Drinking water stations with addresses in Matewan and their reported violations in the past:
MATEWAN WATER WORKS (Address: 57 NOWLIN STREET, Population served: 2237, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-01-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-15-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2002)
ROADFORK DEV/BURNWELL ENERGY (Serves KY, Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between FEB-13-2003 and MAR-12-2003, Contaminant: Barium. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2003)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between NOV-07-2002 and DEC-06-2002, Contaminant: Barium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003), St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2003)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between AUG-22-2002 and SEP-21-2002, Contaminant: Barium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2003), St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between FEB-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-06-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-06-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 98 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.0 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 49.4% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 31.9% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 10.9% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Matewan, WV
Matewan compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age 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 Matewan (2009 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Matewan Branch at 401 Mate Street, branch established on 1986-02-24. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Bank of Mingo: Matewan Branch at Southwest Corner Of Bridge And Mate Street, branch established on 2002-01-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $110.8 mil, Deposits: $95.5 mil, headquarters in Williamson, WV, positive income, 6 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mingo County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (93%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Religion statistics for Matewan
| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Southern Baptist Convention | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists |
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| Adherents | 21.7% | 19.8% | 9.8% | 9.0% | 8.8% |
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| Congregations | 18.5% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 16.9% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 6.8% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 4.8% | 7.3% |
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| Congregations | 7.7% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 13.8% | 10.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $400 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $1,650 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $930 | $11,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,054 | $24,648 | 3 | $1,368 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,150 | $13,800 | 1 | $342 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $4,134 | $16,536 | 13 | $3,760 |
Matewan government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $235,000
- Construction - General: $60,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $210,000
Sewerage: $209,000
Regular Highways: $50,000
Police Protection: $40,000
General - Other: $24,000
Financial Administration: $15,000
Parks & Recreation: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $375,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $210,000
- Tax - NEC: $225,000
Property: $45,000
Public Utilities: $8,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $78,000
4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($124,836 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.38% | | 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:
4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,231 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.98% | | 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 Matewan:
- WHJC (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MATEWAN, WV)
- WBTH (1400 AM; 1 kW; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Matewan:
- WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W219BM (91.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
- WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
- WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- WMJD (97.7 FM; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
- WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
Matewan fatal accident list:
Mar 9, 1989 03:00 AM, 49, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 6, 1985 01:10 AM, 49, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 27, 1983 07:15 AM, 49, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
Nov 20, 1980 11:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 15, 1979 12:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 7, 1978 01:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 23 meters (75ft)
Total average daily traffic: 27,320
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,898
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- 700 Ft E Of Post Office 25678, Call Sign: KCP905, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies : 161.190 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2004, Expiration Date: 04/05/2014, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
- Railroad Mp N 455.4 Near Lick Fork, Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: WNRW444
Assigned Frequencies : 161.190 MHz
Grant Date: 01/11/2005, Expiration Date: 04/06/2015, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 99 Spring St., Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Matewan)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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