Drinking water stations with addresses in Kingwood and their reported violations in the past:
KINGWOOD WATER BOARD (Address: 313 TUNNELTON STREET, Population served: 2893, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-28-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-28-2006)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1998. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2002. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAR-20-2002), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-20-2002)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  17.0% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Kingwood compared to West Virginia 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Kingwood (2007 data):
- Clear Mountain Bank: Kingwood Office at 330 East Main Street, branch established on 1984-10-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $283.4 mil, Deposits: $248.7 mil, headquarters in Bruceton Mills, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: State Bancorp, Inc.
- Wesbanco Bank, Inc.: 106 West Main Street Branch at 106 West Main Street, branch established on 1914-01-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,083.8 mil, Deposits: $2,997.5 mil, headquarters in Wheeling, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 81 total offices, Holding Company: Wesbanco, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Kingwood Branch at 114 East Main Street, branch established on 1984-10-16. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $250 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $401 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $7,707 | $23,121 | 2 | $1,984 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $25,521 | $25,521 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,948 | $23,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $4,483 | $17,932 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $7,528 | $22,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
24 | $47,187 | $23,594 | 10 | $2,635 |
Kingwood government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $759,000
Sewerage: $400,000
All Other: $3,000
- Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $684,000
Water Utilities: $427,000
Sewerage: $221,000
Regular Highways: $140,000
Police Protection: $97,000
Financial Administration: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $214,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,040,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,562,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,981,000
Other, NEC: $3,269,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $293,000
Water Utilities: $59,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $667,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $763,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $312,000
Public Utilities: $106,000
NEC: $15,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $649,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $242,000
5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,738 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.31% | | 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:
4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,288 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.42% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Kingwood:
- WFSP (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WMSG (1050 AM; 1 kW; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Kingwood:
- WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
- WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
- WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
- WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
- W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
- WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
- WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
- WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
- WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCLG-FM (100.1 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Kingwood:
- WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
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