Mason, West Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 1,040. Population change since 2000: -2.3%

Males: 491	(47.3%)
Females: 549	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	41.2 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 25260.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,400 (it was $24,621 in 2000)

Mason:	$29,400
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,471

Mason:	$16,471
West Virginia:	$20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $60,500 (it was $44,400 in 2000)

Mason:	$60,500
West Virginia:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $71,379; Detached houses: $87,430; Townhouses or other attached units: $134,141; Mobile homes: $17,043

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Races in Mason:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
American Indian (2.7%)
Two or more races (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Mason: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.7%), German (15.1%), English (6.8%), Irish (6.2%), Dutch (1.8%), Scottish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 581 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 1858 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mason

High school or higher: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mason town

Never married: 16.9%
Now married: 59.1%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 11.0%
Divorced: 11.8%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Mason, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mason to the number of sex offenders is 260 to 1.

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

Mason:	0.7% ($310)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (47.3 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (84.4 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (355.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pomeroy, OH (0.8 miles ), Middleport, OH (1.4 miles ), Hartford City, WV (1.6 miles ), Syracuse, OH (1.8 miles ), New Haven, WV (2.1 miles ), Rutland, OH (2.3 miles ), Cheshire, OH (2.6 miles ), Racine, OH (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $20,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $150,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,300
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,500
2002: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $79,500
2005: 1 building, cost: $130,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $8,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $92,000
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.02 N, Longitude: 82.03 W

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+1.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Utilities (10%)
Mining (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Construction (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (29%)
Social assistance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Plant and system operators (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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Crime in Mason by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	4	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	94.3	373.8	187.3	95.8
Burglaries	0	2	2	1	5
per 100,000	0.0	188.5	186.9	93.6	478.9
Thefts	1	19	37	15	5
per 100,000	94.3	1790.8	3457.9	1404.5	478.9
Auto thefts	0	1	3	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	94.3	280.4	0.0	95.8
Arson	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	93.6	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	3.8	111.2	248.6	100.2	79.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.77
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Mason, West Virginia

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Mason, West Virginia average temperatures

Mason, West Virginia average precipitation

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Mason-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.5 miles away from the Mason town center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 48.8 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Mason-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from Mason center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mason:

PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV)
HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; GALLIPOLIS, OH)
ATHENS CAMPUS (about 22 miles; ATHENS, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Mason, WV

located in Mason:

Pomeroy-Mason Seaplane Base

Local government website: www.masonwv.freeservers.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mason:

OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 22 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 32 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 42,666)

Public high school in Mason:

Wahama High School (Students: 435; Location: #1 WHITE FALCON DRIVE; Grades: 7 - 12)

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

Tourist attraction: State Line Big Time Coffee Shop (Amusement & Theme Parks; 393 South 2nd Street).

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

MASON WATER DEPT (Population served: 2102, Groundwater):

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 JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2005)

26 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.9%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.3%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	19.8%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This town:	11.5%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mason, WV

Mason compared to West Virginia state average:

Mason, West Virginia environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Mason (2009 data):

The Farmers Bank and Savings Company: Mason Branch at 424 Second Street, branch established on 2003-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $226.3 mil, Deposits: $203.2 mil, headquarters in Pomeroy, OH, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Bancshares, Inc.
City National Bank of West Virginia: Mason Branch at Second And Brown Streets, branch established on 1983-07-06. Info updated 2008-01-10: Bank assets: $2,552.9 mil, Deposits: $2,042.5 mil, headquarters in Cross Lanes, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: City Holding Company

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Mason mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Mason County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (47%) Electricity (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Mason

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	42.9%	21.7%	5.9%	5.7%	4.2%
Congregations	49.2%	11.5%	3.3%	6.6%	1.6%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Southern Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	3.4%	3.4%	2.7%	2.4%	7.6%
Congregations	6.6%	1.6%	3.3%	3.3%	13.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Financial Administration	1	$1,643	$19,716	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$332
Police Protection - Officers	4	$8,136	$24,408	6	$4,646
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$337
Streets and Highways	2	$3,455	$20,730	1	$1,103
Sewerage	1	$2,073	$24,876	1	$691
Water Supply	2	$4,008	$24,048	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		3	$2,657
Totals for Government	10	$19,315	$23,178	13	$9,766

Mason government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $168,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $101,000
Police Protection: $88,000

Sewerage: $83,000

Financial Administration: $71,000

Regular Highways: $60,000

General - Other: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $581,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $514,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $67,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $120,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $163,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - NEC: $115,000
Property: $42,000

Public Utilities: $36,000

Other Selective Sales: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $101,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $35,000

4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.31%
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:

from Cabell County, WV	0.52% ($36,841 average AGI)
from Gallia County, OH	0.48% ($22,561)
from Putnam County, WV	0.45% ($30,868)

4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.46%
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 Gallia County, OH	0.80% ($34,000 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV	0.41% ($24,429)
to Putnam County, WV	0.38% ($29,250)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mason:

WMPO (1390 AM; 5 kW; MIDDLEPORT-POMEROY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WADC (1050 AM; 5 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WMOV (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: HAROLD F. PARSHALL)
WJEH (990 AM; 1 kW; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mason:

WYVK (92.1 FM; MIDDLEPORT, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WRZZ (106.1 FM; ELIZABETH, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WLWF (93.1 FM; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
WBYG (99.5 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WRYV (101.5 FM; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
WJKW (95.9 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
WPCN (88.1 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOUB-FM (91.3 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WGGE (99.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
W211BT (90.1 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
WVRP (90.7 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
WRVB (102.1 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXTQ (105.5 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: WATH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mason:

WJOS-LP (Channel 58; POMEROY, OH; Owner: WILLIAM A. BARNHARDT)
WOUB-TV (Channel 20; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)

Mason fatal accident list:
Jul 3, 2000 07:59 AM, Us-33, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 7, 1985 12:36 AM, 33, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

3000 South Of Us 33 1 Mile East Of, Call Sign: KNKQ271
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jerri L Janjua, 6700' Ene Of I/S Wv Route 33 & The Oh-Wv Bridge, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 91.1 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

City Bldg, Call Sign: KNES272, Licensee ID: L00094431
Assigned Frequencies : 39.8800 MHz, 39.9800 MHz
Grant Date: 12/23/1997, Expiration Date: 02/12/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/14/2002
Registrant: Mason, Town Of, Mason, WV 25260

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

3000' South Of Us 33, 1 Mile East Of, Call Sign: KNKL577
Assigned Frequencies : 454.525 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/1999, Expiration Date: 11/04/2009, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mason)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7413J , Serial Number: 28-24779, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 08/09/1968
Registrant (Individual): William Elias, 4 Horton, Mason, WV 25260

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 11
Hazardous Condition: 4
Service Call: 1

Incident types - Mason

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