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Population (year 2000): 1,204. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,235 (+2.6% change)
 

Males: 548  (45.5%)
Females: 656  (54.5%)

Pocahontas County

Median resident age:  45.1 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 24954.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,600 (it was $21,293 in 2000)
Marlinton  $22,600
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,400 (it was $57,000 in 2000)
Marlinton  $63,400
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Marlinton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (18.8%), German (11.4%), Irish (9.4%), English (8.4%), Scottish (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2130 feet

Land area: 2.23 square miles.

Population density: 558 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Marlinton

  • High school or higher: 68.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marlinton town

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 44.4%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 15.2%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.2%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Marlinton, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Marlinton to the number of sex offenders is 156 to 1.

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

Marlinton:  0.4% ($215)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (66.2 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (149.5 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (361.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hillsboro, WV (10.1 miles ), Falling Spring, WV (24.1 miles ), Addison (Webster Springs), WV (27.8 miles ), Durbin, WV (28.9 miles ), Richwood, WV (30.4 miles ), Covington, VA (31.2 miles ), White Sulphur Springs, WV (33.1 miles ), Low Moor, VA (33.5 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: 38 buildings, average cost: $121,800
  • 2003: 42 buildings, average cost: $121,800
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $27,700
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.22 N, Longitude: 80.09 W


68 people in nursing homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -414 (-25.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Crime in Marlinton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 544220
    per 100,000 416.7333.3340.1162.7157.20.0
Burglaries 467634
    per 100,000 333.3500.0595.2488.2235.8320.5
Thefts 252585
    per 100,000 166.7416.7170.1406.8628.9400.6
Auto thefts 000110
    per 100,000 0.00.00.081.478.60.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 113.3118.3116.589.579.438.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.80
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Marlinton:
  • POCAHONTAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BUCKEYE, WV)
  • BATH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA)
  • WEBSTER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Marlinton:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 33 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 64 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 74 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marlinton:
  • INGALLS FIELD (about 27 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA; ID: HSP)
  • RICHWOOD MUNI (about 39 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; ID: 3I4)
  • ELKINS-RANDOLPH CO-JENNINGS RANDOLPH FLD (about 49 miles; ELKINS, WV; ID: EKN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marlinton:
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 74 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 5,348)
Public elementary/middle school in Marlinton:
  • MARLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 297; Location: 926 5TH AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Marlinton:
  • POCAHONTAS CNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $261,557; Location: 500 EIGTH AVENUE; 67,816 books; 516 audio materials; 2,694 video materials; 84 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Marlinton: Marlinton District Ranger Station (A), Pocahontas County Jail (B), Pocahontas County Courthouse (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Marlinton include: Marlinton United Methodist Church (A), Marlinton Presbyterian Church (B), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (C), Edray Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Creek (A), Price Run (B), Spring Run (C), Stony Creek (D), Knapp Creek (E), Marlin Run (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Marlinton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Court: Arrington Roy David Attorney - Pocahontas County Family Court (900 10th Avenue).

 

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

MARLINTON TOWN OF (Address: 709 SECOND AVENUE, Population served: 1208, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-30-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-29-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 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 Compliance achieved (NOV-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-26-2003)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.0 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  52.7%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.2%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  24.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Marlinton compared to West Virginia state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Marlinton (2007 data):
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Marlinton Main at 201-209 8th Street, branch established on 1899-03-21. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
  • City National Bank of West Virginia: Marlinton Branch at 306 Eighth Street, branch established on 1933-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,502.9 mil, Deposits: $2,028.2 mil, headquarters in Charleston, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 70 total offices, Holding Company: City Holding Company
  • Citizens National Bank of Elkins: Marlinton Branch at 650 Seneca Trail North, branch established on 2002-01-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $243.1 mil, Deposits: $196.5 mil, headquarters in Elkins, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Financial Corp.
  • Pendleton Community Bank, Inc.: Marlinton Branch at Po Box 87 900 North Seneca Trail, branch established on 2001-11-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.6 mil, Deposits: $149.3 mil, headquarters in Franklin, WV, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Allegheny Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$1,776$21,3120$0
Streets and Highways 2$2,956$17,7360$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,966$23,5920$0
Other Government Administration 1$1,063$12,7560$0
Water Supply 2$3,746$22,4760$0
Sewerage 0$0 4$2,081
Solid Waste Management 2$2,389$14,3340$0
Totals for Government 9$13,895$18,5274$2,081



5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
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 Greenbrier County, WV  0.47% ($17,067 average AGI)
from Randolph County, WV  0.38% ($23,583)


5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.27%
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  0.66% ($31,238 average AGI)
to Greenbrier County, WV  0.63% ($29,600)


Strongest AM radio stations in Marlinton:
  • WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Marlinton:
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WCHG (107.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WTON-FM (94.3 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WIQO-FM (100.9 FM; COVINGTON, VA; Owner: WKEY, INC.)
  • WAFD (100.3 FM; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV; Owner: J & K BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)


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