Jane Lew, West Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 411. Population change since 2000: +1.2%

Males: 188	(45.8%)
Females: 223	(54.2%)

Median resident age:	44.0 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 26378.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,522 (it was $23,571 in 2000)

Jane Lew:	$30,522
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,552

Jane Lew:	$21,552
West Virginia:	$20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,005 (it was $58,800 in 2000)

Jane Lew:	$91,005
West Virginia:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $131,233; Detached houses: $131,233; In 2-unit structures: $192,031; Mobile homes: $52,778

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Races in Jane Lew:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Jane Lew: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.2%), United States (15.3%), English (8.9%), Irish (8.1%), Dutch (3.7%), Swedish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1007 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 1655 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Jane Lew

High school or higher: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 8.4%
Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jane Lew town

Never married: 21.4%
Now married: 43.8%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 14.0%
Divorced: 18.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Jane Lew, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jane Lew to the number of sex offenders is 137 to 1.

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

Jane Lew:	0.5% ($277)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (84.5 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (94.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (287.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lost Creek, WV (2.2 miles ), Weston, WV (2.4 miles ), West Milford, WV (2.5 miles ), Stonewood, WV (3.3 miles ), Nutter Fort, WV (3.4 miles ), Anmoore, WV (3.5 miles ), Clarksburg, WV (3.6 miles ), Buckhannon, WV (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $10,800
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.11 N, Longitude: 80.41 W

Area code: 304

Population change in the 1990s: -32 (-7.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Utilities (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Personal and laundry services (13%)
Health care (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Paper (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Top executives (6%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

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Average climate in Jane Lew, West Virginia

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Jane Lew, West Virginia average temperatures

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Jane Lew-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/1/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.9 miles away from the Jane Lew town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/7/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Jane Lew-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Jane Lew center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jane Lew:

STONEWALL JACKSON MEM HOSP (about 7 miles; WESTON, WV)
WILLIAM R SHARPE HOSPITAL AT WESTON (about 7 miles; WESTON, WV)
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER (about 13 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jane Lew:

FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 62 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 72 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 85 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)

Public elementary/middle school in Jane Lew:

Jane Lew Elementary School (Students: 361; Location: 2762 MAIN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 4)

Private elementary/middle school in Jane Lew:

OUTREACH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: RT 1 BOX 238; Grades: PK - 10)

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Church in Jane Lew: Main Avenue United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

JANE LEW COMMUNITY OF (Population served: 1129, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-19-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-10-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-10-2006)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-16-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and NOV-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-2003)

26 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	1.9 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	56.0%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.3%
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:	7.9%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jane Lew, WV

Jane Lew compared to West Virginia state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Jane Lew (2009 data):

The Citizens Bank of Weston: Jane Lew Branch at S.W. Route 7 And Route 7-8, branch established on 1988-10-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $165.7 mil, Deposits: $132.7 mil, headquarters in Weston, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lewis County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Jane Lew

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Southern Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church
Adherents	39.6%	24.7%	18.9%	4.8%	3.4%
Congregations	64.0%	4.0%	16.0%	2.0%	2.0%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	2.7%	2.5%	1.3%	1.1%	1.1%
Congregations	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%	4.0%

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	$27,105	$46,466	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$1,417
Totals for Government	7	$27,105	$46,466	1	$1,417

Jane Lew government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $14,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $46,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Water Utilities: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $6,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $24,000
Property: $18,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $41,000

5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,462 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.14%
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 Harrison County, WV	0.97% ($36,839 average AGI)
from Upshur County, WV	0.82% ($23,212)
from Gilmer County, WV	0.28% ($27,222)

4.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.67%
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 Harrison County, WV	1.10% ($27,600 average AGI)
to Upshur County, WV	0.54% ($26,147)
to Braxton County, WV	0.28% ($24,944)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jane Lew:

WHAW (980 AM; 1 kW; WESTON, WV; Owner: STEPHEN R. PETERS)
WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WXKX (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jane Lew:

WVPW (88.9 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WFBY (102.3 FM; WESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WBTQ (93.5 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WBRB (101.3 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
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)
WDNE-FM (98.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)
WELK (94.7 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Jane Lew:

WDTV (Channel 5; WESTON, WV; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)

Jane Lew fatal accident list:
Jun 18, 2008 06:07 AM, Cr-8, Lat: 39.103603, Lon: -80.300294, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 5, 2001 11:45 AM, Us-19, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 7, 1977 09:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $228,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 472

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Edward G Roach, 76 Grand Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 105.5 m
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Edward G Roach, 258 Brown Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Shared Sites Acquisition LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Ben L Hoff, 2000' W Of Jane Lew Exit I-79, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 51.8 m
Registrant: Lloyd Hoff Holding Corporation Dba Portapage, 108 Industrial Lane, Millwood, WV 26104, Phone: (304) 464-5670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 39.108972 Lon: -80.406194, Call Sign: WQBD760, Licensee ID: L00067926
Assigned Frequencies : 462.337 MHz, 457.537 MHz, 457.562 MHz, 457.587 MHz, 462.237 MHz, 462.287 MHz, 467.762 MHz, 467.787 MHz, 467.812 MHz, 467.837 MHz
Grant Date: 09/24/2004, Expiration Date: 09/24/2014, Certifier: Randy Bell
Registrant: Ptc Alliance, Jane Lew, WV 26378, Phone: (304) 884-7801, Fax: (304) 884-8090

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Jane Lew)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 150F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7141F , Serial Number: 15063741, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 04/11/1966
Registrant (Individual): Matthew M Neely, Rr 2 Box 81, Jane Lew, WV 26378
Aircraft: PIPER PA-12 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7655H , Serial Number: 12-533, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 12/09/1955
Registrant (Individual): Willard H Mcwhorter, 2042 Elk City Rd, Jane Lew, WV 26378

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 15
Hazardous Condition: 59
Good Intent Call: 1

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