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Junior, WV map Population (year 2000): 450. Estimated population in July 2006: 448 (-0.4% change)
 

Males: 224  (49.8%)
Females: 226  (50.2%)

Barbour County

Median resident age:  36.5 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26275.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,800 (it was $20,536 in 2000)
Junior  $21,800
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,000 (it was $39,500 in 2000)
Junior  $44,000
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Junior:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)


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Ancestries: United States (21.3%), German (17.6%), Irish (13.8%), English (8.0%), Dutch (4.7%), Italian (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1760 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 1501 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Junior

  • High school or higher: 61.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Junior town

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Junior, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Junior to the number of sex offenders is 447 to 1.

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

Junior:  0.5% ($199)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Junior satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (101.3 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (337.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Belington, WV (3.4 miles ), Womelsdorf (Coalton), WV (5.6 miles ), Elkins, WV (7.9 miles ), Beverly, WV (10.5 miles ), Montrose, WV (11.1 miles) , Philippi, WV (13.6 miles ), Mill Creek, WV (17.1 miles ), Huttonsville, WV (18.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,500
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $31,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $31,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.98 N, Longitude: 79.95 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -91 (-16.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (27%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (28%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Woodworkers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Average climate in Junior, West Virginia

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Junior-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.4 miles away from the Junior town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/9/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 20.0 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Junior:
  • DAVIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ELKINS, WV)
  • BROADDUS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PHILIPPI, WV)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BUCKHANNON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Junior:
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 28 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 46 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 84 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Junior:
  • SIMPSON (about 9 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; ID: 9W3)
  • ELKINS-RANDOLPH CO-JENNINGS RANDOLPH FLD (about 10 miles; ELKINS, WV; ID: EKN)
  • PHILIPPI/BARBOUR COUNTY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; ID: 79D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Junior:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 75 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 14,447)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
Public elementary/middle school in Junior:
  • JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 415 FIRST STREET; Grades: PK - 05)

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Churches in Junior include: Bethel United Methodist Church (A), Junior Church of the Brethren (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

JUNIOR COMMUNITY OF (Population served: 743, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-10-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-21-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and OCT-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-30-2002)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.3%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  24.5%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Junior compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Barbour County West Virginia:




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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$640
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$185
Solid Waste Management 2$2,900$17,4000$0
Totals for Government 2$2,900$17,4007$825


Junior government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $58,000
    All Other: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $78,000
    Solid Waste Management: $28,000
    Sewerage: $25,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Financial Administration: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $69,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $63,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $83,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $9,000
    Property: $6,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $59,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.93%
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 Randolph County, WV  1.30% ($19,493 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV  0.56% ($26,483)
from Upshur County, WV  0.43% ($26,955)


5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,817 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.16%
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 Randolph County, WV  1.02% ($18,288 average AGI)
to Harrison County, WV  0.63% ($27,313)
to Upshur County, WV  0.35% ($34,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Junior:
  • WDNE (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, 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.)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Junior:
  • WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WDNE-FM (98.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)
  • WELK (94.7 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WBTQ (93.5 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBRB (101.3 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WFBY (102.3 FM; WESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WQAB (91.3 FM; PHILIPPI, WV; Owner: ALDERSON-BROADDUS COLLEGE, INC.)
  • W203AE (88.5 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WCDE (90.3 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/DAVIS & ELKINS COLL.)

TV broadcast stations around Junior:
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)

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