Drinking water stations with addresses in Matoaka and their reported violations in the past:
MATOAKA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 375, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-12-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2004)
- One regular monitoring violation
WEYANOKE- GIATTO WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-13-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-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-17-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-26-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 54 regular monitoring violations
- 10 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | West Virginia: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.4% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 29.5% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Matoaka, WV
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Matoaka compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above 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 Mercer County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Coal or coke (26%)
- Wood (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
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Religion statistics for Matoaka
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 27.6% | 20.1% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.1% |
| Congregations | 15.6% | 23.1% | 0.7% | 6.8% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 5.9% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 17.3% |
| Congregations | 8.8% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 31.3% |
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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 | | 1 | $520 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $3,312 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $606 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,476 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,560 | $18,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,560 | $18,720 | 8 | $5,914 |
5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,602 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)| Mercer County: | 0.07% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,824 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | 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 Matoaka:
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
- WAEY (1490 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WKEZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Matoaka:
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Matoaka:
- WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
- WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
Matoaka fatal accident list:
Sep 5, 2006 09:51 AM, Sr-10, Rt 71, Lat: 37.419692, Lon: -81.238231, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2
May 26, 1991 05:21 AM, 10, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $1,125,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,380
Total average daily truck traffic: 172
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 7,397
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Rt 10 Hill Top 1 1/4 Mi E, Call Sign: WZX465
Assigned Frequencies : 154.025 MHz Grant Date: 06/24/2005, Expiration Date: 08/20/2015
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 723-2025
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KC8FZG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00660055
Grant Date: 04/28/1997, Expiration Date: 02/06/2007, Cancelation Date: 04/05/2003
Registrant: David M Bailey, Rt 1 Box 9, Matoaka, WV 24736 - Call Sign: N8MLX, Previous Call Sign: KB8JGH, Licensee ID: L00228742
Grant Date: 04/20/2000, Expiration Date: 06/05/2010
Registrant: Richard D Brannen, 5510 Matoaka Rd., Matoaka, WV 24736
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 32
- Hazardous Condition: 6
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Matoaka, WV
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