), Copperas Rock Branch (B), Curry Branch (C), Trace Fork (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

HOLDEN WATER CO (Address: DRAWER A, Population served: 1628, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.5%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.9%
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:  20.9%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.8%
Whole state:  7.6%

Holden compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Logan County West Virginia:




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3.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,785 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
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 Mingo County, WV  0.42% ($41,574 average AGI)
from Boone County, WV  0.33% ($33,865)
from Kanawha County, WV  0.30% ($19,394)


4.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.09%
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 Boone County, WV  0.59% ($35,803 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV  0.58% ($33,875)
to Mingo County, WV  0.31% ($36,343)


Strongest AM radio stations in Holden:
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHJC (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MATEWAN, WV)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Holden:
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W220BK (91.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

TV broadcast stations around Holden:
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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