Meadow Bridge, West Virginia

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Population (year 2000): 321. Estimated population in July 2006: 307 (-4.4% change)

Males: 139	(43.3%)
Females: 182	(56.7%)

Fayette County

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

Zip codes: 25976.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,600 (it was $23,194 in 2000)

Meadow Bridge	$24,600
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,100 (it was $46,800 in 2000)

Meadow Bridge	$52,100
West Virginia:	$84,400

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Races in Meadow Bridge:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

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Ancestries: United States (23.4%), Irish (12.1%), German (8.7%), English (4.4%), Scottish (2.5%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2427 feet

Land area: 0.41 square miles.

Population density: 759 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Meadow Bridge

High school or higher: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 9.0%
Mean travel time to work: 37.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meadow Bridge town

Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 49.6%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 14.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Meadow Bridge, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Meadow Bridge to the number of sex offenders is 77 to 1.

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

Meadow Bridge:	0.7% ($315)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (63.2 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (142.3 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (419.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rainelle, WV (9.6 miles ), Rupert, WV (13.5 miles ), Hinton, WV (13.7 miles ), Thurmond, WV (17.0 miles) , Quinwood, WV (17.0 miles ), Alderson, WV (17.4 miles ), Shady Spring, WV (19.6 miles ), Piney View, WV (20.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $30,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $30,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.86 N, Longitude: 80.86 W

Area code: 304

Meadow Bridge household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (30%)
Educational services (12%)
Wood products (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Health care (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Construction (6%)
Wood products (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (16%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Top executives (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)

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Average climate in Meadow Bridge, West Virginia

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Meadow Bridge, West Virginia average temperatures

Meadow Bridge, West Virginia average precipitation

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Meadow Bridge-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.1 miles away from the Meadow Bridge town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 20.2 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Meadow Bridge:

SUMMERS COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HINTON, WV)
PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; OAK HILL, WV)
BECKLEY APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BECKLEY, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meadow Bridge:

RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 33 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
YEAGER (about 62 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Meadow Bridge:

SUMMERSVILLE (about 25 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID: SXL)
RICHWOOD MUNI (about 31 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; ID: 3I4)
MERCER COUNTY (about 47 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID: BLF)

Amtrak stations near Meadow Bridge:

13 miles: HINTON (FRONT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
14 miles: PRINCE (RTE. 41 NORTH). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
17 miles: THURMOND (C & O DEPOT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meadow Bridge:

CONCORD COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 59 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)

Public high school in Meadow Bridge:

MEADOW BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location: RT. 31; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Meadow Bridge:

MEADOW BRIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 227; Location: RT. 31; Grades: KG - 06)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lively Branch (A), Laurel Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

MEADOW BRIDGE TOWN OF (Population served: 725, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-26-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-26-2004)

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)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-22-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and MAY-12-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-27-1996), St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAY-12-1997)

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.1%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	24.1%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	8.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

Meadow Bridge compared to West Virginia state average:

Median house value 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.
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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Meadow Bridge mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Other Government Administration	4	$7,439	$22,317	1	$598
Totals for Government	4	$7,439	$22,317	1	$598

Meadow Bridge government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $101,000
All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $113,000
Water Utilities: $77,000

Parks & Recreation: $33,000

Financial Administration: $28,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $20,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $19,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $44,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $26,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $72,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $10,000
Public Utilities: $10,000

Property: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $100,000

5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($320 average AGI)
Fayette County: 0.08%
West Virginia average: 0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Raleigh County, WV	1.16% ($24,196 average AGI)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.55% ($27,613)
from Nicholas County, WV	0.32% ($27,723)

5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
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 Raleigh County, WV	1.15% ($27,729 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.81% ($26,669)
to Nicholas County, WV	0.32% ($27,022)

Strongest AM radio stations in Meadow Bridge:

WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WRRL (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH MOUNTAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMTD (1380 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Meadow Bridge:

WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
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)
WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
W244BF (96.7 FM; NIMITZ, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Meadow Bridge:

WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WVNS-TV (Channel 59; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)

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