Milton, West Virginia

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Population (year 2000): 2,206. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,356 (+6.8% change)

Males: 1,029	(46.6%)
Females: 1,177	(53.4%)

Cabell County

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

Zip codes: 25541.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,800 (it was $29,348 in 2000)

Milton	$33,800
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,800 (it was $75,500 in 2000)

Milton	$87,800
West Virginia:	$84,400

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Races in Milton:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.9%), English (13.7%), German (10.2%), Irish (8.9%), Dutch (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1876

Elevation: 584 feet

Land area: 1.58 square miles.

Population density: 1434 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Milton

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 5.1%
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Milton town

Never married: 17.2%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 15.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Milton, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Milton to the number of sex offenders is 174 to 1.

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

Milton:	0.5% ($382)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (20.7 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (122.6 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (447.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Culloden, WV (4.7 miles ), Hurricane, WV (7.8 miles ), Hamlin, WV (11.0 miles ), West Hamlin, WV (11.2 miles ), Barboursville, WV (11.4 miles ), Pea Ridge, WV (13.0 miles ), Athalia, OH (13.1 miles ), Teays Valley, WV (13.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $66,000
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $57,500
1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $64,800
1999: 29 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2000: 28 buildings, average cost: $94,600
2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $99,300
2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $96,900
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $80,500
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $135,000
2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $103,100
2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $103,100

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Latitude: 38.44 N, Longitude: 82.13 W

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-4.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

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Crime in Milton by Year
Type	2001	2003	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	88.3
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	1	3
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	43.9	132.5
Assaults	6	6	0	3
per 100,000	273.0	264.2	0.0	132.5
Burglaries	13	7	8	19
per 100,000	591.4	308.2	351.0	839.2
Thefts	39	50	26	48
per 100,000	1774.3	2201.7	1140.9	2120.1
Auto thefts	7	7	2	4
per 100,000	318.5	308.2	87.8	176.7
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.4)	192.4	187.1	90.4	400.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.21
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Milton, West Virginia

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Milton, West Virginia average temperatures

Milton, West Virginia average precipitation

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Milton-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the Milton town center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Milton:

PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HURRICANE, WV)
H/S REHAB HOSPITAL OF HUNTINGTON (about 17 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)
THREE GABLES SURGERY CENTER, LLC (about 17 miles; PROCTORVILLE, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Milton, WV

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Milton:

TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 30 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
YEAGER (about 39 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 79 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Milton:

ONA AIRPARK (about 5 miles; MILTON, WV; ID: 12V)
ROBERT NEWLON FIELD (about 12 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: I41)
LEON (about 23 miles; LEON, WV; ID: W07)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milton:

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 71 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)

Public elementary/middle schools in Milton:

Milton Middle School (Students: 651; Location: 1302 W. MAIN ST; Grades: 6 - 8; Our rating: 41)
Milton Elementary School (Students: 621; Location: 1201 PIKE ST.; Grades: KG - 5; Our rating: 49)

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Notable location: Milton Branch Cabell County Public Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Milton include: Milton Baptist Church (A), First United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Sportsman's Inn (Caverns; 1540 East USRoute 60), Appalachian TrailRunners (Arcades & Amusements; Route 1 Box 78).

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

MILTON WATER (Population served: 4585, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-12-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-08-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-12-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-08-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-12-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-08-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2000)

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.2%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	17.4%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This town:	8.5%
Whole state:	7.6%

Milton compared to West Virginia state average:

Milton, 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.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.

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Banks with branches in Milton (2007 data):

The Ohio Valley Bank Company: Milton Branch at 280 East Main Street, branch established on 1980-05-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $755.1 mil, Deposits: $596.8 mil, headquarters in Gallipolis, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Ohio Valley Banc Corp.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Milton Branch at 500 Main St. East, branch established on 1988-05-09. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
City National Bank of West Virginia: Milton Branch at 1041 Church Street, branch established on 1904-09-08. 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

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Milton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cabell 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
Streets and Highways	5	$12,401	$29,762	3	$2,139
Police Protection - Officers	5	$11,214	$26,914	2	$1,320
Police - Other	1	$1,953	$23,436	0	$0
Other Government Administration	9	$19,815	$26,420	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,215	$26,580	0	$0
Totals for Government	21	$47,598	$27,199	5	$3,459

6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,422 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($230 average AGI)
Cabell County: 0.24%
West Virginia average: 0.06%

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

from Wayne County, WV	0.89% ($23,121 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH	0.67% ($23,381)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.51% ($30,429)

6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($116 average AGI)
Cabell County: 0.05%
West Virginia average: 0.02%

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

to Lawrence County, OH	0.86% ($33,477 average AGI)
to Wayne County, WV	0.83% ($25,418)
to Putnam County, WV	0.53% ($37,538)

Strongest AM radio stations in Milton:

WZZW (1600 AM; 5 kW; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WOKU (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HURRICANE, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Milton:

WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WEMM (107.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO. OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
WTCR-FM (103.3 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKEE-FM (100.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRYV (101.5 FM; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEJ (91.9 FM; PROCTORVILLE, OH; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING INC.)
WRVC-FM (92.7 FM; CATLETTSBURG, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)

TV broadcast stations around Milton:

WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
W36CR (Channel 36; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
W14CU (Channel 14; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WTSF (Channel 61; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: TRI STATE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)

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